Hi guys.. I'm recently changing my shaving routine to manual shave, after my trusty electronic shaver I was using for 6 years finally broke down. Didn't felt like buying a new electronic shaver, I went into Guardian and bought myself a Gillette® Fusion® ProGlide™ razor.

So far so good and I get cleaner shave compared to my electronic shaver. But the downside of the Fusion Proglide is the refill cartridges are so expensive!

I'm thinking of getting a good DE razor, with no budget constrain. I've been reading some online articles and most of them recommend Merkur or Edwin Jagger.

Is there any more better razor's brand which I can buy? Is there a local shop around KL/PJ where I can "feel" the razor on my hand before I buy one?

Hope I can get some advises from fellow members.

Nice one.. will check out the adjustable.

But is there any shop in KL/PJ that carries these brands?

Haha.. ok thanks anyway.

styptic pen is only available overseas. I bought mine in Boots London. Its very stinging when applied. Its even more painful than the actual nicking by the blade.

Ya, that's the difficult part. Else it's really try and error. Anyway, I've been doing a bit of reading and I think I'll go with Merkur 34c.

You made the jump from the mild to the beast. I was from the mild to the adjustables, to be honest where I ended up now was far more than I imagined when I started wetshaving. I really thought having more than one of anything was just silly. Possibly being active on b&b made it more easy and justifiable to have a lot but in any case I've enjoyed every razor, brush, soap and what not that I have. Did I save money? I doubt it, maybe in the next 20 or 30 years. Have I made the an arduous task previously now an enjoyable task? A resounding yes!!! So depends on how you look at it.

While I have not touch the old school shaver for a while, the cartridge system from Gillette Mach 3 onward is such a breeze to use...

I think it have to do with the technology improvement I guess... yes Cartridge is expensive but some how DE give a more nick and cuts as it is sharper on DE and also fixed DE head.

Then again, Mach 3 is cheap enough and you can use it shave other part of body with ease... 

Been eyeing the Feather AS-D2 razor for a while and it's on Massdrop if anyone of you guys are interested. Shipping is additional USD10.50 I believe.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/feather-all-stainless

When did you receive your 6C and how's the plating?
Which plate is similar to the ASD2?

What's the best razor to get for beginner?

6C seeems expensive for a zinc razor. I don't want after a few years the screw rust and break off.

All vintage Gillettes prior to WWII were of brass construction with gold, silver, or nickel plating which is why many have survived and is a testament to brass' durability.
During WWII, some razors were constructed of zinc alloy/zamak as the war effort lead to brass shotages. Zinc alloy razors will deteriorate and crumble once its protective plating is damaged.
The all brass Fatip Grande, Piccolo, and Testina Gentile razors can be had for around US$20.

That US$30 razor is a Rockwell 2C not the 6C. It comes with only a single baseplate. WCS' shipping is outrageous. They charge US$20 to ship a $30 razor.
Try Maggard.

Fendrihan sells full stainless steel razors at US$34.95/US$39.95 but they don't ship to Malaysia.

BBS with the Ming Shi/QShave Merkur Futur clone. For just RM26, it's an amazing adjustable razor.
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Any idea if there's a difference between Ming Shi and Qshave? Seems like Qshave is more expensive than the Ming Shi.

Just started reading this thread and I face the same issue with TS. Anyone can reommend me where I can go to purchase all of the equipment to try these? Currently using the supermarket stuff so curious to try out and aim for a cleaner shave