Reddit Reddit reviews Edwin Jagger Double Edge Safety Razor

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Edwin Jagger Double Edge Safety Razor
Unique design from the original designers of the DE8 Edwin Jagger Double Edge Safety Razor range, offers a very close, comfortable shave, with very low cost blade replacement it saves you money every dayComfortable weight and balance for accurate, close shaving. This is an ideal razor, with a blade angle perfectly suited for both new and experienced Double Edge wet shaversSmart polished black acrylic handle, with the Edwin Jagger name embossed into the chrome plated collar, a guarantee of authenticityA genuine Edwin Jagger design Double Edge Safety Razor from an internationally renowned supplier, based in Sheffield England. Register your new razor with the manufacturer for authenticity and years of excellent product supportThe two-part DE razor head is compatible with all standard Double Edge Safety Razor Blades and includes a FREE 5 blade pack of blades. Delivered in smart Edwin Jagger packaging, with instructions, traditional wet shaving advice and product registration information
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31 Reddit comments about Edwin Jagger Double Edge Safety Razor:

u/arbarnes · 6 pointsr/wicked_edge

There's nothing wrong with anything on your list. But IMO there's room for improvement.

I'm not a big fan of the Merkur 23c. It was my first DE and served me reasonably well, but better options have been introduced in recent years. In the same price range, you could get an Edwin Jagger DE8xxx or, for a bit more, a Muhle R89. A few years back those two companies collaborated on a new head design that's really, really good. Plus, they both tend to do a better job than Merkur with plating. Another option - that costs significantly less money - is a Maggard safety razor. It's a very recent introduction, patterned on the EJ/Muhle head, that gets uniformly positive reviews.

You could do better on the blade sampler, too. The one you've linked has ten each (too many) of four types (too few) of blade. I like this sampler. Yeah, it costs more, but you're getting a wider variety of more expensive blades.

I like Proraso and use it often (both the green and the red). But IMO most people don't really need a pre-shave, and many of those who benefit from it find that a $2 bar of glycerin soap works as well as or better than more expensive products.

Finally, your list doesn't include a brush. I'd recommend an [Omega boar] (http://www.amazon.com/White-Handled-Omega-Professional-Shaving/dp/B000CB8Q4Y) or, if you want to go with badger, a Whipped Dog silvertip.

If you've got an Amazon gift certificate you need to use, most of the stuff I've recommended is available there. But if you're just in it for the quick shipping, I can't recommend the folks at Maggard highly enough. They ship very promptly, so the only question is how long it will take a priority mail package to make it from their shop to your door. IMO there's no better introduction to DE shaving than their budget starter kit and a blade sampler pack. Plus, the owners are nice folks and active participants on this sub.

u/Papander · 6 pointsr/wicked_edge

Read this pretty long post about DE shaving. The "HERE" link inside that post has good information as well.

Some comments about the products you have chosen:


> So I've been looking into buying a DE starter kit and looked at all the suggestions and I've sorted out this much so far.
Razor: DE86bl
Blades: Sampler
Pre-Shave Soap: Glycerine
Alum: Alum
Styptic: Clubman Pinaud

The Edwin Jagger is a very good razor.

The sampler comes only with 2 blades per brand, which could be enough but in my opinion 5 blades per brand would be better. Blade samplers in amazon are somewhat expensive.

Clearly natural is a pre-shave soap which is not necessary, but some people do find them helpful. You use it to wash your face before you lather your shaving cream/soap. You are missing the shaving cream/soap from your list.

Alum again not necessary, but some users like it.

Styptic pencil, do you bleed a lot? I ask because I hardly ever bleed, my blood coagulates really fast. So I have never seen a use for a styptic pencil.

> So for brushes it sounds like boar or badger, which I believe is preferred, hair is the way to go, but then the recommendation for the $75 level is bamboo and at the $100 one of the 2 recommended is synthetic.

The Ecotools bamboo brush is a women's makeup brush. Using it for shaving seems rather extreme. However I'm not sure how its making process differs from a shaving brush, do they use different glue or what. But I have seen threads posted where people say that the brush has died on them. If you are on a very tight budget and want a very soft brush that you can also find locally, then I think the Ecotools is a good option. That being said you can get Omega boar brush for about $10 from various online stores.

> I was looking through some of the threads and somewhere I found someone recommend this set which seemed nice, has a badger brush a little cup for lathering and a thing to hang the brush on to dry and comes with little starter shaving soap (although I have no idea if the soap is any good). So thoughts on that set and any inputs on brushes would be appreciated.

I don't think that recommendation had many upvotes. The brush is a pure badger brush and it's also prone to excessive shedding. The soap is nothing special. A brush stand isn't necessary. After you are done shaving thoroughly rinse the brush with running water from the tap, shake out the excess water, and use a towel to dry the tips of the brush, leave the brush standing on its base in a open space to air dry. The apothecary mug is not necessary either. It's mainly intended to hold the soap puck. However most shaving soaps will come in their own containers. The mug can also be quite small so when you are loading your brush you end up banging your fingers against the sides. I wouldn't recommend this set.

