I have to say the 3000s has to be the best value DE razor on the market today. I have not found it at all aggressive, and regularly use it on setting 6 or 7. It feels more solid than the 2000s (Merkur Futur clone), and is based, I believe, on the 1960s Gillette slim adjustable. BTW, Ming Shi blades are rebranded Wilkinson Sword.
Just got mine today via Italian Barber the shave was great setting 3 with two passes and an Astra blade and Marlowes shave cream coconut oi as a pre shave It is a great value for me
Hi Donald- Great shave and razor review; thank you! A very thorough and comprehensive review. I hope your weekend is going well and all the best! See you next week, as always!
Thanks, Mike it a good razor for 7 dollars and allows one to try it without breaking the bank but it is aggressive so watch out see you next week my friend
I use the same razor as an everyday razor super efficient I paid £9 shipped via aliexpress been using it nearly everyday for 3 years I also use Russian rapira platinum blades again very cheap but excellent blades and arko shave stick. You don't need to spend very much to look and feel great everyday. Also rapira Russian blades are made on Gillette equipment they bought.
*_Thanks, great information Ivar some people see this as a hobby and price is not a problem others try to find the cheapest way to perform this task, either way, your information is good in all cases_*
Greetngs from Montréal, Québec, Canada, I just received my 'Ming Shi 3000 S (ordered on Nov. 7 2019...2 weeks to arrive home from China, nice!!!) $14.00/CAD but now, I AM SCARED LIKE HELL TO USE IT!!! It reminds me of my father's in the 60' and when I see you at the speed that you shave....I think I am just going to shave my face off and see it fall into the sink...Ha Ja Ha I'll wait until the weekend to use it in cas of any cuts, to give me some time to recover, Ha Ja Ha Have a great rest of week and weekend !!! Great reviews, keep up the good work !!! Can't wait to buy A LOT of your products, they seem very appetizing/Inteesting !!!
Nice Review! I also purchased this razor & did a review. I was impressed with the quality & construction of this razor especially for the price point. I also got a decent BBS Shave with the 3000s. Nice products you used in your review! Subscribed Brother! Cheers! Brian
Thank's Brian I found the quality of the razor to be in the zone of what it is a clone and for a $7.00 dollar razor you give it a try and if you don't like it no worries
I have one and I find it very mild compared to my FatBoy and slim. I have to set the my MingShi on 8.5 to make it about the same as my Gillettes set on 5.
I have seen so many conflicting reviews on this razor it's not funny. Half the community think it's way to mild and cranks it all the way up to 9 and the other half think it's more aggressive then the old Gillette TTO razors. Makes me wonder if it is in the build? Maybe more than one factory with different specs for tolerances? They're so cheap i bought 3 off IB along with a Mamba and MJ90a
Interesting razor I've seen a few videos of it pop up on my feed but you are the first I've actually watched. My Progress is quite top heavy, at least to me. Always get a touch of razor burn with it when I use it after a break as I need a lighter touch. What's the notes on that Salty Sea Air? Have a great weekend and see you next week.
Perfect all year round. Notes of crisp ozone, salty sea spray, seaweed, sun-weathered driftwood, and a hint of water lily. Now in our new formula and sporting a new label.
Amazing shave Don! You have the most impressive bowl leathers that I have ever seen. Really enjoyed that monster of a brush, it is really neat. If you have time, would you please consider doing a video on how you condition your brushes. Thanks, and have a great weekend!
I like the way the razor looks, but i wonder for $7 how good quality it is. That brush is a lather monster. Lol. It looked like you used to much water, but lather was great, but a lot product also in the bowl.
Don I seen Frank Shaving has a 40mm badger brush out lol. I'm very much wanting to try this razor. I love aggressive razors and use my Futur on 6 pretty much the entire shave
__Well, it's because I like using a brush. Why do you use a hot lather machine what's the rush? We are all different and do things to what we like and enjoy._*
I don't know how you were able to get all that lather from that teeny tiny brush 😂 much better shave than the Duke Cannor interrogation cream. Have a great weekend weekend Don.
Nice but think that razor might not be that aggressive than Merkur Progress. Tried number 4 on it but had to change to number 3 or 2 1/2 for good shave. See you next week.
