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The Best Straight Razors for Men

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You can view straight razors through the lens simple, old-fashioned saying: practice makes perfect. Although it offers the closest shave you’ll ever achieve, a straight razor blade isn’t for the faint-hearted. Straight razors are extremely sharp and therefore increases your chance of nicks, cuts, and, possibly, serious injury. After all, there’s a reason barbers go to school to perfect their craft. If you’re feeling up to the task of learning how to shave with a straight razor, using the best straight razors will get you started on the right path.

The pinnacle of shaving for men is a straight razor shave. It’s sort of a lost art that we only seem to experience at a barbershop if we opt for the hot towel luxury. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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It might take some time to test the technique and patience to familiarize yourself with a delicate task, but once you’ve mastered the art of shaving with a straight-edge razor your face will never look or feel better. Maintaining your whiskers with a safety razor offers a more precise shave and a reduced risk of ingrown hairs, skin irritations, and infection.

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Here are the best straight razors to help you on your journey towards a refined and successful at-home coiffeur.

Utopia Care Professional Barber Straight Edge Razor

Utopia Care Professional Barber Straight Edge Razor
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Utopia Care is dedicated to delivering stark utility to licensed barbers and hairstylists, and its professional-grade straight edge razor follows suit. The blade is constructed with a durable, 430-grade Japanese stainless steel and a matte-black finish for added rust resistance. Its design sports a moveable blade cover that offers easy functionality for a safe and secure shaving experience that will leave your face feeling smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy.

Equinox Professional Straight Edge Razor

Equinox Professional Straight Edge Razor
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Maintaining your whiskers with a multi-blade razor is safe and effective, but it can present its own disadvantages in regard to irritating your skin, too. If you’re just getting your feet wet with a straight razor blade, the Equinox Professional straight razor is a high-quality and effective option that’s perfect for beginners. It’s crafted with a stainless steel design that’s built to last, a user-friendly frame for stability and comfort, and an easy opening blade guard for quick and safe blade replacement. To top it all off, it’s delivered with 100 top-of-the-line, single-edge blades from Derby.

Feather Black SS Folding Handle Razor

Feather Black SS Folding Handle Razor
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Feather crafts all of its razors in Japan with high-quality materials and craftsmanship. Its folding Black SS straight razor is both beautiful and hard-working, boasting an ultra-comfortable resin handle for added grip, a heat- and rust-resistant stainless steel blade, and a spring-mounted blade head that makes deploying, cleaning, and changing the blade as easy as refilling your glass of scotch.

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