> And then lastly, how important are aftershaves? Are they just to smell nice or does it help you skin take a breather after threateningly rubbing sharp stuff all over it? My main mental picture of aftershave never having used it before is the scene from Home Alone, so feel free to educate me.

There are many different kinds of aftershave products; alum block, afershave splash, aftershave balm, moisturizing cream, moisturizing oil like jojoba oil, unrefined shea butter, and witch hazel. You pretty much have to try which works for you, but I'd start with a cheap aftershave balm like the Nivea sensitive aftershave balm (if you get satisfactory results with it you don't have to explore the other options unless you want to).

In the Home Alone he used aftershave splash. I'm not really a fan of these, the alcohol can be too drying for your skin and they are often more heavily scented which can irritate your skin. Some users do love them though, but I'd say they are for normal to oily skin. I like to use the other type of products, such as the aftershave balm, it soothes/heals and moisturizes your skin.

u/Tobythekitty · 5 pointsr/Wetshaving

Putting this here as well because someone recommended to post it
here.

Hey all,  I'm pretty new to wet shaving and I'm looking to upgrade my razor. Currently, I've been shaving with an "El Grande" from WSP (wet shaving products) that my brother gave me, but I'm trying to upgrade to a better razor. I found two that might be worth their salt and I was wondering what other people thought of them. 

https://standardrazors.com/products/standard-razors-clearance

And

https://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Jagger-Double-Safety-Regular/dp/B003LW4LJK?th=1

I'm also looking into trying new blades and I already know about tryablade.com, but I just haven't picked any out yet. Also, if you want to suggest a completely different razor that would be fine, too. 

u/[deleted] · 4 pointsr/wicked_edge

I would highly recommend an Edwin Jagger, which I think are the best you can get for the $20-30 range.

Like this one.

I also have this Merkur, which is great, nice and heavy and only two pieces instead of three, but it's slightly more expensive.

EDIT: The slightly cheaper Edwin Jagger version, which still gets good reviews around here: Here

u/IsThatTheJoke · 4 pointsr/wicked_edge

Looks like and Edwin Jagger de89bl

u/Yarcofin · 4 pointsr/wicked_edge

Taylor of Old Bond Street and Geo F Trumper are both London-based companies with a very good reputation here. Both companies offer a sandalwood variety of shave soap. For around £10 you should be able to get a 6 oz soap of either in a plastic tub, or you can upgrade to Geo F Trumper in a wooden bowl for about £20.

Edwin Jagger is a company based out of Sheffield that offers very nice razors for around £20. Any that start with DE8_ are good, they all have the same head... it just comes down to the handle for example DE86 has a faux-ebony handle but DE89 is all chrome... the cutting head is the same on both.

A silvertip (highest quality) badger brush will run you at least £20, so as you can probably start to see, getting a soap, brush, and razor all for £30-40 will be tricky. If you downgrade to a boar brush you can get one for about £10 which will bring all 3 products to about £40. A boar brush isn't "worse", it's just different -- many people prefer it over badger. It's also more humane as the badgers need to be killed to harvest their hair. Otherwise you will need to start getting into lower-quality soaps and razors to offset the cost of the badger brush, or spend at least an extra tenner.

For example here are some amazon.co.uk links for you, there are probably other UK-based shaving websites that carry all these as well, or if you live in a major city you might even have a physical shave shop:

Razor

Shaving soap

Boar brush (personally I would look for one with a wooden handle though, I think it's classier than the plastic. If you want to stick with plastic, they come in a variety of colours)

I intentionally picked British-made products for you since you want to incorporate strong traditional and classic themes, but other companies like Merkur (German), Gillette (American), Parker (Indian) also make good razors that you might want to take a look at. I'm also assuming you want a brand new razor and not something vintage. Proraso is a nice Italian soap I use myself that will probably cost you £5 if the others are a bit too expensive.


You can add in an aftershave but that will again be another £10 or so, same with a bowl. If you want something classic and like an aftershave, I'd pick up an alum block instead. It's a naturally-occuring mineral that acts as an astringent and antiseptic -- you run it over your face after shaving to close your pores and prevent razor bumps, etc. Brand generally doesn't matter, it's all the same chunk of rock. I think a bowl is an unnecessary extra cost, any cereal bowl or latte mug can be used. If anything, just go to a charity shop and pick out the nicest mug you can get for £1-2. The bowl is used to produce your lather... you swirl the brush on the soap for 30-60 seconds to load it, and then transfer to the bowl and the lather will grow into something like a normal shaving cream when you stir it for a couple minutes. You can also lather directly onto your face or in the palm of your hand if preferred too.

