Shaving with a Sword!

A Wilkinson Sword safety razor and blade! It's a first shave with an inexpensive safety razor. How does it shave? Let's see...
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[@dotbluer9041]

good tutorial for people like me that didn’t have a dad to show us how it’s done

[@SinatraLennon]

Glad I could be of service!

[@micheals1992]

If I shaved like this guy I'd end up with a face covered in blood. I'm still learning though, until I got a safety razor I couldn't do a wet shave with a multiblade as I got instant razor burn and allot of irritation and ingrowing hairs. I'm still finding what works best and for me that is to shave with the grain and only do one pass, when I attempt to shave against the grain (no matter what I do) pretty much every one of my hair follicles bleed, it's still miles smoother then my trimmer anyway so I'm happy. I got the new butterfly razor from Wilkinson's sword and I tried personna blades and I actually prefer personna over the included Wilkinson's sword blades. I think that's because they seem a bit less aggressive, I actually plucked up the courage to do a full body shave and was actually quite surprised how fast it was over my Gillette Fusion and I actually managed to get fewer nicks over the fusion (which mostly happens on my knee caps), the only one I did get was my own fault as I slipped slightly doing one of my feet. For me it was more of a training exercise but at the end I couldn't believe just how much control you actually get with a double edge razor compared to a cartridge razor.

[@jaunmageau3749]

@@micheals1992 You shave your knees?

[@MisterSolitude]

Me too. Started shaving at 29. Better late than never

[@mriverlands9584]

"Halfway between a mild and aggressive razor". Wouldn't that be a passive-aggressive razor?🤣

[@yashpalchudasama501]

Using the same razor... bought in 1991 still using it. Total trouble free and suitable for hard beard

[@fbbc2]

I did my first ever shave with a safety razor yeszerday and I used the same razor. I just did the contures of my beard and shaved my neck. I'm impressed. I have zero razor burn on my neck and have more precision when doing the beard line up. Greetings from Germany

[@markmaj59]

Well, I saw this video and thought, "why not, it's not an expensive test". I received my amazon package yesterday and today I used my new Wilkenson Sword Classic with one of the supplied Wilkenson sword blades and one of my favorite soaps and brushes. Surprisingly good shave, very lightweight, but a comfortable and close shave. I'm a two-pass kind of guy and that was more than enough. This razor is great for anyone beginning or even someone who has been wet shaving for a while. I'm planning on getting another for a travel shave kit. Heck for the price, I might give a few as Christmas presents.

[@CincyShaves]

I absolutely love this razor with a sharper blade than the one it comes with. Great video, that's one Rockin' intro!

[@KINGMJ1990]

British owned Wilkinson Swod Razor and Blades were the preferred razors and blades in India till the mid 1990s when Gillette entered the market as India liberalised economically. My father regularly used it before shifting to Catridge razors somewhere in the late 1990s. These things seem to be unavailable nowadays.

[@michaelz7683]

That palmolive is a real lather monster. I always make more than I need when I use it

[@FalcoWolfe]

I have the metal butterfly opening Wilkinson Sword and I love it. I use the same blades that were in this video. You should do a comparison between the 2 Wilkinson Swords.

[@061Hitachi]

I bought this one for 4$ in 2012, I would really like to upgrade to the metal one, it looks so good.

[@someone7557]

A bad craftsman blames his tools they say, haha! I know I'm late to the party, but still thanks a bunch for your thoughts! I've actually gotten to love this little sucker but it is my first and only razor. Anyways, cheers from Europe! Can't wait to see what this cliffhanger is about! :)

[@schizzlschnitzl]

My first safety razor shave was with this Wilkinson plastic thing. Of course i watched 5 quarters of 7 youtube shaving videos before, so i only got 2 days of razor burn and a handful of cuts with my first shave. It could only get better at this point. ;) (happy now with my revamped 1967 Gillette Slim Adjustable from Razor Emporium and Astra Green / Feather blades ;-))

[@schizzlschnitzl]

Jason 24 in my case i blame myself. ;)

[@davidhiggins2578]

My first safety razor. Very cheap feeling plastic but the razor will still mow through 1 week growth very easily and just as good as more expensive metal DE razors, very good razor it go to show you dont need to pay alot if money for a good shave. Nice video & shave!

