Author: Andy Dingle Received my Starter set today, & had my first ever DE shave. I have to say it is freakishly sharp when combined with the Israeli blade. Holding the razor in my hand actually felt like I had something substantial to hold on to whilst shaving.
For anyone starting out in the DE shaving systems & are dubious (as was I) give this a go, & you won't be disappointed.
Author: Andrew Akehurst An excellent starter kit. The razor is of top quality and has a good and weighty feel in the hand. The badger hair brush feels great on the face and does the job it's supposed to.
I must congratulate the Shaving Shack on its level of customer service. The drip stand had unfortunately been broken in transit; I was sent a replacement with no quibbles or fuss. Thanks guys!
Author: Justin Robinson Have been using my DE starting kit for a number of weeks now, a far superior shave when compared with modern multi blade systems. It takes longer but is worth it, my shaving rash has disappeared.
I had a little trouble with the butterfly mechanism on the razor, one of the 'wings' kept popping out, but pushed it back into place and carried on.
Using the brush and proper shaving cream is probably the biggest plus, smells and feels good and a little goes a long way.
Very economical and highly recommended.
Author: John Ikel I'd decided to give the retro/old fashioned/whatever way of shaving a go because my best mate had given me some Caswell & Massey sandalwood shaving cream as a gift for being his Best Man and I loved the smell of it and wanted to use it. The side of the box insisted that for best results I should use a shaving brush so I fired up Google which lead me to The Art of Manlines website, the Brush & Badger forums and the Mantic YouTube videos all of which screamed at me to get myself a DE Saftey Razor, blades & brush. A quick search of various sites told me that The Shaving Shack was the cheapest place to go with fantastic customer service. When I mentioned all this to my Dad, he laughed as he had only thrown out his Gillette SuperSpeed a few years ago and here was I thinking of getting something not totally dissimilar. My parents also decided that they would give me this as a 35th birthday gift as it's the sort of thing a father should give a son.
I started off wet shaving in my teens but increasing razor burn saw me go electric until a few years ago when I grew a goatee (which I still have). The electric razor wasn't preceise enough any more and didn't give precise edges to my beard so I switched to the Gillette Fusion as I liked the additional rear blade for cutting the hairs between my nose and moustached (they grow upwards for some reason which tickles like mad!).
How does this kit compare?
The Connaught is a nice looking Art Deco styled razor with a TTO (twist to open) action which looks fantastic and mechanical in operation and also reassuring for a newbie who is rather intimated by the bare blade. The handle is long and perfect for someone used to cartridge razors. There is real weight to the razor which just feels like a proper manly tool in your hand. I really cannot explain it any other way. The razor is no more aggressive than the Gillette Fusion when coupled with the Israeli blades that Shaving Shack supply as part of the kit and their freebies. Granted, the Fusion is relatively difficult to cut yourself with, but so is this if you don't hold it at a stupid angle. I've been going for a couple of weeks now and two days ago did my first 3 pass shave which my 5 year old daughter claimed left my face as smooth as a baby's bottom with "no roughies when I stroke up or down, Daddy!". If SHE is happy with it then ANYONE should be!
Oh and for those of you who are green - the blades are fully recycleable and basically insert back into the bottom of the cartridge they come in so you don't have to worry about exposed blades lying around.
The Pure Badger brush is one of the cheapest I have found but the quality isn't compromised as far as I can tell. The lather I whipped up in 2 minutes is think and the brush holds the cream well as well as retaining a lot of water.
The matching drip stand is invaluable for increasing the life of the brush and is perfectly happy being wall mounted as there is a screw hole in the back of it. On it's own it is also the cheapest priced stand you will find online including eBay.
Finally, the cost savings. I've been using a Gillette Fusion up until now and at �4-�5 for a can of foam which has a LOT of waste & doesn't smell particulary pleasent and �10 for a pack of 4 cartridge blades I soon realised that I could save some serious money - even more so when the Shaving Shack give you 30 blades as part of the pack and then another 10 FOR FREE as you are spending over �9.99. How bargaintastic is that?!
Author: Julian Jones I was going to buy blades for my Mach razor the other day and they were next to a pack of razor blades. Looking at these made me think of my grandads razor years ago and I decided to look online and give it a go.
I looked over quite a few sites then found the shaving shack, together with the starter kit.
A few days later it arrived, and after getting from work i decided to have some 'Me' time and give it a proper go.
I had ordered the Lemon and Lime shaving cream and proceeded to lather up. Initially the blade does seem a bit scary and I was afraid of cutting myself, but if you take your time it is well worth it.
This is the closest shave I have ever had. No cuts or rash.
I am never going back to the 'ordinary' razor. Do yourself a favour and get one - honestly.
Author: Jack Hirst great brush, great value and the stand does what it does.
also if having 'shavingshack' across the brush and stand is putting you off it can be easily rubbed/scratched off.
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