Merkur Model 180 Long Handled Safety Razor
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Product Reviews of Merkur Model 180 Long Handled Safety Razor
Product Review: First shot at a safety razor
Summary: 5 Stars
This was my first shot using a safety razor and I will never go back. One piece of advice if you just converted from disposable razors--buy good shaving cream. I got a $10 soap and brush from rite aid and it's no better than the canned stuff. Absolutly worth th extra to get good soap!Product Review: GREAT RAZOR
Summary: 5 Stars
Nice solid razor, reminds me of my first razor back in boot camp in 1976. Gives a great shave, and glad I am shifting back to this type of razor, well worth the price. Have now been using this razor for a few days, and love it! The solid feel in the hand is great, again, now I remember why when I first started shaving at boot camp in 1976 I was always cutting myself, you have to use it carefully, have nicked myself only because of my own actions, the razor does a fantastic job. Only drawback is that you have to unscrew the top portion to insert the razor blade, the top does not pivot like other razors, but that is so minor that the use greatly out weighs that. Also, I unscrew it a bit to rinse and let dry to ensure a clean razor and that it has air to totally dry. All in all, I am so glad that I went back to this type of razor and am now using Col Conk's shaving soap and a Tweezerman badger hair brush, it gives such a close shave, no doubt this is better than the current market multi blade razors!Product Review: Gateway drug to the world of wet shaving.
Summary: 5 Stars
This razor is a gateway drug, plain and simple. I bought it about a year ago solely for the purpose of saving money on blades. The razor has saved me quite a bit of cash, blades for it are an eighth of what my old razor cost me. More than that, though, it's awakened in me something that sounds vaguely dorky to say out loud but feels deeply satisfying to know -- I now enjoy shaving. It used to be a task, an annoying thing that I'd do as fast as possible as infrequently as possible. The more I used the Merkur, the more I looked forward to my daily shave. I no longer felt the sting of razor burn and I was getting a far closer shave than I'd ever had in the eight years since I started shaving. Now putting a blade in the razor was something worth smiling about, knowing I was going to get a great shave. But there was a problem -- squirting a dollop of shaving cream out of an aerosol can was no longer enough. I needed more. I had to disassemble and re-assemble my razor with every shave, surely the cream that I was using with it deserved the same attention to detail. The next thing I knew, I had a mug full of shaving soap and a badger hair brush. I've graduated to the world of wet shaving, and I couldn't be happier with it. I'm getting an unbeatable shave and from the low-rent to (most of) the high-end materials, wet shaving is still cheaper than most "modern" shaving creams, razors and blades.Product Review: Go long!
Summary: 5 Stars
The long handle Merkur is the one to get; it's much easier to control than the standard stubby length.Product Review: Good Shave But low Durability
Summary: 2 Stars
This razor provided me with a good shave for the 5 months that I had it. To look at it, the razor seems very sturdy, just 3 peaces of metal that screw together. I was quite surprised today when it fell in the shower and broke. The top piece, which screws into the handle, broke. Specifically the screw part fell out. I had assumed this was all one piece, but it appears to be glued together. Overall this razor would be good, but for the money I need something that will last more than 5 months, even if I drop it.