My made in Canada razor came. It's an investment, but can finally get away from those expensive American-made blades.
My made in Canada razor came. It's an investment, but can finally get away from those expensive American-made blades.
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I love my Henson, had it for years now. Still on the same free box of blades and there’s nothing short of a furnace that’s gonna break the handle, no plastic and laser precise mounting every time.
It’s one of those single-blade razors, right? How often do you cut yourself? Also, how often do you have to change that blade? I’ve thought about getting one. But I make my disposable razors last, and a Henson would cost about a year’s worth of disposables for me. I barely grow facial hair and shave every other to every three days.
To add onto what @[email protected] said, there is a bit of a learning curve. Once you can consistently get the angle right it's like shaving with a stick of butter. I also shave my face every other day and I even use it to shave my head once a week.
I'm coming up on 2 years of ownership and have barely gone through 2/3 of my initial 100 count pack that cost $15 USD. It's one of those products where there's a bit of an initial investment that saves significant money long term.
Any double edge razor will use the same blades that cost from $0.08 to $0.20 each, depending on the brand. Also, don't buy them at Shoppers' Drug Mart where you will pay $1.00-2.00 for them. Buy them online by the 100s. A blade can easily last 5-7 shaves. YMMV.
If the price of a Henson seems too much, you can bag a vintage Gillette for less than $20.00 at any flea market. They may or may not be as good as a Henson, but you can get a great shave with them.
Razors and blades are highly subjective. Different faces and beards need different tools, so it's hard to say, "This razor/blade is best".
Also, wet shaving means soap, and there are a gazillion boutique brands out there. Don't just settle for William's Mug or the Proraso at Shoppers'. I like RazORoc myself. Many like Stirling, but that comes from the States. There's lots of good Italian brands, and some good English ones too.
I use badger soap, my skin is very sensitive so it's really hard to find good brands.
Badger is US based so I'm open to suggestions on shave soap for sensitive skin.
Seems like a lot of soaps come from the US.
I'm not sure how Badger is different in terms of sensitive skin, but I've found that the big difference between shaving soaps tends to boil down to scent and slipperiness.
Slipperiness is the big thing I find for having a good shave with sensitive skin. RazORoc I find to be good. The Goodfellow Smiles is awesome too. George Trumper is exceptional, but also expensive.
I will look them up
Right now I’m sporting a beard, and I have a fresh puck of soap, but I’ll keep this in mind
I've owned the Henson for a few years now and love it. worth every penny.
i shave one, maybe two times a week (I'm older and lazier now haha) and should probably change my blade more often than I do. that being said, I probably change it out every 2 months or so?
i rarely cut myself, and I'm not typically very careful with it. maybe it's the blades I use? probably also depends on your skin, etc. i think that I used to cut myself more often with my disposables, etc.
anyways, like others have said, I bought a big 100 pack of Feather blades, and I've still working on that initial pack.
I switched to a Henson about a year ago and the only time I've cut myself is when I've used a dull blade. I switch it out every 4th shave or so, but the blades are pennies each. 100 for $15 for the Astras. I used to cut myself way more with other cartridge razors.
Initially I did nick myself a lot
I realized with my skin and beard combo I can't go against the grain, so getting to know myself helped a lot. I do with the grain then across.
I don't nick myself often and I use an alum block when I do, or just to clean up any spots I think will turn into a razor burn.
You can get a cheaper DE razor to start, the blades and shave soap will make the biggest difference.
I didn't buy a Henson but I bought something close and I havent bought a new blade in 3 years. But I only shave in the summers when I need to be clean shaven. Once the initial spend is done the upkeep is next to nothing. And that even if you buy the douchy shave bars. My grandpa uses a single razor and I bought him a gift pact of very nice shave soap 6 years ago, he still has 1 can left.