Let me start with the good: This kit is a pretty good value and for sure gives you the chance to try wet shaving. The razor, which I think is a Weishei, isn’t a bad razor to start with, and the sample pack of blades are a very wide variety. The bowl is thin and small but hey, it’s a bare bones starter set. One cannnot be too picky at this price point. And now my sore points: The “software” (cream, pre shave, etc) is of good quality and brand. Proraso is great stuff and it’s used around the world and has been for a very long time. BUT I got 1.5 shaves out of the cream in this set. For me personally, I think that the products need to be a tad larger to get a real “do I want to do this” test run. To clarify, Matt and the Guys and Gals at Razor Emporium can not control what Proraso sells and they can’t be expected to take a loss with hopes of return business. That’s just crazy. What I would suggest is to step up to the next kit; it’s an overall better “bang for the buck” purchase and you’ll get some nice upgrades over this kit. In summary, Razor Emporium is an amazing company and they take pride in Traditional Wet Shaving and the history behind it. If you have questions about ANYTHING, they’re just an email away and seem very happy to help. I personally hope to do much more business with them in the future and this kit started what I consider to be an awesome relationship with a small American business.

After watching a number of Matt's videos, I decided to take the DE plunge after having been a near 30 year electric shaver. I ordered the Most Recommended kit and couldn't be happier. I've purchased a few other razors and soaps since getting the starter kit, but my go-to razor is still the DE89, paired up with Proraso Green. If you're looking at getting started in DE shaving, I highly recommend getting your starter kit from Razor Emporium.

I bought the "Most Recommended" package. Tonight was my first safety razor shave and I am very pleased. I bought the Proraso green pre-shave cream and post-shave balm to go with the green shaving cream. I used the Astra Blue blade on the Edwin Jagger DE89 and it was a great experience. This kit comes with everything you need to get started. Just buy this kit and watch a couple Youtube tutorials and you are ready to go! I would gladly recommend this kit!

The price of this bundle was perfect for me for my first try and it was amazing, I love my shave and I'll never go back to the 5 and 6 blades of today