VIKINGS BLADE The Chieftain Safety Razor (Odin Edition)

Wonderful and smooth delivery experience by TheGlobalGenie team. I got quick response on delivery related queries I had whenever I enquired until the package was delivered. Now my only concern is about the Product Genuinity and how to validate that. While everything looks genuine but there were some reviews in Amazon which made me think otherwise but other than that, I AM TOTALLY DELIGHTED. THANKS

A good product ..well made .. well balanced. Bought another for travelling!!!

Received this razor this week.It is a nice looking and well finished razor,has a good weight. Blades it comes with are too mild for me so after a couple of times I tried ied with an Astro blade this worked a lot better.The razor is very mild so anyone just starting to use single blade razors this is an ideal starter.For more experience it is still a great good looking razor but needs a more aggressive blade. I would suggest to the people at Viking that instead of 5 mild Viking blades that they replace a couple with their more aggressive blades.Have now been using this razor for a long time with various blades and I can only say this is a fantastic razor purchase one you will never regret buying it

Kicking myself that I waited a lifetime to try a double edge razor. What a dummy. Solid, nice weight distribution, feels great in my hand, open/close mechanism no problem. Never going back to overpriced cartridges.

Like any good story, it needs a proper beginning. My journey to wet shaving started with that awful Gillette commercial. I had been a long time Gillette customer for years, buying their razors and gels. I have never been so deeply offended by a commercial and I have no intention of supporting their radical SJW company. So at first, I look at their competitors like Schick or Dollar Shave Club. When I did a little research into the history of multi-blade cartridge itself. For years, I suffered from horrible acne and ingrown hairs. I also thought it was hygiene or I wasn't replacing the blades often enough. But no matter what I did, they never went away. What good is it having clean shave if you have a huge cyst on your face or neck? Then I discovered that multi-blade cartridges work by pulling the hair out of the follicle and then cutting it. Which leads to ingrown hairs and it all made sense. After that point, I resolved myself to switch from multi to DE completely. I look at several brands on Amazon and landed on Vikings because frankly I liked the look and I like Vikings. I bought the Vikings Stand, bowl and Brush. At first, I was a little disappointed by the blade. Thus I wanted to try Merkur 23c which is the highest reviewed DE on Amazon. I thought that maybe the Vikings DE was just inferior. But ultimately I came to love the Vikings more than the Merkur and I sent it back. This review will compare the two against each other. For the purpose of this review, I want to state that I used Merkur's blades in both the Vikings DE and Merkur. Astra, Feather, and Merkur just make better blades than Vikings, maybe that will change in the future, but for now, to the strongest goes my money. I use Taylor of Old Bond Steet Sandalwood shaving cream, lather, and wood preshave oil and post shave balm. The first thing you will notice when you compare the Vulcan with the Merker 23c, is that the Vulcan is much much bigger and a lot heavier than the Merker. This is a real plus for me, it makes it a lot easier to shave because you don't have to put much pressure on the blade. You let the weight of the Vulcan do it for you. This is a clear winning feature. Another really important feature that places the Vulcan over the Merkur 23c at least is the butterfly feature. On the Vulcan DE, to change the blade all you have to do is unscrew the bottom and the head of the razor opens up. It takes not 5 seconds to change a blade. Merkur 23c is three pieces, and no matter how many videos I watched or my technique it is not easy to change the blade. DE blades are far sharper than anything most people touch. I gave myself quite the cut changing Merkur 23c and that hurt for a solid week. With the butterfly head, you just don't have the same risk. Finally, for the most important part, how well it shaves. I want to state that the Merkur gives a good shave, especially for a beginner. But the Vulcan DE wins out for me because it is the more aggressive shave. IF you compare the Vulcan with the Merkur, you will notice that the Merkur has a lot longer guard. The great thing about is that it makes it much harder to cut or nick yourself. There is a lot less gap between the blade and the guard. Whereas with the Vulcan, the guard is much shorter and the gap is much bigger. This leaves the blade much more exposed and a lot closer shave. I would often find myself shaving first with the Merkur and unable to get a close shave. Whereas you could just to finish up with the Vulcan and catch what the Merkur missed. In summary, both the Vikings Vulcan and Merkur 23c are good razors. But I like a more aggressive shave that makes my face as smooth as a baby's ass. So if you are a beginner and aren't' willing to try something like the Muhle R41 which is extremely aggressive, then this razor if for you. With time and techniques you can eliminate the nicks and get a very good shave.

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