The shave in a long-sleeve dress shirt! Love it, reminds me of Busta! Thanks for the video, Don... Do you own any of the vintage Gillettes, like a Super Speed or Fatboy? I'd be interested to see/hear your take on those. (I myself am a big fan of vintage Gillettes, but to each his own, right?) Good to hear that spring is almost upon The Island! See you next week...
God I've got probably ten razors, most are German, Muhle and Mercur including a Dovo shavette and a Dovo solid cut-throat single edged. I have an ATT USA made open combed razor too, its CNC machined from stainless steel and was in the $250 / £200 pound bracket. Its superb quality but my God is it close and aggressive! The DOVO's both demand respect too. I have a Supply single edged plus the Occums that you often use, Occums is superior. I cannot justify spending £200+ on a much hyped "One Blade" that are so heavily endorsed, Chinese I believe, too, whats the big deal with them? When you reviewed this Chinese $7.00 razor I was wondering if it would be a bloodbath! Glad to see it wasn't! Have you reviewed any "Parker" Indian made razors, just curious? Barry.
Thanks for the video Don. I have a question. This is the first I've heard of this razor and I find it strange that within about 15 minutes of watching your video I received an email from Italian Barber about buying a MingShi 3000. This was the heading of the email "MingShi NEW Adjustable Razor Now Available - First for our subscribers". Is your UA-cam channel somehow connected with the companies product to sent out solicitations for their product?
To be honest I think it's hit or miss with the setting some people it works for others like myself not so much remember it $7 bucks so not too much goes into quality control
No, but now it looks like I need to. What would you like in the soap to have a true sensitive skin soap it should have no scent anything else you would want in it or not in it
Hey Don. Great video! Love the looks of that brush! I found my Ming Shi 3000S fairly mild with a Voskhod. Worked it up to an 8 but I think 6.5-7 will be the sweet spot for me. How did you find the adjustment dial & the TTO knob? It felt to me like the TTO knob was backing off.
It seems to me we have hit or miss with this razor, most people are reporting nice finish but squeaky or hard to turn adjustments very tinny feel to them others report wow what a great razor for the money - lol my experience was in the middle it gave a great shave too close for me adjustments didn;t seem to have much effect but my TTO was pretty much ok
@@MrDonXX , I agree with you. Given the budget value of this razor I don't expect to see consistent quality. Most of the guys on FB I'm hearing from are saying it's so mild. One guy compared Setting 9 to Rockwell 6C/6S #1 plate. Needless to say I didn't find it quite that mild. It is a solid little razor IMO.
I did a google search and picked the lowest price at that time that was a few months ago so it not likely that that is still available now if your in a hurry the Italian barber website has them for $15.00
Understood but this is the way I do things this is not a tutorial on shaving but a review of the hardware. The way I do things here is not to say YOU should do them as well. I do what works for me and I'm sure what I do many not work for you. Thanks for watching
Thanks, i asked because i dont have much options available in my country as gillette has taken over and destroyed the DE market. The only option is to buy from china and aliexpress have only 2 good adjustable razors listed this one and ming shi 2000s(qshave). I guess I'll buy the 2000s now.
Looks like a cross between a Gillette Fatboy and a Weishi 9306e razor. Way too much lather, one reason why I don't wear any type of shirt while shaving.
Like I said in the video it a hit or miss the quality is something they really don't focus on that why you have people saying both bad and good things no control over quality
Sorry about that Rusty, if you look at my other shaving videos that's just the way I shave most of the time I use the Nano razor fromOccams and its not a problem remember it a review, not a tutorial. Thanks s much for watching.
it's a review Starlodear and as such we review all kinds of products we do this to help the community. We expose products as faulty or inferior and sometimes just awesome which is why we do them we may not like all the product we review but we do it. We suffer from the product and purchase so you don't have to. Understand now?
LOL - I have been shaving for 40 years I think I know how by now we all do things differently my videos are not tutorials they are reviews of products so for me what I do is what I do and for you, it should be the same way.
