When one is starting out vs an old bird it’s going to affect time

New driver in a mustang can drive slow cause worried of accident, while someone experienced in beat up proton can be driving much faster.

When there is human involved the issue most likely exist between keyboard and chair

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DE user here. Before used those expensive gillet 3,4,5 blade razor..Their replacement blade was criminally expensive.

Then changed to a merkur DE while in uni. Bought at ebay. ,cant remember model already. Black handle, opens like flower.

Also lazy type so just go for hot shower and straight away shave, no rash burn, I dont remember the last time had it. No in grown hair. But I notice my shave is the smootheest if I leave my facial hair lengthen abit.

Definitely cost saving and effective. Been using mine for 6 years and havent change the handle. I dont know there's any reason to change the handle unless I lost it.

Maybe the only improvement Im looking for since a better casing for the handle and razors. Currently just using a small tupperware box when carrying out of town.

just purchased these recently.
used to shave using triple blades but switched to DE as it is more cost effective.

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where to buy?

friend got it for me from china.
those razor has some weight to it.

Hi guys

With all the stuff one can buy locally and online (through locally sourced shops) I find it surprising that one can't buy such basic thing as a quality DE razor.

So for, say, a merkur 34c, I have to order it online from overseas? No shop I can walk in and grab one?

Basic? These are niche products bro.

It's not like you can find a shop in every town, in the UK for example, that will carry Merkur razors.

Touche. But I thought there'd be at least some "specialty" shops, you know like those "cigar and pipes" shops etc. But one for highend men's grooming.

I guess I will order one online then. Thanks

anyone here have tried out the mingshi 2000 ? planning to get one since it is adjustable to try out a few settings

SOTD - WWI US Army issued Gillette Khaki Set

i usually prefer other people to give me a close shave... dont trust myself to hold the blade :/

I got my ming shi 2000s last week ... put the setting at 2.5 ... nice shave and not that aggressive compared to my EJ

Just received this earlier this week. Ming Shi with stand from Aliexpress that I bought on 11.11 for USD9.87.


Read up on a few different ways to use an adjustable, in the end I'm just sticking to the mildest setting. It takes a lot more passes, but I can get a smooth shave with no skin irritation at all. Zero.

The end result is almost as smooth as my shavette, close enough that probably only I can tell the difference.

Will use it on those mornings when I'm too brain-dead to operate my shavette properly.

Where did you get these from, bro?

Penultimate shave of 2017 with the Fatip open comb and old school Tabac...

nice stand u have there ... which setting you used for your ming shi ? I am using 2.5 now and I definitely need more passes compared to my EJ

Thanks. The mildest. 1 probably? It's nice, I don't feel anything other than the cool metal of the razor head. I don't notice the blade at all.

Just checked, I use 0.5 lol

Hi there, I have been using cheapo Gillette vector and now looking for cleaner shave.
After seeing your post I thought of getting this Ming Shi as well.

Just want to know, where do you get the brush and what kind of shaving foam you use? I plan to buy from taobao or aliexpress for the mingshi, just wondering is the brush and special foam necessary (I am using those standard gillette foam now).

And usually how many weeks/months does one blade last? Does the replaceable blade's brand matter?
Pardon for many questions