[@4ksandknives]

I was surprised by how good the Wilkinson Safety Razor performed. I don't have very much to shave though, so that's the difference. In my opinion, it's a very mild safety razor that is, in my opinion, beginner friendly. After this, I'd recommend people progress to a different safety razor like a Merkur or Viking

[@viarnay]

I've started with classic shaving with one of these wilkinson and no regrets.

[@DD-bv9jl]

I found a set with a synthetic brush and wilkinson sword soap for this for the equivelant of 12 dollars where i live

[@DarthPatty421]

I’ve had a beard since 2014. Finally decided to shave it off this month. Have a few shaves, I told my aunt about maybe getting a safety razor. She went home and the next day came back with some old safety razors that belonged to my great-grandpa. There was three razors and one of them was a 1960 Gillette Fatboy!! I was so excited because I knew what it was from your videos! Can’t wait to start shaving with it but I don’t know if it is a good one to start off with? What’s your opinion?

[@Void3.0]

Did you ever grow it back? 🧔

[@shavefan12]

Love that razor. It’s perfect for travel and I keep it in my rotation. Try a different blade, the blade that comes with this razor, for me, is like shaving with a dull blade. I’d use any other blade than the Wilkinson that it comes with.

[@someone7557]

Do NOT, under any circumstance, use those cheap boxed Gillette blades with this razor! The combination makes for a bloody morning hahaha

[@mysteriousblast2435]

Can you use literally any blade?

[@itoldjaso]

Three ways of using shaving cream in a tube: (1) Wet face using hot water------Leave face wet------Put a fingertip amount of cream in palm of hand------Rub hands together and then on face------Lather with brush of choice. (1a) Apply lather to face------Do not use brush. Just shave. (2) Place fingertip amount of cream into a bowl or mug-------Lather up for 15 seconds-------Apply brush to face. (3) Apply fingertip amount of cream to wet brush------Face lather.

[@silverdaleks1]

Nice coffee montage at the start, also I've seen that plastic safety razor in a half prize shop and I've used that type of shaving cream

[@tratiegi]

This guys voice reminds me of Andy Bernard from the office

[@SinatraLennon]

Really? I get told that I sound like Tim Allen a lot.

[@user-qx1mu3zf8g]

Hi from Greece, Athens, this is Dimitris. I just bought the same razor from the supermarket, for 5 euros I think. Didn't try it yet, but I think you are right, using better blades, (like feather) the razor will do its job! Thanks for your video!!

[@kasmeneyes2227]

"ladies and gents" lol

[@BigXarlie]

That's my dad's favorite blade. He is a barber, so sometimes he shaves my beard when i cut my hair with him. I ask him to use the same blade and cream that he uses on himself. Never got any nicks or cuts with this thing.

[@iamnotthatlame4998]

Idk why but I really enjoy watching these videos with you shaving and talking. I'm a girl and I don't grow a beard so I don't really know why I enjoy this so much😊 you seem very kind and you're also kinda very attractive not gonna lie ☺️❤️

[@SinatraLennon]

What a nice compliment. Thanks!

[@pato2200]

My ex girlfriend always liked to watch me shave. A lovely beautiful girl but I never really got why she found it so interesting..

[@ferrarired1422]

Great vid. 4.06 euro I Ireland. Gone to try it. Tired of being ripped off with Mach 3s.

[@faelanman901]

Picked one up for a fiver in dublin yesterday, had been using the fusion system before. By far the best fiver I have ever spent.

[@schutzstaffel6337]

mach 3 is trash, i have just bought wilkinson sword razor, hope it will work.