@@MrDonXX okay! But shaving for a decade doesn't decide of you being a well wet shaver.. I don't recommend you to see my channel but atleast Check out kensurfs channel.. Its never too late to accept your mistakes.. I just said that because many new wet shavers might be considering your video as a tutorial a guide...No offense ✌
I have to say the 3000s has to be the best value DE razor on the market today. I have not found it at all aggressive, and regularly use it on setting 6 or 7. It feels more solid than the 2000s (Merkur Futur clone), and is based, I believe, on the 1960s Gillette slim adjustable.
BTW, Ming Shi blades are rebranded Wilkinson Sword.
It's strange how a thing like this varies from person to person I think it's great that it works for you Cheers and thanks for watching
Holy cow! i just recently bought one thinking it's new, did now it was old great video by the way
Just got mine today via Italian Barber the shave was great setting 3 with two passes and an Astra blade and Marlowes shave cream coconut oi as a pre shave It is a great value for me
Awesome Paul Yes it's worth the try and if it works for you all the better hope you have great shaves brother!
Nice review i would surely try this
If you do get one of these go slow they can be aggressive thanks for watching
Thank you don, you haven't mentioned how smooth this is.
Hi Donald- Great shave and razor review; thank you! A very thorough and comprehensive review. I hope your weekend is going well and all the best! See you next week, as always!
Thanks, Mike it a good razor for 7 dollars and allows one to try it without breaking the bank but it is aggressive so watch out see you next week my friend
I use the same razor as an everyday razor super efficient I paid £9 shipped via aliexpress been using it nearly everyday for 3 years I also use Russian rapira platinum blades again very cheap but excellent blades and arko shave stick. You don't need to spend very much to look and feel great everyday. Also rapira Russian blades are made on Gillette equipment they bought.
*_Thanks, great information Ivar some people see this as a hobby and price is not a problem others try to find the cheapest way to perform this task, either way, your information is good in all cases_*
Greetngs from Montréal, Québec, Canada, I just received my 'Ming Shi 3000 S (ordered on Nov. 7 2019...2 weeks to arrive home from China, nice!!!) $14.00/CAD but now, I AM SCARED LIKE HELL TO USE IT!!! It reminds me of my father's in the 60' and when I see you at the speed that you shave....I think I am just going to shave my face off and see it fall into the sink...Ha Ja Ha I'll wait until the weekend to use it in cas of any cuts, to give me some time to recover, Ha Ja Ha Have a great rest of week and weekend !!! Great reviews, keep up the good work !!! Can't wait to buy A LOT of your products, they seem very appetizing/Inteesting !!!
when it comes to shaving with something new ALWAYS go slow use a blade that you're used to so you know what to expect.
Nice Review! I also purchased this razor & did a review. I was impressed with the quality & construction of this razor especially for the price point. I also got a decent BBS Shave with the 3000s. Nice products you used in your review! Subscribed Brother! Cheers! Brian
Thank's Brian I found the quality of the razor to be in the zone of what it is a clone and for a $7.00 dollar razor you give it a try and if you don't like it no worries
I have one, I wouldn't use as a daily driver, but I think it would be a nice travel razor.
Well Said Warren I think your right
I have one and I find it very mild compared to my FatBoy and slim. I have to set the my MingShi on 8.5 to make it about the same as my Gillettes set on 5.
You are braver than I'll ever be wow!
I have seen so many conflicting reviews on this razor it's not funny. Half the community think it's way to mild and cranks it all the way up to 9 and the other half think it's more aggressive then the old Gillette TTO razors. Makes me wonder if it is in the build? Maybe more than one factory with different specs for tolerances? They're so cheap i bought 3 off IB along with a Mamba and MJ90a
Interesting razor I've seen a few videos of it pop up on my feed but you are the first I've actually watched. My Progress is quite top heavy, at least to me. Always get a touch of razor burn with it when I use it after a break as I need a lighter touch. What's the notes on that Salty Sea Air? Have a great weekend and see you next week.
Perfect all year round. Notes of crisp ozone, salty sea spray, seaweed, sun-weathered driftwood, and a hint of water lily. Now in our new formula and sporting a new label.
