Review Details

Merkur 38C DE Safety Razor (Closed Comb)

Product Review (submitted on 11 February 2019):

After moving from using a straight razor back to a cartridge razor due to time it takes to straight shave before going to work I bought this razor to try to bridge the gap between straight shaving and cartridge razors.

Getting used to this razor was easy. It provided good initial results, close shave no nicks and faster than a straight shave.

Compared to the bog standard Mach Three, this razor is slower and requires multiple passes. Granted it's only one blade so two passes is still not the three that one pass of the Mach Three provides thus damaging the skin less. However I read reviews where people often do three passes so what's the difference?

Will I keep shaving with this razor? YES! Why? I think as for most men who shave this style or with straight razors it is about the skill that is used, it's about breaking the normal daily chore that is shaving. Also this razor looks great, it feels great. It's like driving a premier car compared to a standard car. It's not the fact that other cars can't do the job it's about how you feel doing it.