Van Der Hagen® Men’s Traditional Safety Razor Kit (includes 5 blades) for a close shave in Chrome

Quality, heavy duty, looks and feels great. It’s probably the last razor you’ll ever need.

Before ordering this I had never used a razor blade like this and was sick of paying obscene amounts of money for replacement blades for my supposedly better 5 blade monstrosities. This is better in every way once you get the technique down. Pros: 1. Its WAY cheaper. For the cost of one set of cartridges for my big name brand razor, I can get several years worth of blades for this one. Remembering to get razors at the store is a thing of the past. 2. Its faster and easy to clean. Since its double edge, you can shave twice as much area before clearing the blades. Saves on water too! Cleaning is super simple and will prevent gumming up of the retention mechanism. Open it up, wash out all the hairs, blow dry it with a couple of puffs of air and put in a dry place. This should last forever if you do this. 3. Better for travel. Small enough to fit my entire shave kit in the smallest pocket in my backpack. 4. Closer shave I can get closer with this blade with less risk of cuts than my old razor. Since the blades are so cheap, I don't feel obligated to keep using them well past the point when they should be replaced. Cons: 1. You will probably nick yourself the first time you use this. I nicked myself a couple of times when I first started out with it. Nothing a little TP couldn't fix. After using this several times and perfecting my technique, this no longer happens. I haven't nicked myself in months. Just be careful around the chin and jaw line. 2. As a few others have mentioned and because this gets so close, you will absolutely want to use aftershave. I did not use aftershave with my previous razors but your skin will be on fire if you don't when you use this. The upside is the shave does last a day longer for me. YMMV with this. 3. You will need to use an upstroke or 2 around the nose. Because of its shape, its difficult to shave the spot right below your nose using downstrokes. I tend to avoid upstrokes due to the risk of ingrown hairs but that hasn't been a problem with this razor.

Disposable razors don’t work on long beards.with this product I can shave long beard in 10 minutes without hassle and avoid annoying-long-frustrating shaves using disposables.Highly recommended!

Probably like most here, I was look'n to ditch disposable, multi-blade razors. I reckoned a Straight Razor was too much work to upkeep- I don't care for shaving, have no desire to make it a ritual -opted for a Safety Razor. Recalling that most razor dulling is due to wet blades oxidizing, I opted for this butterfly-opening model for ease of blade removal, cleaning, allowing the tool to be easily cleaned and blade dried after each use as an incidental task. A primary complaint with butterfly closures is loosening of the end nut that maintains pressure on the blade; this razor was not so afflicted, staying secured. So far, nothing but admiration for the build quality of the made-in-China portion of the tool. The shorter handle appealed to my imagination, but in practice, is too short, making handling a little tenuous- I'm able to put it where and how I want, but there is always a small fraction of awareness of the diminutive handle length. Get the longer handle. The blades are German and EXTREMELY thin, flexible, unlike any safety razor blade I'd encountered for shop use. I had a couple weeks of growth for the first shave- usually a slow process; this was no different, maybe a bit longer, as I didn't tap the razor to clean it, rather running it under water and occasional quick and careful tissue wipe, and soaped my face more thoroughly. Use was intuitive, carefree, nonthreatening, with absolutely no nicks, and acceptably close. Navigating around the edge of mustache and goatee required a bit more focus to locate the blade, and the concavity of the cheeks benefited from the tongue pressed to the inside. Pleased, I expected nothing less on the second use for regular maintenance, but suffering a couple very minor nicks. Closely examining the blade, it now appeared serrated. I doubt (but don't know) this is typical for safety razor blades; this quality means they will need to be disposed of after only limited use. The replacements will most definitely be of another make; hopefully any differences in thickness will be accommodated well by butterfly mechanism- perhaps I'll report back.

The razor was fine until it broke! The tiny protrusion/prong that sat in a hole in the folding cover has broken off.

It is very stiff in my neck area

Weirdly short handle - even short for a very small hand of a teenager. Otherwise it is nice and the shaving was good. Just wish I could hold it comfortably.

Barbeador clássico, boa empunhadura mas muito leve!!

Excelente producto.