[@aisback1990]

SchutzStaffel any update

[@Kagumin]

Did you ever try it with a Feather blade? I'm very curious! That video wouldn't be boring at all haha

[@ResidentNotEvil5]

Like your shaving videos and I'm shaving twice every 3 days can't stop shaving using double edge razor 😁

[@guitarplayerforu]

I've been wet shaving with cartridge razors for close to a decade now, tried numerous different ones from Dorco, King of Shaves, Wilkinson sword and Gillette, my favourites have been the Gillette Mach 3 turbo and fusion proglide flexball. I'd always heard people say how good DE razors are and always been afraid to try one incase I cut my face to shreds but today I got myself the same type of DE that your using in this video just to see what a DE is like, and after my first use I'm pretty impressed, like you, I got a bit of razor burn on my neck area but didn't cut myself any more than normal which is good. I think once I've done it a few times and I'm used to angling the handle 30 degrees, the shave will be even better still, though it's very good even on my first attempt. I think I'd try Gillette DE blades in it once I run out of the supplied ones. All in all my first impression is good 👍

[@alexdavies3148]

“CUT!!!!!” *doesn’t cut*

[@JoseOrtiz-ui3jz]

Try the Lord Safety Razor. It’s cheap and a great razor.

[@Minime163]

What ever you have is contagious Sinatra I bought the ws classic yesterday in my local pharmacy yesterday. Took the blade out of my parker's de and used it in the classic fourth shave for the blade and the classic very safe to incert the blade in not only is it fool proof its actually me proof. I'd very much with your assessment of it but I loved the way the blade felt as it shaved me, would be a great razor to transition onto a shavette razor or as a travelrazor. I just done one pass as I was rushing and it done a great job and like yourself a little bit of razor burn on the bottom of my neck but only lasted about 30 seconds. No preshave no after shave just a very good quick shave with what I'd call a very good razor only thing I'd think about it as you said it feels like a disposable razor and the screw at the top doesn't look too strong so it could break quite easily.

[@1986carolinaferreira]

Hey SL. I finally did it. I bought this Wilkinson DE for 7€ and that palmolive for 1€ (just in case any southern european wants to know the avarege of pricing). You should change this video title for Portugal supermaket shave cause those are the only two products available everywhere here. I also bought a vintage semogue brush in very good shape kinda like never been used for 3€ in a second hand market. Thank you SL I really enjoy your videos :D

[@SinatraLennon]

That’s very cool, Carolina! That would make a cool video, Portuguese shaving products only. Please let me know how shaving with those products works out for you. Thanks for watching, too. I appreciate it very much.

[@1986carolinaferreira]

@@SinatraLennon I've tried everything this morning and the palmolive could be slicker, it's kinda dry, for legs the best is a very creamy long lasting soap and very slick because it's a loooong area to cover, but have a good soapy scent i like that. The razor... very mild to me. Idk if it's the razor or the blade, I need to try the blade in another razor.I like that the razor head is very round thats a plus for me but also clogs a lot but it was a good shave overall thanks

[@bellezayverdad]

Great shave, Mr Edward Norton. Man, you have a very nice voice too. Cheers!

[@pkj77]

my first DE razor love it

[@PaulyM856]

That production quality in the intro!! Well done Dad!! 💪🏼🤪

[@schutzstaffel6337]

I watched this video 2 years ago, and this video made me buy wilkinson sword razor, i moved from trash gillete to safety razor and this was the best dissision, now i have not shaved beard for 15 month, but when i shave i have sword razor with me.

[@schutzstaffel6337]

If someone reading this and you are still shaving with gillete or something that just buy wilkinson razor, its cheap and its great trust me, and so yea sinatralennon i know you are reading this and you have this razor so i am not talking to you lol

[@j.s.3753]

So you are having a Germany themed shave today? Awesome! Greetings from Germany

[@patrickpettyjr.2487]

Oh, it's a German brand?

