Thinking About Trying a Straight Razor?

A lot of shaving enthusiasts come to the point that they want to try a straight razor. This review is about a product that allows your to try a straight without spending much money. It seems to me that a large majority of those trying one find that the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

A pack of the Kai disposable straights are less than $10 on Amazon. These are the best ones - The Beauty M. They are advertised as being for women's face and eyebrows on Amazon. They are also advertised as disposable straight razors on Kai's website. I wouldn't be surprised at all if these blades are the same as one of their Artist Club Offering.

My take: They are close enough to a straight razor to let someone know whether to invest. I've personally used these enough to be comfortable endorsing them.

If you are considering a straight razor journey, there are two paths to explore: 1. A straight Razor and 2. An Artist Club shavette or Kamasori. For me, the straight razor is more badass and cool, though the artist club performs better.

if you try this and want to try a straight, I recommend the Dovo Best Quality as the entry point if you want a new razor. You can't get a new straight razor for less money that this that will be decent. There are other new entry level straights in this price range that are good, though I recommend the Dovo because it's pretty likely that it will be shave-ready from the manufacturer.

The other option is to purchase a vintage razor from someone in the community with a good reputation for sending razors in a shave-ready state. It isn't the end of the world to get a razor that needs to be honed. You ship it to someone to hone it. No doubt, there are folks in this community that have a great reputation.

In closing, let me say that opinions vary a lot on topics like this. I think the methods I described above are safe ways to check out shaving with a straight.