I love my Henson, had it for years now. Still on the same free box of blades and there’s nothing short of a furnace that’s gonna break the handle, no plastic and laser precise mounting every time.
It’s one of those single-blade razors, right? How often do you cut yourself? Also, how often do you have to change that blade? I’ve thought about getting one. But I make my disposable razors last, and a Henson would cost about a year’s worth of disposables for me. I barely grow facial hair and shave every other to every three days.
To add onto what @DOPdan@lemmy.world said, there is a bit of a learning curve. Once you can consistently get the angle right it’s like shaving with a stick of butter. I also shave my face every other day and I even use it to shave my head once a week.
I’m coming up on 2 years of ownership and have barely gone through 2/3 of my initial 100 count pack that cost $15 USD. It’s one of those products where there’s a bit of an initial investment that saves significant money long term.
I’ve owned the Henson for a few years now and love it. worth every penny.
i shave one, maybe two times a week (I’m older and lazier now haha) and should probably change my blade more often than I do. that being said, I probably change it out every 2 months or so?
i rarely cut myself, and I’m not typically very careful with it. maybe it’s the blades I use? probably also depends on your skin, etc. i think that I used to cut myself more often with my disposables, etc.
anyways, like others have said, I bought a big 100 pack of Feather blades, and I’ve still working on that initial pack.
I switched to a Henson about a year ago and the only time I’ve cut myself is when I’ve used a dull blade. I switch it out every 4th shave or so, but the blades are pennies each. 100 for $15 for the Astras.
I used to cut myself way more with other cartridge razors.
I didn’t buy a Henson but I bought something close and I havent bought a new blade in 3 years. But I only shave in the summers when I need to be clean shaven. Once the initial spend is done the upkeep is next to nothing. And that even if you buy the douchy shave bars. My grandpa uses a single razor and I bought him a gift pact of very nice shave soap 6 years ago, he still has 1 can left.
I love my Henson, had it for years now. Still on the same free box of blades and there’s nothing short of a furnace that’s gonna break the handle, no plastic and laser precise mounting every time.
It’s one of those single-blade razors, right? How often do you cut yourself? Also, how often do you have to change that blade? I’ve thought about getting one. But I make my disposable razors last, and a Henson would cost about a year’s worth of disposables for me. I barely grow facial hair and shave every other to every three days.
To add onto what @DOPdan@lemmy.world said, there is a bit of a learning curve. Once you can consistently get the angle right it’s like shaving with a stick of butter. I also shave my face every other day and I even use it to shave my head once a week.
I’m coming up on 2 years of ownership and have barely gone through 2/3 of my initial 100 count pack that cost $15 USD. It’s one of those products where there’s a bit of an initial investment that saves significant money long term.
I’ve owned the Henson for a few years now and love it. worth every penny.
i shave one, maybe two times a week (I’m older and lazier now haha) and should probably change my blade more often than I do. that being said, I probably change it out every 2 months or so?
i rarely cut myself, and I’m not typically very careful with it. maybe it’s the blades I use? probably also depends on your skin, etc. i think that I used to cut myself more often with my disposables, etc.
anyways, like others have said, I bought a big 100 pack of Feather blades, and I’ve still working on that initial pack.
I switched to a Henson about a year ago and the only time I’ve cut myself is when I’ve used a dull blade. I switch it out every 4th shave or so, but the blades are pennies each. 100 for $15 for the Astras. I used to cut myself way more with other cartridge razors.
Initially I did nick myself a lot
I realized with my skin and beard combo I can’t go against the grain, so getting to know myself helped a lot. I do with the grain then across.
I don’t nick myself often and I use an alum block when I do, or just to clean up any spots I think will turn into a razor burn.
You can get a cheaper DE razor to start, the blades and shave soap will make the biggest difference.
I didn’t buy a Henson but I bought something close and I havent bought a new blade in 3 years. But I only shave in the summers when I need to be clean shaven. Once the initial spend is done the upkeep is next to nothing. And that even if you buy the douchy shave bars. My grandpa uses a single razor and I bought him a gift pact of very nice shave soap 6 years ago, he still has 1 can left.