MERKUR 23C Double Edge Safety Razor - Polished Chrome, Long Knurled Brass Handle, Made in Germany, Plastic-Free, Three Piece Design, Closed Comb, Straight Bar

So I'm new to DE shaving. Went on Amazon and bought the cheapest highly recommend razor, which was a $17 Weishi butterfly style. Felt nice in my hand, and I liked the cool butterfly doors... Then I proceeded to set my face on fire with razor burn, along with bleeding in multiple places. I was like wow these hipsters are silly for going back to DE razors, I knew it was nonsense! But then I looked really closely at the razor, and saw the blade wasn't perfectly spaced. Plus I just felt like I should give another handle a try before I curse DE shaving... Decided on this razor after reading reviews. I liked that it has a long handle and many people said you can shave with it like a normal razor. Haha ya right I thought, I just butchered my face with the Weishi, I highly doubt this will work anything like a regular razor. Well holy oh my god, this razor is the absolute bomb. I cannot believe the NIGHT AND DAY difference from the Weishi. SAME BLADES. When screwing the top on for the first time, after I put a blade in there, I heard a snap/crack. I'm like oh no the screw just broke that people say breaks if you drop this razor... But nope, it was the razor blade bending in half, longways, which makes it more stiff and rigid, and the spacing is PERFECT. It allows you to do whatever you want, however you want. None of this "you need 5 years jedi training to use a DE razor" nonsense. The first pass with Cremo shaving cream was like nothing I was used to. I felt the smooth metal passing over my skin, but after not feeling much, I figured I must have the wrong angle. Except the hair was gone. Huh? But I didn't feel the blade. So then I used a more aggressive angle and I still barely felt the scrape, but the hair was even closer this time. (Always against the grain BTW. Only way to shave in my book.) Wow. So then I'm like ok let's see what this thing can really do... no shaving cream. I want to feel it. Let's see if I can give myself razor burn. Surely you can't do such a thing with a DE razor, right? I mean my experience with the Weishi, I can't imagine not using shaving cream. The result? You don't even need shaving cream. It's that safe/good. You can press hard and angle it properly to get a really close shave too. I was THIS close to throwing the Weishi in the trash and saying DE shaving is for hipsters. But I wanted to be fair about it if I was about to go another 40 years saying it's dumb. Glad I did. I'm hooked now. Oh and the reviews and description saying this razor is nice and light, similar to a plastic handle, are out of their minds. It's a heavy quality handle, there's no mistaking it for anything light. At all.

A friend encouraged me to grow lamb chops in my sophomore year (‘71) after I complained about shaving. I used the DE butterfly razor Dad got for me where once or twice a week it wreaked havoc on my zit covered face. I’m not entirely sure whether the razor was open comb, or the blade itself was combed for safety. That meat-hammered face look was nothing to be embarrassed about back then as half the boys in class had crater faces. Those handsome senior year book photos? Air brushed. Entering the workforce about 1977, daily shaving was required along with suit and tie where I was forever commuting with 3-4 pieces of TP to patch up the wounds. I should have joined a ‘styptic pencil of the month club’. About that time, I tried the Gillette Trac II and finally settled on the plus model which added a lubricant strip, along with Edge Gel Aloe Vera Sensitive shave cream. Finally I began to get a decent shave with less blood letting. That’s been my shave for nearly 50 years, made more affordable by cheap cartridge refills in packages of 100. Thankfully, the suit and shave requirement was retired in the late 80’s when I went into IT – tech support is supposed to look casual and nerdy. Shaving just twice a week on average, there’s times I simply wait too long and the Trac II plus isn’t up to it, so I bought an electric razor YUCK! and finally a Weishi DE butterfly razor in short and long handle. My big hands hate the short handle, but the long handle gave me a decent 1 pass shave in like 2 minutes with an occasional nick if I cut the corners or wasn’t careful in setting it on my ugly mug. But I don’t get the feeling of quality from the Weishi and hate the gunmetal finish which looks dirty all the time. So I started watching YT shaving videos to find something better! Who knew there were so many shaving fetishists! Unable to spend more than 40 clams on a razor, brought me to the Muhle, Parker and Viking lines – where I ruled out anything with short handles, odd colors and matte/rustic finish. Adjustable razors all seem to be short handle so they’re out. My peculiars finally brought me to the Merkur 23c where I’m using Parker blades left over from the Weishi. I’m frankly shocked that it has yet to give me even a hint of a nick or cut. The shave is close enough for someone who hates to shave. Mine is a squirrely beard with grain going in several directions – which means the 23c requires several passes to get it smooth enough for my liking, especially the corners of the mouth, tip of the chin, jaw line and neck. It’s a smooth shave where the grain is straight and regular. On the recommendation of Frank below, I’m going to pick up a 25c for a more aggressive shave – where I hope that the Trac II plus, Merkur 23c and 25c will finally help me loathe shaving a little less. The price is right for a quality product.