If he has any questions on how to use the stuff, just direct him our way :)

u/beangraff · 3 pointsr/wicked_edge
u/leofrick · 3 pointsr/wicked_edge

So would you suggest I get the lined handle version? That seems like the most practical, but for purely aesthetic reasons I was thinking of the imitation ebony handle, as that would match the brush/stand and soap bowl that I'm getting. I wasn't actually planning on getting a bowl, because I thought I'd stick with the Palmolive.stick, but then I saw that Mitchell's wool fat soap comes with an ebonised oak bowl for £9 and I couldn't resist.

Aaaand it's 8am and I've been up all night looking at shaving stuff.

u/justateburrito · 3 pointsr/Shave_Bazaar

I want to sell these items as I have another EJ razor with the same head. It'd be a nice kit for a newbie to start with or anyone who wants these items for their den. It includes the Van Der Hagen luxury kit and a Edwin Jagger DE86bl ebony, both of these items were used for about 6-8 weeks. The VDH soap was only used maybe 3 times.

Besides the VDH kit and razor (with boxes) it also includes;

  • a palmolive stick, I used it once, but the scent wasn't for me.
  • an Edwin Jagger Shave Cream and After Shave Lotion sample
  • pack of 5 Astra Platinum blades.
  • In the picture is an Osma alum block, I used for about a month, not sure if this can be cleaned, but I'll include it also if you want.


    I'm thinking $55 shipped CONUS only please. PM me if you have questions or are interested.
u/GletscherEis · 3 pointsr/wicked_edge

http://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Jagger-Ebony-Double-Safety/dp/B003LW4LJK

Something wrong when the knock off is more expensive.

u/Elroxil · 3 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I am still relatively new here but have seen you guys give so much I can't help to think you are Santa Claus or something! I admire you!

Rasta, I heard you have an unhealthy obsession with Bane.. Let's just say I kind of got escorted away from my Uni for wearing my bane suit for an outdoor showing of TDKR!! :)

Gee I am making this so long! I think I could use a safety razor after some time I have spent on wicked_edge! this one particularly!

Also as a photographer I could use a reflector so badly! I just started doing fashion portraits instead of my regular street photography/landscapes and this is a must! I like this one for the price! (<$20)

And the magic words:
C'mon...gimme.

u/Uncanny_Nipple_Spray · 3 pointsr/wicked_edge

[TOBS Jermyn and Sandalwood creams work wonders for me, having a sensitive face.](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sbMy sakin_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=TOBS+Jermyn+St+Sensitive+Skin+) You mention psoriasis. My mom actually suffers from it on her legs and knees. She finds that DE wet shaving reduces not only the irritation, but nics, cuts, and her razor burn.

I suggest getting either of those creams, some pre shave oil you can apply to try and reduce irritation, a decent DE razor: this is what I have settled on myself, and a soft shaving brush.

I'd suggest Astras as a blade but, blade can vary person to person and I'd suggest getting a sampler of them to decide upon what irritates your face less.

u/Ontru · 2 pointsr/wicked_edge

Correct you are.

My Razor

u/ovrdrv3 · 2 pointsr/wicked_edge

My Edwin Jagger Double Edge Safety Razor is stuck twisted close, it looks like the threading has a bit of buildup. Any tips for getting it opened? My barber has recommended I use a rust remover and let it sit in there, and I plan on doing that, but does anyone have any tips on how to get it opened in the first place?

u/mr1337 · 2 pointsr/Frugal

A good double-edge safety razor, blade sampler pack, shaving brush, and shaving soap can free the both of you from expensive cartridge razors and canned goo. It could take you a little bit to learn how to shave the "old fashioned" way, but as someone who recently took the plunge, it's worth it. Gives a much better shave for a fraction of the cost. (Replacement blades are usually $0.07 - $0.30 each)

If you have hard water, you may want to go with a shaving cream instead, or you could get a gallon of distilled water for $1 that will last you through about a month's worth of shaves.

Shameless plug for /r/wicked_edge. There are a lot of resources there to help you transition.

[edit] Here's a cheaper alternate razor - this is what I have. You can get them even cheaper if you want to wait a few weeks.

u/dollartree · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

Edwin Jagger DE with the Blue Bird blade from this sampler pack.

Usually three or four strokes WTG and ATG.

u/SrsSteel · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

Sampler

DE Blade

[Alum]
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VXELII/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2BHMCU53S5CWK)

I do have a shaving lotion currently, got it with my Harrys kit, it seems to work for me although I do not have a brush. I apply it using my hands, is a brush necessary for a good shave?

u/thenewmeta · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

And I thought I was a fancy pants because I ordered one of these today instead of a questionable $2 chinese thing called the sodial.

