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@Wannabe
Digging up an old thread...
Went for the cutthroat with disposable blades, it was a miraki, cheapo thing on amazon, stainless steel. Not as pretty as the dovo horn handle ones, but does the job VERY well.
Pack of ten blades, which you snap in half to give twenty cutting blades, was a few quid. Bargain.
The shave is extraordinarily close. The guy who cuts my hair was the brylcreem barber of the year 99 with the old style shaving competition, and thus knows his stuff. People paying £60 at a bond st place will want a v close shave, so it's against the grain. You have to be careful with prep and soothing lotion afterwards so they don't get razor burn. For day-to-day, he goes with the grain, as against takes off a bit much for his liking, apparently.
Anyhoo, I'm dark haired, but not particularly beardy. A decent shave will last two days, and a shave in the morning will mean I'm still looking very freshly shaven in the evening, which is nice.
Cut myself a few times in the beginning, but got the hang of it quite quickly. Now onto my third blade, so it's working out at about £12 for a year's worth of shaving. Loving it.
Using a king of shaves low foam gel, right out of the shower, then e45 post-shave.
Those who are thinking of cutthroat / straight, go for it!
Just get a disposable first to see if you get along with it. Once all my blades are gone i'll be getting a non-disposable one.