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The initial investment is quite hefty, with a razor, brush, bowl, stand, and shaving cream setting me back a little over $100.00, but considering the blades cost just pennies, the investment pays itself back in short order.
Not sure why, but shaving this way also appeals to my DIY ethic, and I no longer dread the shaving process which was normally reserved for odious chore-like duties. Now it is a luxurious time to pamper myself (in a manly fashion of course), and I actually look forward to shaving.
There are many websites devoted to shaving with DE Razors, so I will not bore you with details, but allow me to offer this one bit of advice I learned in the few months since I started shaving this way:
Shaving with this kind of razor can actually create amazingly good shaves to rival anything in the multi-blade cartridge categories, but it takes a lot of practice and in my own personal experience, the thing that has made all the difference between a so-so shave with nicks and cuts and a "smooth as a baby's bottom" shave is making sure the shaving cream is not just wet, but really wet, dripping wet in fact.
I highly recommend giving it a go. I know I've been happy with it.
-Brent
"Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum". - Jack Kemp
