My Merlin was super sharp, and ready to use out of the box! Well balanced, very light, smooth movement on the pivot, and beautifully finished! A little more pointy at the toe and heel compared to my Solomon. A great shave!
This razor really stepped up my shaving. I will never use another cartridge razor.
This scuttle definitely improved my shave experience. If you haven’t experienced a nice hit shave lather I highly suggest you pick up a naked armor scuttle and give it a try.
I just got done using the Noah’s Organic shave puck. Wow what an awesome soap. My first time using a straight razor was a horrible experience. To be honest it was my first time wet shaving. I bought a very cheap puck off of Amazon and it had no slickness or cushion. This is not the case with Noah’s Organic Puck. This soap isn’t much more than what I paid for that horrible soap from Amazon, but it performs like a top tier soap. I had tremendous amounts of lather , and slickness and cushion for an amazing straight shave tonight. 3 wonderful passes. This soap is heading into my rotation.
The Dodinel carries a good weight and balance. This razor has a good edge out of the box and gave a good 1st shave.