It’s been more than six months since I came back to wet shaving with a traditional safety razor. I’ve gone completely old school and could not be happier with my decision. Not only am I getting a great shave, but the process, overall, has been healthier and I’m saving some serious coin. Our dads and granddads knew something.
It’s great seeing more and more guys come back to this great tradition.
During this entire wet shaving re-discovery process, I’ve tried out a few different razors and blades. (You can see those reviews on my youtube channel or simply scroll through this blog.) Recently, I tried the Merkur and Edwin Jagger razors due to many users giving them five-star reviews. While these are well made razors, I still haven’t found them to be as good as the Vikings Blade razors I originally started out using.
I use The Godfather razor by Vikings Blade every morning. It’s my goto razor. I decided to set it aside and use Vikings Blade’s Chieftain razor. I wanted to understand how this razor changed my entire shaving routine for the better. Did it still perform as well as when I first used it? Was it better than the Merkur and Edwin Jagger?
The Chieftain razor by Vikings Blade
The answer is a resounding YES! The shave is close and comfortable and oh so smooth! While the Merkur and Edwin Jagger routinely missed hairs on my chin, The Chieftain never failed to shave those hairs on first pass.
Using The Chieftain razor reminded me of how wise my decision was to return to wet shaving. The Chieftain also reminded me of how lucky I was to select it from among all the others as my re-introduction to wet shaving. Had I not, I may well have gone back to my old ways of shaving with an overly priced and inferior electric razor.
The Chieftain is a very well made shaving instrument. It is precise, manufactured from high quality materials, and will likely last a lifetime and beyond. Your kids and grandkids will fight over who inherits it! And this is because Vikings Blade is a great company ! Compared to the competition, they give you so much more for the money, plus their razors come with a lifetime guarantee! Vikings blade really stands behind their products!
So, this blog post is, in many ways, an update to my original Amazon review of The Chieftain razor. As I’ve said before, The Godfather and The Chieftain are the only razors you’ll ever need.
However, go ahead and try some others. Experiment! Try different blades and soaps and creams and razors. Mix it up! It’s all part of the fun of wet shaving!
As the old saying goes, “If your morning shave isn’t the best part of your day, you’re doing it wrong.”