[@recordintense]

Patrick Petty Jr. nope, Wilkinson is from the UK 🇬🇧

[@SWMaxBoeing]

SinatraLennon I use a safety razor after I saw your videos in 2017 and I like it better than the mondern razor now I have a adjustable safety razor I use it on 2 that is the right shave for me I like the safety razor blades are cheaper then the mondern day razor are expnsive and they tug I have santive skin so the safety razor works better than the mondern razor Thank you for making me change to a safety razor

[@philipalexander7493]

When I first started shaving this was one of my first razors, but for me it was not a comfortable shave at the time I used wilkinsword blades. A couple of years later in fact yesterday I used the same razor but I used pre shave & a dorco blade and had a good shave with this razor.

[@drkRoss89]

I've started shaving with a Wilkinson Sword Classic Premium and so far it's been a great starting blade. What makes it 'premium' is that unlike the WS Classic featured, it uses an all-metal construction and uses a butterfly/twisting mechanism. Might try it with some Feather or Personna blades at some point.

[@rcsart6409]

Nice video. Agree it needs something like a feather blade, then you get a reasonable shave. Have to rinse frequently too.

[@joyghosh7239]

I use it with a feather blade then only I feel aggressive bt its a mild razor no matter what blade I use

[@17dumitru]

I love this razor 🤗 not heavy an fast shaving

[@michaelyoung2685]

I wanted to save some money from buying cartridge razor blades and I looked on Amazon at the safety razors and I didn't want to spend $40.00 on a razor to give wet shaving a try. Then I ran across this video and found it on Amazon with a pack of five blades for $8.98. Bought Proraso After Shave, Proraso Shaving Soap and Miusco Badger Hair Shaving Brush and Shaving Stand Set. So for $53.00 I was ready to go. I just order 100 Astra Platinum blades for $9.30 since the razor only comes with five blades. So far so good. So unless this razor breaks I don't see any reason to buy another. Don't want to get all anal about shaving, and buy bunch of razors, soaps, brushes, etc, since that would defeat the original purpose of saving money.

[@SinatraLennon]

As I always say, do what works best for you. Save money and get a great shave!

[@Dudik28]

This was my first ever DE safety razor and it was very nice

[@kevinb3030]

Your Right Its Not Mild Its Kind A In Between I Also Found Out Its A Delrin Plastic Which Is Polymer The Razor It Self

[@alexcarter8807]

I remember in the 1970s a lot of the "systems" like cartridge etc razors was, for people to avoid handling the blades, so maybe there were a lot of klutzes out there.

[@eliasragi7472]

Wonderful video, thank you. This razor is, for me, near top, having been shaving, since over fifty years and continue to shave with a variety including the new Wilkinson Sword TTO, Schick injector, Feather AS-D2, Rockwell 6's, Merkurs, and a list of Gillettes; I name for context to my comparison. The Wilkinson you nicely demonstrate is certainly mild (hence to be either disliked or liked). It is amongst the most well-balanced (43g - and reasonably priced) and designed. In no other razor have I seen (although there must be) such thoughtful complete knurled enclosure of the blade tabs overhang and blade edge ends. Thank you again for your demonstrations.

[@gunner9010]

I leave this razor in the shower with a Tabac shaving stick and a synthetic Blades Grim brush to shave the back of my neck. I also give these razors away to friends for Xmas presents. I think it's the least scariest and least aggressive of the DE razors I've found so far.

[@nathancruz9172]

I’m going to try the adjustable safety razor 🪒 from eBay this weekend.

[@catto6060u]

You only need to change the blades? So you do need to throw away the razor?

[@SinatraLennon]

Nope! Just change the blades.

[@brianb.2894]

Nice review. Thanks.

[@Colt-ii4qn]

I’m like you it’s fun to shave with cheap razors as well as great ones. It’s the challenge of trying to get a good shave with both 😂

[@jillsnoddon4463]

I just ordered one today as a matter of fact.

[@byrnedes]

Great wit! Interesting review👍

[@joebustos3513]

I have a Wilkinson sword Quad Razor which is a Cross between a Double edge Razor and a cartridge Razor it's a good Razor I got plus The Quad Blade's are a proprietary Blade's Plus it's a good Razor

[@2Francesko]

Hi, I like this type of shaving. I bought this razor. I tryed shave my face with this razor so slowly and carefully. But after shaving I had a lot of cuts, specialy on my neck. What should I do ? I want to learn this kind of shaving. But I dont know where the mistake is. Can you give me some advices please ?

