Parker Safety Razor Solo Edge Single Edge Platinum Single Edge Blades with 100 Pieces

Shaves smooth but cuts every piece of skin

Bello e funzionale pratico ed intuitivo nell' usarlo, le sue lame vanno bene, lo consiglio

I know everyone's face is different and razors that work well for some people do not work for others, so keeping that in mind, a little backdrop is warranted in this review: I don't have super thick beard hair. I'm pretty sure they modeled the facial hair of Joe Dirt off of my face. I've been using a double-sided safety razor for over 20 years now as my primary and I tend to shave about 4x per week to keep myself reasonably presentable (not military standards). I've had a pretty wide variety razors over that time including some very expensive and very inexpensive ones (not much correlation between price and shave quality). Been using a Merkur Progress lately and don't have any complaints, but nothing to sing about either. Its always been a struggle finding a safety razor that holds the blade aggressive enough to get a good close shave without being so aggressive that it leaves my face raw or that I have to shave super careful to avoid nicking. Enter the Parker Soloedge. Bought this on a whim because it wasn't too expensive. Been looking at a Twig but at about 2x the cost I was hesitant. I've been using this for a couple weeks now and wow, where has this been all my life!?. The half blade is easy to deal with: actually just snapped one of my double-sided blades and haven't even opened the 100 pack that came with the Parker. The magnet in the razor makes it easy to load the blade with proper alignment. First shave was my face with about 3 days of growth. The Parker sliced through it like butter and it wasn't just the blade itself or the shave cream because I've been using these same blades and cream with my other razors for years without this level of effectiveness. Whole face required minimal passes and I was deliberately a little fast and careless just to see how it went. Subsequent shaves have been the same and I got about 6 shaves before needing a blade swap. The shape of this single blade holder makes it easier to get up under my nose which was always a tricky spot to access with the bigger double edge razors. Its also nice to just have the one blade and not the inconsistency I would get with a double edge after a couple shaves where one side had clearly gotten duller than the other. Bottom line: face shave test passed with flying colors and this is probably one of the closest shaves I've ever gotten besides going to the barber for a straight razor shave. This is now my go-to razor. The next test was arguably just ridiculous. I'm a road cyclist and during race season I shave my legs. I don't like it, but its effective for multiple reasons. I've occasionally tried my double edge razors for this but they are either far too aggressive or they're not aggressive enough: very tricky balance with legs. I should note, since my guess is that only dudes are reading this, that leg shaving also generally requires going against the grain cause the hair does not stand up like facial hair does but this makes irritation a bigger issue. I tried the Parker on this and it was shockingly effective. So much so that I actually then tried shaving with the grain to further reduce any skin irritation and it worked perfect that way as well. At this point I was really impressed since no other razor has been able to do that. But then I did the unthinkable on my other leg and went with both against and with the grain on completely dry skin: no water, no shaving cream, no nothing. Holy smokes it left a smooth clean surface and zero blood, skin loss or irritation! That's borderline unbelievable. I know this test is probably relevant for exactly 0 people reading this, but thought it worth mentioning because it just adds to the impressiveness of this razor. Other honorable mentions: The clearance vents under the blade seem to do a pretty good job and I can shave a pretty significant portion of my face before needing to rinse it. If you have thicker hair your mileage will vary, but I found this to be at least as effective as my good double edge razors and far better than any cartridge style razor. I can shave very fast with this and I'm not a particularly fast shaver. This is hands down the fastest of any of my razors, including electric and cartridge razors. The combination of not needing to rinse every pass, how effective one pass is, and how the blade is held in such a way as to minimize nicking means I can shave faster than I ever have before and still get a quality result. If you're thinking about this and haven't been completely satisfied with other razors, this is totally worth a shot. I know it might not work for everyone, but I think it would work well for a lot of folks and at this price its a 'why not' kind of thing. I wish I had found this many years ago. Parker nailed it with this thing.

Ein klasse Rasierhobel mit richtig guter Verarbeitung und super Design. Dass ihn viele als sanft bezeichnen, kann ich nicht nachvollziehen. Ich würde ihn eher neutral - Richtung aggressiv bezeichnen. Mit den original Rasierklingen ist er nicht ohne. Ich habe mir jetzt Derby Premium zugelegt und nun schneidet er perfekt. Zum Ausprobieren habe ich eine King Gillette halbiert und benutzt. Diese Kombination ist definitiv zu scharf, das war das erste Mal, dass ich in meinem Leben richtigen Rasurbrand hatte. Damit fühlt es sich an wie skalpiert. Hiermit kommen wir wieder zu dem, man muss immer die richtige Klinge zu dem richtigen Hobel finden. Mit den Parker Klingen alles okay, Tendenz aggressiv. Mit den Derby Premium perfekte Rasur. Nur richtig mild kriegt man mit diesem Hobel nicht hin. Das möchte er auch nicht und kann er auch konstruktiv bedingt nicht. Bei einem Single EDGE und gerade bei diesem, ist die Klinge sehr stark eingespannt. Das ergibt einen gewissen Kick und Freche. Noch mal: Er sieht richtig gut aus und fasst sich perfekt an, das Gewicht ist richtig ordentlich. Sehr zu empfehlen, nur nichts für Leute mit superempfindlicher Haut.

Buena maquinilla para media hoja, practica y un buen afeitado.