Feather is the blade most shavers measure sharpness against. Where Kai, BIC Chrome Platinum, Nacet and Silver Blue actually sit, and why the sharpest blade is not automatically the best one.
There is no best double edge blade. Sharpness versus smoothness, what coatings do, and why a sampler pack is the cheapest way to find yours.
Solid stainless razors cost several times what a plated brass one does. What the metal actually changes, and who should pay for it.
Anyone who buys double edge blades in bulk notices the same thing eventually. Almost every blade on the shelf says stainless somewhere on the packet, and then there is one that says carbon steel, and it usually costs less than the others. The obvious question follows: is the cheap one...
Safety razors and loose double edge blades are checked-bag only. Cartridges fly carry-on. And a shave stick is not a liquid.
Where you build your lather changes things. What each method does, what your soap and brush prefer, and the hybrid most shavers end up with.
They are not alternatives. What an alum block does, what a splash does, the order they go in, and which one to buy first.
Tallow or vegetable base? What each one does to your lather, how to read the ingredient list, and which suits your shave.
Five decisions decide your first safety razor: mechanism, head, adjustability, weight and blade. Plus the three we would actually hand someone starting today.
An adjustable razor changes its blade gap with a dial. A fixed razor does not. What that changes about your shave, and who each one suits.