It's my first and now I'm scared for my wallet that someone makes razors this expensive.

u/syncategorema · 1 pointr/AskWomen

Just replied to another post that safety razors are much much better and much less expensive for blades than the razors most people use. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LW4LJK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1

u/casebastian321 · 1 pointr/shaving

I bought this and a sample pack of razors, and decided astra were the best for my skin. I would definitely try it if I were you, it helped a ton.

u/Clamd · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

I'll blame that on a brain fart. I try not to ramble by nature. Anyways what I've been using is some Derby blades in an Edwin Jagger razor. I bought this shave kit and am using the brush and soap.

What I do is start with a hot shower and wash my face. I use a preshave oil that i got in an Art of Shaving sampler kit (so far im not a fan of this stuff). I make a lather and then spend a couple minutes applying said lather to my face. What I've been doing is trying to find the angle by going 90degrees to my face and rotating the blade down until I feel the razor, then I shave with the grain. I do both sides of my face, then I shave upwards under my chin about half way. Once I get to my chin and mustache I basically forget how to shave and proceed to butcher my face. I'm trying to go with the grain (still finding that pattern) then relather and do a second pass across the grain.

Then I use an alum block, rinse the face, dry and apply a balm. I'm trying a nivea balm now but I tried a neutrogena one as well. I'm liking both so far but I think it's too early to tell.

I think one problem I have is that I'm used to "I definitely feel the hair being cut" from cartridge blades so when I make a pass and feel nothing, my brain takes over and out of habit goes "That clearly didn't work, press harder or go sharper"

u/Leisureguy · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

This razor costs less and (IMO) is better: the head is of more recent design, for one thing. See this post.

Read this post on blades. Merkur blades work for relatively few. You will have to find the brand(s) that work for you, and the simplest way to do that is with a sampler pack.

That brush is really not very good. I recommend an Ecotools Bamboo Finishing Kabuki brush, which makes a dynamite shaving brush. You can buy it locally in the cosmetics section of a Walgreens or the like for around $7.50. It's better than the Escali.

Some men turn out to have a skin reaction to some fragrances, and sandalwood and menthol+eucalyptus seem to be common culprits, but depending on the guy, almost anything can trigger a reaction---reactions to lime are not unknown, for example. If you know your skin is fine with fragrances in general, charge ahead; if you're unsure or if you've had skin reactions to anything in the past, you should at least test a new product by smearing some on the crease inside your elbow joint and letting it sit 10-20 minutes to see whether your o.wn skin reacts. It's better than smearing on your face and making it red and burning. I would recommend Speick shaving cream, or try some samples from AlsShaving.com to see which one(s) you like best. (Also some sample shaving soaps from HoneybeeSoaps.net.

For aftershaves, I highly recommend getting samples of Saint Charles Shave aftershaves: great products at modest prices, and by using samples you can test before you buy a full bottle.

Both bowl and stand are optional. Here's how I make lather.

u/Greyzer · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

Razor EJ DE89 an alternative could be the Merkur 23C mentioned by Dubaya or a Parker 91R.

Brush HIS. Synthetic brushes don't have to be broken in and have no funny smells.

Shaving Cream TOBS Avocado. Easy to lather, neutral smell. Pick a different smell if you like.

Blades A Sampler because there's no telling which will work for him.


u/teabagcity · 1 pointr/TwoXChromosomes

You should be able to get a nice one for about $30. Amazon has the best collection of relatively inexpensive handles like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Jagger-De86bl-Double-Safety/dp/B003LW4LJK

u/general-information · 1 pointr/Frugal

Razor

[Not exactly the same blade package, but similar.]
(http://www.amazon.com/Feather-Hi-Stainless-Platimum-Double-Blades/dp/B0022R947O) 50 blades for $15 and they last ~7 shaves each.

u/thejonston · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

Hey. We're glad to have you. Definitely a worthwhile endeavor. Anything that says sensitive skin on it will (that is of quality) should be good. I'd start here:

proraso

or here:

TOBS sensitive

As far as the DE razor, I've been shaving for over half a year with one DE and absolutely love it- the Edwin Jagger DE86. here


I'm not saying it's the best. It's just the only razor I have experience with. But I am very pleased with it. It helped me find a blade I like and I feel like a DE pro now. But there are others that are good as well. See sidebar for more information.


And of course- the proper legal disclaimer: YMMV.

u/crazindndude · 1 pointr/wicked_edge

I have the Edwin Jagger DE86BL, which as you can see is $36 shipped. The only difference between the various EJ razors is the color/material of the handle coating. The DE89 has a stainless finish, 86 is white or black.

Another option is Maggard Razors' Starter Kit. It's a big hit on wicked_edge and a lot of newcomers are pointed to it. Not sure what Canadian shipping is like, but you can get a full-service kit (razor, blades, soap, brush) for only a little more money than your razor budget.