Good to have you here. If you can find an old Gillette Fat Handle Tech, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Mine is mild and my go-to double edge, but the blade used is important, too, and tends to be as subjective as the razor. The purchase of an assortment pack is a good idea. As for straights, there are so many great blades out there in need of restoration, or you can find good restores from members like Glen who do top-notch work at breathing new life into them. Welcome to TSD. When you have a question, any question, ask. Folks around here loves the topic and are willing to help.
holy cow! thank you very much! you guys are awesome. today i bought a ej89l on amazon and a tech on ebay for a reasonable price i think cant wait for the first shave
Since you are new to the Double Edge world, here is the advice I received when I started with a DE and so I freely give it to new users. The most important things in shaving are, your skin and technique. All other things fall in line behind those two things and to support them. Since the skin is a given fixed item, the next major item is technique. It is called THE 30 DAY RULE. THE 30 DAY RULE is as follows: Find a razor, then a blade that will not cause issues with your skin (that may take a few different blades in a sampler pack to find a suitable choice or it maybe the first out of the gate) and select a soap or cream that is easy to generate good lather. Once you find those, and it may take a couple of weeks to find this combination, order a quantity of that blade enough for 30 days, and then spend 30 days using nothing else until you build up your technique. (Note that only one brand blade is used for 30 days after each blade in the sampler pack is tested to make the decision on the blade brand to use for 30 days.) The 30 day clock starts when you have the right blade for you. After 30 days, change one and only one variable and work for another week then change another after another week. At that point you should be able to make better decisions because your technique is now in place. This will help you to avoid buying too much gear and stuff too soon without having the technique down to enjoy it all. This really does work. Oh and one more thing ... Welcome to the Den. We know you'll fit right in. So grab yourself a comfy chair, and give our threads a spin! Burma Shave