Very happy with the quality. I started with double-edged razors as a teenager as that is what my father used. In the 60's there wasn't much choice. However, my dad had a thick, heavy beard which I did not inherit. My beard is light and soft and my skin is sensitive. Electric shavers did not work well for the same reason so I soon switched to the "Trac 2" and have used some form of multi-blade shaver ever since. Intrigued by all the recent hype for the new razors I ordered this one. It is well-made and seems durable. Major differences from the multi-blades are: 1) the new blades (I've used Astra and Personna, so far) are extremely sharp; 2) the head is much heavier so care must be taken when placing the face - easy to whack yourself; 3) care must be taken to shave at the proper angle to be effective. This takes a little practice; 4) careful going "against the grain" as you can catch the underside of the jawbone (mandible) easily here - like I said, "extremely" sharp; 5) go slow - this is not a razor (IMO) for a quick shave. All-in-all I really like it, especially how cheap the blades are. I look forward to changing them every 4-5 days. Probably could go a week or so but I like a really close shave so it is worth it to me.

While pricier than my previous no name brand straight razor (which lasted 3 years), I instantly noticed a superior design. The likelihood of getting cut is significantly lower due to the blade angle! The method of installing and removing the blade is not nearly as likely to rust (as was the death of my old one). Highly recommended, spend a couple extra bucks and get priceless value. I’m so happy! I don't want to say this blade will act as an antidepressant, but it will get you about half way there, or more, if your life is going well in other aspects... The only downside is you can’t shave all day.

Received my 23C razor in the mail this week. I ended up finding a random tutorial for safety razors online as I have never used one in my life. The razor is in three pieces, and it doesn't take long to learn how to load the blade. The razor seems sturdy and well made. The learning curve for shaving is short - I quickly found the right angle to use, and unlike multiblade razors you don't use a lot of pressure. There were times when I pulled on my cheeks or neck to get a closer shave but that is the only effort involved. Short, light strokes are the key, repeating them where necessary to get smooth. I was nervous about cuts and razor burn/ingrown hairs, so when it came to my neck I didn't use upstrokes as the tutorial recommended (i.e., against the growth of my whiskers). Overall the shave is comparable to the multi-blade disposables. My primary reason for buying this was to reduce the amount of waste I put into landfills, and hopefully this will help. They say you can get 4-5 shaves from a blade before it needs replacing; my beard is not especially thick so I'm hoping for more. Gave the razor 4 stars because I have only used it once and there have been reviews that noted the razor can break easily. I disassembled the razor after my first shave to clean it out and allow it to dry between shaves. This means I'll be assembling/disassembling it a lot if I keep it up. I'll come back here later after a month or so to adjust my review as necessary once I see how durable it is.

Been using it for a few years now. Good starter razor. Reduces irritation

As a wet shaver for 15 years, I kept telling the women in my life that my razors we far better than the multi blade money pit razors. I got this for my wife and she loves the way it shaves. The longer handle makes it so easy for her. I have now had to buy each of my 4 daughter's one to make sure they don't grab my Lamda Athena to shave with.

Decent quality and workmanship. Since finding wet shaving, I started with a few antique Gillette's and landed on a super basic Edwin Jagger as my daily driver. Thought it was too agressive until I swapped the blades someone recommended to me for something more forgiving blade (Rapira). It's been pretty smooth sailing since then but I have felt myself wanting for something less slippery and hard to grip from time to time. I'd heard that the basic Merkur head cut similly or identicaly to the EJ but had a better knurled longer handle better suited to my XXL ham fists. Not so much. Turns out the cutting angle of this razor is different enough that I really can't seem to get a decent shave from it due to the shallow angle. Tried swapping in the super agressive Feather blades that destroyed my face in every other razor but with this one it barely made a dent. Resigned to just using this on my neck during haircuts...and though it makes the area easier to reach, it still only does a mediocre job at that. Feels like the Merkur does have better workmanship than the Edwin Jagger but I personally can't say it's worth it based on how shallowly it shaves. You don't have my face though so your mileage may vary. EDIT 12/30/2021: Hard to believe how much difference a year meant to how I'd review this razor. I used to mostly use a shaving oil. Early in the year I decided to try a new shaving soap with my normal shaving oil as a pre-shave. Happened to use this razor with a Rapira blade as the baseline for my first experiment. Holy crap did this make a difference. I managed to get an almost perfectly close shave. No nicks, no cuts, no skin irritation at all. Did the same shave setup later with my Edwin Jagger and got consistently worse results. I liked the soap (Mitchell's Wool Fat) a lot and got consistently better results from it with this razor. So I decided to settle into using this razor as my daily driver and haven't needed to look back since. Every one in a while I'll still try a shave with just the oil and my Edwin Jagger just to shake things up. But it's never the same. Needless to say, I'm changing this review to 5 stars. Turns out that this actually was the perfect razor for my face. Who knew?

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Purchased for my father. Quality was excellent.

Me encantó, vengo de una mala experiencia con el King C de gillette y, sinceramente, este rastrillo de Merkur me ha fascinado jajajjajaja Ya venía con una navaja de la marca propia, no me he cortado ni irritado, de verdad magnífico

Present for my husband & he loves it nice weight to the razor