Review Details

The Bluebeards Revenge Cut Throat Razor

Product Review (submitted on 16 October 2019):

I get bad razor-burn, particularly with multiple-blade razors, so single-blade has always been my best bet. And no lie: a cut-throat seems way more macho than a single-blade Bic disposable or even a fancy safety razor. I'll feel much less like a fraud wearing my leather jacket and drinking tequila straight from the bottle.

But I'm not stupid: not going to spend a ton of cash on a full-blown, stainless steel straight razor, refurbished or not, and all the accoutrements like a strop and strop-maintenance wax, until I know I can trust myself not to end up looking like Heath Ledger's Joker.

This was a great idea - got it with blades from the same brand, some cheap-but-excellent Arko soap, and a basic badger brush that does the job. It's decently-priced, is solidly made, is well-balanced, has a cheesy-yet-badass brand name, and I realised it's not as difficult as I thought. A couple of nicks of protruding pores, but that's it. An incredibly satisfying shave, no razor-burn, easy to fit blades to (once you know how - check YT, there aren't any instructions, sadly), and my manly swagger is finally unassailable. I also have whiskey for breakfast, and my car's brake is now referred to as "The Coward Pedal".