Wilkinson Sword classics for me for the blades. Pits, legs, pubes… as long as I’m not being a jackass with it I get away cut free and I usually don’t even need to Veet these days with how nice and close a shave the thing gets me.

I’m so glad I got over the cringe of all the masculine marketing for safety razors because they’re honestly just so much better than disposables or the cartridge based lady razors that come with pads or gel that often just get in the way and all the other stuff I used before.

Love me a cleanly shaven grandma!!

Keep it toit!

anyone downvoting: skill issue

I got one of those adjustable handles because it must be good, right? Well, any time I change a blade, I just twist it somewhere in the center because I don’t notice much difference. Same with blades. Many many moons I ordered a bunch of different ones. They all work great and I have enough of them to last a lifetime. I use oil on my face before shaving and a block of alum and moisturising cream after. The only thing I’m picky about is the shaving cream. So far Proraso foam is my favourite. Any cheaper brands leave me with dry skin, sores and irritation in both skin and mind.

Safety razor with Feather blades at home, disposable BIC or similar with 2 to 3 micro-blade rows when travelling without checking luggage by plane. Try to re-use the disposable ones as much as possible.

Have not tried many different safety razor blade manufacturers. Merkur, Derby are non-US as well I think.

Shaving creams and lotions are a whole other rabbit hole. At peak obsession I loved using Musgo Real from Portugal. Then switched to Proraso from Italy to have shaving cream accessory costs.

There are good European retailers that carry good options (e.g. nassrasur.de, tonsus.com )

I used Astra Superior blades, but you made me look up where they’re from and it seems they come from Russia 😞

There is also Mühle from Germany but I don’t know if they’re good. Also, they are more than twice as expensive (26ct instead of ~10ct).

Good that I still have 80 blades here so I don’t have to worry for another year or two.