a fairly aggressive razor [SEP] coming from my mild rimei and baili razors i would say this razor is pretty aggressive significantly higher blade exposure than what i am used to i have very coarse tough facial hairs but pretty sensitive skin on my throat and upper lip so as you can imagine shaving can be a nightmare for me if the razor and blade combo is wrongi like this razor but it will take some getting used to i would recommend using a less sharp smoother blade at first such as a derby or a big ben unless you already know you can handle the combination of an aggressive razor with a very sharp bladei first ordered the rapira swedish supersteel razor but it came with a bent guard looked damaged in shipping so i sent it back aside from that that razor has a metal handle zinc and the weight was more balanced towards the handle this razor is overall lighter and the weight is more balanced towards the head which i prefer the head on both razors is the same tech type designthe handle is good probably not as tough as a metal handle though i would prefer a better grip on it similar to a rougher checkered surface like on a plastic rifle stock or something but it does the job