Comment by gvurrdon

Using the old style of double-edged razors would be great. But, I have never managed to use them successfully - there's always a degree of nicks and razor burn. Fans of this style of razor would claim that this will be poor technique and they may even be right, but not everyone can be good at it, apparently. If someone were to invent a razor which can use cheap double-edged blades and not be unpleasant to use I'd certainly buy it. BTW, the old Rolls Razor turns out to give a very good shave and a blade can last a lifetime. Its only disadvantage as far as I can tell is that it takes much longer to shave with (presumably not a problem for those who actually enjoy shaving).