Well made. Solid. My experience so far has been no worse than my old Gilette, so I'm happy. Although to be honest, I've never been very 'proficient' at shaving, especially under my chin (where the hair seems to grow in multiple directions), so my review may be akin to a non-musician critiquing a Fender Strat. Who knows? With time my technique may improve and I might surprize myself By far my MAIN REASON for purchasing this razor was that I fully expect to never have to buy 'expensive' blades ever again. I'm a bit of a tight-***. A couple of suggestions (perhaps?): 1. The handle could perhaps be made with faceted sides? I usually have wet/soapy hands when trying to unscrew the handle, and facets might provide more purchase. 2. The option to mix-and-match colour options for handle and head would be 'snazzy'.

The Henson AL13 has been a great performing razor. I tried multiple blades (Derby Platinum, Voskhod, Dorco Prime Platinum, Gillette Platinum, and Astra Green) I must say that the Dorco Prime Platinum and Astra Green gave me a very close and irritation free shave. For some reason the Derby irritated my neck. The key to any close shave is lubrication so make sure you use a good quality pre shave and soap. The Henson is my go to razor and I have been extremely impressed with the superb quality of this razor. Great product!

Shaves better than any big brand multiblade I tried prior. Nice that it's Canadian made too.

Allready the first shave was great. No tearing and no cuts. The only thing marring the experience was Federal Express who are worse than the Swedish Mail, which in it self is a wtrange feat.

I shave both my face and head daily and I am very happy with the results. I had been using a razor built specifically for shaving you head but it suffered from the same problems as most razors today in that the blades are expensive and attached to a plastic cartridge. At the end of the day my new safety razor does just as good a job if not better. I like the fact that I can shave my scalp in one direction and I have a clean blade ready to go in the other direction, something my purpose built razor can not do. I can't say that my new razor shaves any better than the ones I could buy for about one third the price at my local pharmacy but having this beautifully made razor designed and built in Canada is well worth the extra cost. I also like that the blades are so inexpensive that I change them much more often resulting in a much more comfortable shave. Love it!

If you love to think about shaving and really concentrate while you're doing it, this razor is not for you. I'm five days into using it and every day shaving becomes more automatic. That's a big contrast with my previous wet razor, which could shred my face if I dared to zone out for even ten seconds. I don't get shaving irritation, my issue has always been nicks and cuts. I got a couple of nicks on my first few shaves, while I got used to the lighter weight and longer handle of this razor, but since then I just don't cut myself. What actually pushed me over the line to buy this razor is that it ships with Alpha blades. I have always found Alpha blades really prone to nicking, and I thought that any company with the guts to ship their product with such cheap blades must be pretty confident in what they are selling. It turns out that confidence is justified and I'm very glad I made the purchase.

I have tried several of these and I have to say this is the best one. However, it still gave me razor bumps, cut me, and generally didn't perform as well as my gillette 5 blade razor. I want to be hip but it just doesn't give as good a shave as modern razors.