Dovo shavette..?

Hey you'll!
I'm lately considering getting my hands on a dovo shavette.
This seems like a gateway to straight razors and it seems robust and easy to use after going safety razor for a while.
Any of you have your opinions or experiences with the product?

Have a good shave!

Hey you'll!
I'm lately considering getting my hands on a dovo shavette.
This seems like a gateway to straight razors and it seems robust and easy to use after going safety razor for a while.
Any of you have your opinions or experiences with the product?

Have a good shave!

I did try out the Dovo shavette several years ago. They accept two types of double edge blades. The Dovo long double edge is broken in half and it fits in one of the plastic sleeves. The other blade is a regular double edge snapped in half and fits into the other plastic sleeve. The Dovo blade because its longer covers more area of the face and neck which is an advantage. The Dovo shavette started the whole shavette craze. The word shavette is original to Dovo and everyone else making this type of razor uses the name "shavette".

I’m not sure the dovo shavette is a gateway to straight razors at all. In fact I find the shavette to be much more difficult to master. I still own one that sees limited use. This is akin to cutting the guard bar off your safety razor. It gives a smoking close shave but zero forgiveness in my hand. Every move must be precise or mr styptic come on stage.

I’m not sure the dovo shavette is a gateway to straight razors at all. In fact I find the shavette to be much more difficult to master. I still own one that sees limited use. This is akin to cutting the guard bar off your safety razor. It gives a smoking close shave but zero forgiveness in my hand. Every move must be precise or mr styptic come on stage.

With this response . I’ve got a dovo shavette as well that’s seen very limited use. 0 forgiveness in my hand, and my face looked worse to wear. Apparently I’m far from mastering it. A straight edge on the other hand I find personally to have more control and more forgiveness with.


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I agree with Lipripper. 

If you want to learn to use a straight, buy a straight and a strop. Get one that's inexpensive. The sharpest straight is far easier to use, and gentler, and more forgiving, than the dullest Dovo shavette. 

If you want a shavette and you don't mind paying the extra $ try a Feather or Kai Artist Club shavette. Start with a blade with a guard, e.g., the Feather ProGuard. 

I learned to shave with a straight by using a straight. It's not hard to use. Peter Charkalis used to have a video of his ten or eleven year old daughter shaving his face with a straight. The Feather was far less forgiving and took a bit more practice. But the technique is far closer to the technique for a straight than a Dovo shavette. So is the weight. 

There are great videos about how to shave with a straight. Check out youtube for them. 

I love shavettes, though think there are better choices that the Dovo. The Dovo does well with hair shaper blades, though Dovo no longer sells the adapter for them. You can find them online, the green one, though I think the the shavettes using the Artist Club style blades are the best ones. If budget allows, the Feather SS is a great entry point. If not, there are multitude of shavettes for $20ish in eBay that accept the artist club blades.
For myself and for someone getting started, I really like the Schick Proline P-30 blades.

I love the input you guys give!
Any advice on a beginner straight that wouldn't break the bank?

https://www.razoremporium.com/razor-empo...ave-ready/

Also, check out Anthony Esposito. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UuBYQt2WLs 

He used to sell straights he honed. Probably he still does and he's a great source of info. Reach out to him.

Another great how to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDq-2ZRVYXA