My Top 10 Stainless Steel Safety Razors
How’s it going? Let’s keep this short and sweet, or I’ll try. I sat down to put this list together and realized something I hadn’t actually stopped to count before: I have 31 stainless steel safety razors in this collection. Thirty-one. That caught me off guard when I was pulling razors for this video. Getting it down to 10 was genuinely hard. A lot of good razors didn’t make the cut.
So I made a call on the method: lowest price to highest. No ranking by quality or overall preference, just price. And here’s what I noticed putting this together: you can get excellent stainless steel at almost every price point on this list. These are the 10 I reach for more than the other 21. If I’m going to my shelf on any given morning, odds are it’s one of these. I’ve done full reviews on all of them except one, and I’ll flag that when we get there. All review links are in the description.
1. Frank Shaving Stainless Steel - $40 with code
Frank makes this one in polished or matte. It retails for $50. Use my discount code Tobin or the link in the description and you get 20% off everything on his site. That brings this razor down to $40. And I want to be clear about this: I cannot find a better deal on stainless steel at that price. I’ve looked. It is the best bargain in the category, full stop. If you want to get into stainless steel without spending much, this is where you start. The only thing that even comes close is the next razor on the list.
2. RazoRock Game Changer - $59.99
Available at Italian Barber. Full review in the description. The plate I gravitate to most is the newest one, the 0.76mm. I didn’t have it when I filmed my original review, but it’s become my Goldilocks for this razor. Good blade feel, comfortable, consistent. For $59.99 in complete stainless steel, it’s just an incredible deal. I don’t know how they’re able to keep it that affordable, but they do.
3. RazoRock SS Lupo 95 - $69.99
Also at Italian Barber. I love both this and the Game Changer, but they serve different purposes. When I want blade feel, I reach for the Lupo. When I don’t, I reach for the Game Changer. I can get a damn fine shave from either one on any plate, on any given day. They’re close enough in price that there’s a real argument for just owning both. I won’t talk you out of it.
4. Maxwell June - $89.99
This is the most recent stainless steel I’ve reviewed. Link to the full review is in the description. The plate I gravitate to most is the EX plate. Gives me just enough blade feel and exactly the right amount of efficiency for my daily shaves. Not too aggressive, not too mild. Right in the zone.
At $89.99, I can’t recommend this one enough. And I want to say this specifically to anyone newer to wet shaving: if you can stretch a bit past the first three razors on this list, I think you’re going to be really happy with the Maxwell June. It’s consistent, it performs well, and it doesn’t punish you for learning. Good razor to build your technique with.
5. Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Ascension
Quick disclosure before I say anything else: I bought this razor myself. Nobody gifted it to me. The link in the description is an affiliate link and it is the only link in this video I profit from. I’ll get a 10% commission if you use it. Full review also in the description.
Now. I absolutely love this razor. I love it so much that I own it in every single material it has ever been made in. Every one. And I own duplicates. Two of the Ascension Select, which is the stainless steel handle paired with the Zamak head. Out of every razor on this countdown, this might be the one I reach for the most. I say “might” because the next one is also in serious contention for that title. Coming in at five strictly because of price.
6. Rockwell 6S - $108 with code
Still selling for $120 everywhere. Head over to The Wet Shaving Store and use my discount code Tobin for 10% off site wide. That brings it to $108, and I haven’t been able to find it lower than that once you apply the code. The plate I run is almost always the 4. Sometimes the 5, but plate 4 is home base for me with this razor. A classic for good reason.
7. Muhle Rocca R96 - $127
If you’ve been watching my content for any length of time, you’ve heard me bring up this razor. I have the R96, the V3 specifically. Got it as a Christmas gift a few years back, maybe longer ago than I think now. Muhle has moved on to V4 or V5 by this point, but I have the V3 and it is excellent. Best prices I could find as of May 1st, 2026: Maggard’s and Shave Nation, both at $127. Everywhere else I checked was running higher. If you’ve ever used a Rocca, you already know why it’s on this list. If you haven’t, this is your sign to look into it. Damn fine shaver.
8. RazoRock Super Slant - $130
This is the exception I mentioned at the top. The only razor on this list I haven’t done a full review of yet. Review is coming soon.
I have four plates for it. My Goldilocks is the L2 Plus. RazoRock makes the plate naming genuinely confusing. There’s the L2 Plus, the L2 Plus Plus, the L3 Plus, all sorts of variations. I’ve got one of the L1s, a few of the L2 variants, a couple of the L3s. The L2 Plus is what I keep coming back to. If you want the L3, fine, but be ready for it to mow you down. That’s what the L3 does. The L2 Plus is right in the zone for me. The L2 is solid too if you want to split the difference.
I love the handle on this razor. Great look. It didn’t make my top 10 slant video from a few years back because I didn’t have it yet. Got it shortly after I recorded that one, and it’s been a regular ever since. $130 at Italian Barber.
9. Edwin Jagger 316 - $135
I’ve had this one less than a year and fell in love with it on the first shave. I genuinely wish I had gotten it a lot sooner. Like the Rocca, all the heads across the 316 line are the same. It just comes down to which handle you’re after. Best prices I found: Shave Nation at $135 and Maggard’s at $136. Everywhere else, Amazon included, is running higher than that.
10. Rex Envoy P4 - $150
I have the P4. Got it back when these were still fairly new to market, and I’ve had it for years. Never getting rid of it. It’s the most expensive razor on this list, but putting this video together made something clear to me that I want to say out loud: you do not have to spend a lot to get a damn fine shave, and you do not have to spend a lot for stainless steel. The cheapest razor here is $40. The most expensive is $150. Average all 10 out and you’re sitting around $80 to $85. That is not bad at all for a material that will outlast everything else in your bathroom cabinet.
A Few That Almost Made It
Three razors came close but didn’t land on the final list.
The Zeppelin. I have the old V2, the 70mm. Great razor. The problem is it’s really hard to find these days. If you can track one down, it’s worth looking at. Availability is the real obstacle.
The Konsul is a great shaver. I like it and I use it. It just doesn’t get reached for as often as the razors on this list, and the price is up around $350. That’s not what kept it off. I simply shave with the other razors more. The Konsul would be on someone else’s top 10. It’s just not on mine right now.
The Windsor from Above the Tie is one I’ve been using a lot lately, but that’s because it’s new to me. It could’ve easily made this list on performance alone. I wanted razors I’ve lived with long enough to really stand behind, and I’m not quite there yet with the Windsor. Review is coming soon.
It’s the little big things, my friends. For me, not spending too much on a razor is a pretty darn big thing. You guys take care. Got more giveaways coming up. Nine minutes, not too shabby. See you in the next one.