That lather looked like something out of that movie The Stuff lol
Nice shave Don,have a good week 👍
U2 Pete stay gold have a nice weekend
Amazing shave Don! You have the most impressive bowl leathers that I have ever seen. Really enjoyed that monster of a brush, it is really neat. If you have time, would you please consider doing a video on how you condition your brushes. Thanks, and have a great weekend!
Sure steven no problem
@@MrDonXX Thanks so much Don, I really appreciate it.
I like the way the razor looks, but i wonder for $7 how good quality it is.
That brush is a lather monster. Lol. It looked like you used to much water, but lather was great, but a lot product also in the bowl.
Get a Merkur Futur. Best razor
@@starlodear2987 merkur futur is a horrible razor
@@starlodear2987 Nope, rockwell model T v2 the best.
Don I seen Frank Shaving has a 40mm badger brush out lol. I'm very much wanting to try this razor. I love aggressive razors and use my Futur on 6 pretty much the entire shave
Your a better man than me and braver too
Lol thanks
Nice video review I ordered the Ming Shi 3000 ! Why do use a brush so much time consuming! Why don’t you use a hot lather machine instead?
__Well, it's because I like using a brush. Why do you use a hot lather machine what's the rush? We are all different and do things to what we like and enjoy._*
Great shave Don. It worked out better for you this week than it did last week.
You bet it did lol thanks for watching Stephen
I don't know how you were able to get all that lather from that teeny tiny brush 😂 much better shave than the Duke Cannor interrogation cream. Have a great weekend weekend Don.
Wet The Face Magic! Thanks for watching Abe see you next week
Nice but think that razor might not be that aggressive than Merkur Progress. Tried number 4 on it but had to change to number 3 or 2 1/2 for good shave. See you next week.
Since they are not that consistent with the quality it changes from person to person
The shave in a long-sleeve dress shirt! Love it, reminds me of Busta! Thanks for the video, Don... Do you own any of the vintage Gillettes, like a Super Speed or Fatboy? I'd be interested to see/hear your take on those. (I myself am a big fan of vintage Gillettes, but to each his own, right?) Good to hear that spring is almost upon The Island! See you next week...
One day I will do the Wet The Face collection of razors and brushes
God I've got probably ten razors, most are German, Muhle and Mercur including a Dovo shavette and a Dovo solid cut-throat single edged. I have an ATT USA made open combed razor too, its CNC machined from stainless steel and was in the $250 / £200 pound bracket. Its superb quality but my God is it close and aggressive! The DOVO's both demand respect too. I have a Supply single edged plus the Occums that you often use, Occums is superior. I cannot justify spending £200+ on a much hyped "One Blade" that are so heavily endorsed, Chinese I believe, too, whats the big deal with them? When you reviewed this Chinese $7.00 razor I was wondering if it would be a bloodbath! Glad to see it wasn't! Have you reviewed any "Parker" Indian made razors, just curious? Barry.
Barry, I have a few Parkers and I'm not so impressed with them either
Sir you've so much soap on your shirt 😂
*_Yup it happenes all the time thanks for watching_*
@@MrDonXX sir I subscribed your channel looking forward to your new content can you do a review of Bombay shaving company razor
Thanks for the video Don. I have a question. This is the first I've heard of this razor and I find it strange that within about 15 minutes of watching your video I received an email from Italian Barber about buying a MingShi 3000. This was the heading of the email "MingShi NEW Adjustable Razor Now Available - First for our subscribers". Is your UA-cam channel somehow connected with the companies product to sent out solicitations for their product?
Hello Don, Nice review of the razor, I used this razor and felt very mild for me , may be in your razor the settings actually worked :)
To be honest I think it's hit or miss with the setting some people it works for others like myself not so much remember it $7 bucks so not too much goes into quality control
Great review ,,,,oh that brush you have from Frank shave is leather Monster
It like a lather vac
Very nice razor Don,They will be clones too, but they work fine! Good weekend my friend!
Love your videos and choice of music.
Well thank so much I try my best thanks for watching
I find all the Chinese adjustables more aggressive than the gillette's
Yes Agree 100%
but that is good
Great video as always Don! Any plans on making a sensitive skin shaving soap?