[@SinatraLennon]

Try changing the angle of the razor as you shave your neck. Continue to go slowly and don’t press very hard at all. Pressing hard can give you razor burn and also nicks.

[@MountainPirate]

The Wilkinson Classic was my first Saftey Razor, and still like it, even if I prefer a metal razor now. I use it when on the sea, salt water is a bitch to metall ;-) But the original blades are not my thing, too. Palmolive should be from the US, at least the old stick was.

[@ionbuglea596]

Nice presentation. Maybe in the future you will be making a video about the Solingen razor .

[@zetroxela1884]

Isn't this the European version of the van Der hagen razor her in the stated

[@Alex00789]

How do you clean a safety razor and a shaving brush?

[@KROHN85]

It works fine with feather blade i use it yesterday:)

[@dan_mer]

$8. It's $3 in my country. I started with this one and upgraded a month later. I didn't like it because the plastic became sticky and I cut myself. The real issue were the blades. They were no good.

[@darktazmania63]

Saludos desde Colombia me encantan tus vídeos buen hombre gracias a tus videos me aprendí a afeitar mucho mejor gracias 😊

[@LouieNeira]

$7.84/Amazon (as of MAR20)

[@michaelzeisler2257]

Wow when I was a kid that's what my dad used and when I started shaving that's what I used , my mistake we both use the one blade not the safety razor

[@zacgeorge6235]

This is the only (not for long) razor I own and I get very good shaves with it, I use it daily and I've only had irritation when I first started and when I first went 3 passes with a feather blade

[@my0ltrk]

If you fancy trying a 1914 Everready hit me up.

[@jonathanlewis4077]

Hey bro it’s Jon I would recommend you get the holy black Sr71 razor agresive razor and very heavy razor with feather blade with it my shaving friends

[@donkee011]

Turn the box upsidedown to slide the blade out, ffs. :) And yeah, those blades tend to be pretty rough sometimes. Razor is really mild, to the point that you have to overbuff when doing the last pass. Put those Feathers in it or some Polsilvers, and you are good to go.

[@SinatraLennon]

I finally figured it out!

[@vincecarnevale4406]

I recall back in the 60's my dad would swear by wilkinson sword blades

[@romulodosefeitos8ball413]

Muito bom obrigado

[@eliasragi7472]

Greetings and gratitude for these videos. Do you, or does anyone remember a beautiful Wilkinson TTO, came in around the late sixties, with satin dark blue/grey handle tipped in its lower end by a matt chrome about 2cm-long knurled twist mechanism?

[@eliasragi7472]

Replying to myself - and others on this excellent channel who might be interested, it is the Wilkinson Sword "sticky", produced between 1968 and the mid seventies. For this information I am grateful to Mark, of Friendship Shaving. The razor can be seen on eBay and in some reviews. Thank you also the SinatraLennon channel.

[@makerl1fe388]

8 dollars from the web? I have them in kaufland in my country for only 4 us dollars. That a steal, exactly the box you have for half the price from a huge supermarket line

[@opinionator3884]

My first DE - was a good transition to DE shaving.

[@ivanfrangugic8355]

I have IT is good but i wuld Like to have metal and litlle bit more agressive on i have 2 days beard wich is preety hard for this razor. I ide gillete platinu blads

[@cuisined]

That pewdiepie comment craked me haha.. Well I've been using my dad's abandoned Gillette Slim Adjustable Razor for quite some years now and i'm loving it so far! Just ordered 500x Gillette razor off of ebay for 100x for $6.20. Pretty cheap! I'll be using it for slicing my bread dough's and maybe shaving too, we'll see about that one haha. I wish I knew where to look for vintage Safety Razors in my area, not so easy to find it I'm located on the globe... Really enjoy your content! -cuisined

[@tsusec]

i always get razor burn with this razor... some more agressive razors that i own give me better and burnless shaves... idk why...

