The best shave most men ever had was at a barbershop: one blade, no rush. It takes five to ten shaves to bring that home.
• One blade, cutting at the skin's surface.
• Five to ten shaves to learn the technique.
• A full year of blades, free: 32 blades, on us.
• A razor built to last, guaranteed for life.
4.7 stars across 4,000+ reviews. GQ's Best Razor for Sensitive Skin, 2026.
Your razor ships with 8 blades. We send 8 more every 3 months, free for a year. A subscription you can cancel or change anytime.
Most men have the angle down inside five to ten shaves.
Run your hand over a day of growth before you lather. Your neck almost never runs the same direction as your cheeks, and no two faces map the same. Shave with the grain, one small section at a time. The first shave is the hardest one you will have.
Cartridges train you to push. This handle is solid metal and weighted for control, so the weight does the work instead of your hand. Shorter strokes, no pressure. Most men catch themselves easing off around here without deciding to.
The head is fixed and the blade angle is set, so the only thing you control is how you hold the handle. Somewhere in this stretch it stops being a decision. The blade starts cutting at the surface instead of dragging under it, and the pass goes quiet.
Ten shaves in, your first blade is about spent. Swap it for about a dollar and the next one starts on a face that already knows the angle. Nothing left to learn, which was the point.
—Mantic59, Sharpologist * Read the full review →
Sharpologist has covered wet shaving for over 15 years. The full Single Edge SE review is linked above, read it before you buy. There's still a learning curve: most men have the angle down inside five to ten shaves. The 30-day money-back guarantee runs longer than the curve.
Free shippingLifetime warranty1 year of free blades- How the free year works: your razor ships with 8 blades, about three months of shaves. We send 8 more every three months for the rest of the year, free, as a subscription - 32 blades in total. After the free year, blades are $8 per pack plus $5.99 shipping each quarter, and we email you before the first charge. Add any routine product to a shipment and it ships free with the blades. Cancel anytime. The razor and its lifetime warranty are yours either way.
Free shippingLifetime warranty1 year of free blades- How the free year works: your razor ships with 8 blades, about three months of shaves. We send 8 more every three months for the rest of the year, free, as a subscription - 32 blades in total. After the free year, blades are $8 per pack plus $5.99 shipping each quarter, and we email you before the first charge. Add any routine product to a shipment and it ships free with the blades. Cancel anytime. The razor and its lifetime warranty are yours either way."
"I have been using the Single Edge SE for about three years. I will never use any other razor. Just the savings in razor blades has more than paid for the razor. The shave is wonderful."
How it Works
The injector slides the blade into place and locks the angle. You never touch the edge. NickStop fins regulate how much skin meets it.
Let the weight of the solid-metal handle do the work. Less pressure, shorter strokes, one clean pass.
Replace the blade when it dulls, 8 to 10 shaves per blade. With this offer, your first year of blades ships free.
THE LAST RAZOR YOU'LL BUY
The Single Edge brings the barber's method home: one blade cutting at the skin's surface instead of dragging beneath it.
Nothing moves or flexes: the head is fixed, the blade angle is set. You control the rest.
Most men have the angle down inside five to ten shaves, and it pays you back with calmer skin that gets better every week.
Five blades dragging across your skin is the reason for the burn, the bumps, and the ingrowns – and you're paying a premium for the privilege.
Each pass tugs and lifts the hair before cutting it. More blades means more drag, more redness, more ingrown hairs.
Brand-name cartridges run $3-$5 each. A single edge blade costs about $1. Ours are solid steel, twice as thick as a standard razor blade and made in Seki City, Japan.
Disposable heads pile up in a landfill. One solid-metal razor, guaranteed for life, replaces all of it.
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Multi-blade Razors
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| Blades per shave |
One |
3-5 |
| Irritation & ingrowns |
One clean pass at the surface. |
More drag, more bumps |
| Cost per blade |
About $1 |
$3-$5 |
| Cost per year |
Year one free with this offer, then about $32 in blades |
$100-$200+ |
| Build |
Solid metal |
Plastic, disposable |
| Warranty |
Guaranteed for life |
None |
Guaranteed for life
The Single Edge is a solid piece of metal with no moving parts to wear out. It carries a lifetime warranty, and a 30-day money-back guarantee - longer than the learning curve. If the shave isn't for you, send it back for a full refund.
Questions
If you deal with irritation, razor bumps, or ingrown hairs - or you're just tired of paying for cartridges - yes. GQ named the Single Edge SE its Best Razor for Sensitive Skin for 2026. Plan on five to ten shaves to learn the angle. The 30-day money-back guarantee covers the whole learning curve.
About $1 each, and one blade lasts 8 to 10 shaves - pack of 8 covers about three months. With this offer your first year of blades is free; after that, about $32 a year in blades, plus $5.99 shipping per delivery. Brand-name cartridges run $100–$200+ a year.
You get the Single Edge SE at $59 (or the SE Shave Set at $79) with 8 blades in the box. We ship 8 more every three months for the rest of the year, free - 32 blades in total, about a year of shaves. It runs as a subscription so the blades arrive on schedule. After the free year it continues at $8 per pack plus $5.99 shipping, and we'll email you before anything is charged. Cancel anytime.
You have 30 days to try it - longer than the learning curve. If the shave isn't for you, send it back for a full refund. The razor itself is guaranteed for life.
It is. We pitched the Single Edge on ABC's Shark Tank and walked away with a deal. Same razor, now with 500,000+ sold and 4.7 stars across 4,000+ reviews.
No. The SE takes any standard injector blade. Buy them from us or anywhere else. The free year and the subscription just mean you never have to think about it.
