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If you have used any such razors what was your experience with it.

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[–] Chef_Boyargee@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

The Merkur was a decent starter for me. I ended up with a Gillette Fatboy and haven’t looked back. I think it ran me like $65-ish US buying it on eBay. I hardly shave at all anymore, but I can still get a good shave out of it on the occasions I need it. I think I have a Feather blade in it at the moment, but I prefer the Astra Platinum.

Edit: apparently spelling “Feather” is difficult