[@jimflys2]

The German WS are good. You have those there. The Chinese version are bad. Not sure on the Indian version.

[@williamhunter5830]

Must have missed this vid away back, I tend to use this as a travel razor with a Personna or feather blade, did u give it another try? I find it a better razor than the new one. Cheers🥃

[@garethlorman1136]

God I purchased one of these whilst on holiday as I forgot my DE razor, whoops. It tore my face to shreds, badly made as the molding seams were still on the cutting edge and as for the blades utterly awful I threw the lot away. I now have two good razors one in my away bag and one at home.

[@THINCOVER]

Bought the new Wilkinson sword TTO razor today. My first safety razer. Cut myself a couple times so only doing one pass every other day at the moment to get used to the angle as I'm only used to capsule razors. Join the royal marines so need a razor that's cheap to shave everyday with, with the added close shave and enjoyment haha. Any tips to comfort my skin against razer burn as am not really used to shaving every morning. Cheers

[@kirkbest3238]

Wilkason sword razor blades are mild

[@oddpersona22]

cool.

[@user-oo8pe5lk3r]

Will you make a new video whit this razor

[@YamadaDesigns]

What do you do with all the waste? And by that, I mean the wax paper, the plastic razors, the used razor blades, the old soap pucks, and other shave gel cans, tubes, and containers?

[@SinatraLennon]

I dispose of them properly.

[@StefanDLazarov]

U can recycle ! Blades in the metal waste bin, my current cream is in aluminium tube, paper is easy to recycle. Plastic separately...

[@user-qx1mu3zf8g]

Recycle !!!

[@steve0680657]

I've just started with the plastic Wilkinson Sword classic - £4.50 in boots. Despite getting the angle right and letting the blade do the work with the gentlest of pressure it's is causing a few small knicks on my jawline and neck. I feel like the Wilkinson Sword blade isn't great. Do you think that a better blade like a perma-sharp in this cheap razor would offer less tugging and Knicks? Or do i just need to shell out £26 for a DE89 or merkur 34c ?

[@SinatraLennon]

Try out the Merkur. The quality of its construction will help give you a better shave. Hopefully less nicks!

[@StefanDLazarov]

Try other blades, those are sharp but not mild.And not long lasting . I have some polsilvers and astras( blue) i cannot find the green ones.

[@ronruddick2972]

Try the fox hair it's awesome...

[@Mediocre_at_best]

Great video. Subscribed.

[@gnisnem7069]

4,50€ at Kaufland in Germany.

[@joyghosh7239]

U should buy merkur futur or r41

[@jacobsebastien3910]

Defender Razor is the Best 💪

[@johncas1]

Don't get this Wilkinson do a metal butterfly classic razor that's the one I got

[@sorinnaftaila6419]

For Romania its 16 lei !

[@SinatraLennon]

Is that a good price over there?

[@TarebossT]

​@@SinatraLennon It's like 4 $... Yeah, it's a good price

[@ekindt4722]

Are you working on growing a sweater

[@chuckwillis5827]

where do you find the Sword razor??

[@antoinemoran3537]

Whats the difference with the Wilkinson Classic Premium ? (the metal one)

[@SinatraLennon]

Not sure!

[@StefanDLazarov]

Just bought it for like 2.5 euro :) , i couldnt resist lol. Gonna try it tommorow

[@SinatraLennon]

Let me know how it goes!

[@StefanDLazarov]

I had pretty good shave from this plastic razor ! And in my opinion its not so mild as it looks (i used Astra sp).So yeah a cheap way to enter DE world :)

[@darnellfuller1275]

You know I would love to wet shave my face but I don’t think it’s happening lol because that what you’re doing right now I need to practice doing that what you’re doing now LOL: yeah I’m only 20 years old and I’m stuck with my turbo Mach 3; I began shaving at 17

[@georgemakuca4135]

what razor do you use?!