Hi wet shave dudes,

I’ve been shaving my head with a DE razor for a few years now. I’ve had a few cheap £20 razors, but they don’t seem to last me very long.

On one the butterfly mecanism broke. My next was a 3 piece, which I dropped and the chrome chipped off. They were both Parker razors.

After some research, seems the way to go for durability is steel, but steel razors (e.g. rockwell 6s) tend to be above £100.

I’m not sure I’d be OK dropping that kind of money, so I wanted to ask: is there a good durable DE around £50?

Some razors are marketed as “tripple chromed”. Are they any better?

Cheers

  • waldenMA
    5·
    3 months ago

    I really like the Fatip Gentile. It’s on the medium side of mild, so I assume it might be good for head shaving? I still get very close shaves from it despite not having a lot of blade feel. Nice efficiency.

    As @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social mentioned, Fatip razors are made from brass, so even if the chrome chips off (I do suggest chrome as it’s more durable than nickle or gold) it won’t be bothered by water.

    The only downside to Fatip is the blade might need to be manually aligned before you tighten everything down. It doesn’t bother me at all, but might bother you.

    Another option is a RazoRock Game Changer, which actually seems to be in stock right now. Hmmm, I might actually grab one.

    • vext01@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
      2·
      3 months ago

      I’m starting to think that a brass chromed razor is the way to go. Edwin Jagger DE89 is cheap and replacement heads can be bought cheaply in the UK too.

      Maybe later in life, a stainless razor.

      • HomeAwayFromHone
        3·
        3 months ago

        You might also consider vintage razors, a lot of them are brass and they’ve stood the test of time to get this far.

        Alternatively, if what you really want is machined stainless you can probably get it for that price from dscosmetic or yaqi on AliExpress. They have many models so it’d be worth searching out some reviews.