Does anyone have any experience with the Henson Shaving razor blades?
Until I can get laser hair removal the blades for my razor cost like €35 every month or two, and that's always bother me along with how polluting that is.
Their razor sounds good, but I've minimal knowledge here and just don't wanna deal with facial hair & dysphoria. #HensonShaving
@thisismissem I haven't used the razor myself (I use a different safety razor, the Blackland Vector.) But from what I've read, the razor itself is awesome, and pretty forgiving, but the RK blades that it comes with are kinda meh. Of course, it's different for everybody, so you may love them!
If you get a razor and are unsure of which blades you prefer, there are sites like razorbladesclub.com where you can buy small quantities of many different blades to try out.
@thisismissem For sure, Hensons are popular for body shaving! There are others as well, you may want to have a look at Leaf razors, too.
Also, if you don't get a great answer here, there is a shaving-centric Lemmy instance: https://sub.wetshaving.social/c/wetshaving
It's not as active as the original Reddit sub r/wetshaving, but there is a daily thread for questions. There have definitely been similar questions from trans folks in the past (though that may have been back on Reddit, I can't remember for sure.)
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@nguarracino I'm mostly looking for a closer cleaner shave, one I can do more regularly and the cost saving.
The Gillette blades that I use I can only shave every two or three days, as my skin gets irritated otherwise, and the result of the shave isn't as clean as I'd like.
Emelia 👸🏻
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