No, but now it looks like I need to. What would you like in the soap to have a true sensitive skin soap it should have no scent anything else you would want in it or not in it
Donald I'm here Slovak republic my friend
Another great video, Don! Are these soaps your own? Where can I buy them? Also love that bowl!! Are they for sale?
wettheface.com
Hey Don. Great video! Love the looks of that brush!
I found my Ming Shi 3000S fairly mild with a Voskhod. Worked it up to an 8 but I think 6.5-7 will be the sweet spot for me.
How did you find the adjustment dial & the TTO knob? It felt to me like the TTO knob was backing off.
It seems to me we have hit or miss with this razor, most people are reporting nice finish but squeaky or hard to turn adjustments very tinny feel to them others report wow what a great razor for the money - lol my experience was in the middle it gave a great shave too close for me adjustments didn;t seem to have much effect but my TTO was pretty much ok
@@MrDonXX , I agree with you. Given the budget value of this razor I don't expect to see consistent quality. Most of the guys on FB I'm hearing from are saying it's so mild. One guy compared Setting 9 to Rockwell 6C/6S #1 plate. Needless to say I didn't find it quite that mild. It is a solid little razor IMO.
Hi Donald, may I ask where you purchased your razor? I have searched for it but cannot find for sale..
I did a google search and picked the lowest price at that time that was a few months ago so it not likely that that is still available now if your in a hurry the Italian barber website has them for $15.00
Donald, you use probably 3 times the amount of soap / cream that you need :)
Understood but this is the way I do things this is not a tutorial on shaving but a review of the hardware. The way I do things here is not to say YOU should do them as well. I do what works for me and I'm sure what I do many not work for you. Thanks for watching
How did I not discover this channel sooner? Love this channel Don.
Thanks for the kind words don't forget to subscribe and see you on the next video!
Donald Youngner I subscribed after watching the first video. I’m going to watch all your videos.
Shaving creams and oils work better, cheaper and with less time and trouble than the old fashioned brush, soap and cup.
Thanks for watching
It looks like you had fun shave. Where did you purchase it? I did not see it on Amazon.
Sandanper Manual Razor is how I found it listed on Amazon.
Patrick, it was on a google search and pick it from a few of them maybe Alibaba?
Aliexpress best sellers and price
Thanks for the info. I try not to buy cheap Chinese copy cat crap whenever possible.
That's a good practice but if you want to try something for $7 you can always give it a try just don;t expect much
Who is the winner of the shave bowl
Has not been picked yet on April 30th the winner will be picked
Oh crap! And you liked the Qshave! I liked it too! 😁
Ming Shi 3000s is aggressive but worth the 7 bucks to give it a try
Which is better this or ming shi 2000s(qshave)?
if I only had to choose between those two the MingShi 2000
Thanks, i asked because i dont have much options available in my country as gillette has taken over and destroyed the DE market. The only option is to buy from china and aliexpress have only 2 good adjustable razors listed this one and ming shi 2000s(qshave). I guess I'll buy the 2000s now.
Весёлый дядька. Приятно было смотреть.
thanks for taking the time to watch
@@MrDonXX Thank you for the positive
I’d like to try it. Where’d you order it?
www.italianbarber.com/products/ming-shi-3000s-adjustable-double-edge-safety-razor-hidden-listing?redirect_mongo_id=5cb1e1cb85994b006e934539&Springbot&Email&MingShi%2520NEW%2520Adjustable%2520Razor%2520Now%2520Available
Don, how would you rate this against the QShave Parthenon V2?
Jack, I think the QShave has an advantage
Hey Don, where did you get the razor? I can't find a place that sells it.
tinyurl.com/y5gfecjw
€ 5,58 on AliExpress Mingshi 3000
Hi my friend aliexpress best price and some good sellers
that has to be bigger than 28mm more like 38 i think
You could be right but the bloom makes it look bigger
Where did you find this razor? I can't find it anywhere.
tinyurl.com/y67q83r4
Würde zum Rasieren noch einen Anzug anziehen, kommt noch stilvoller rüber😂
Nice usual one-pass shave.
Thank you
On seting 1 Will be mild for me?
it's the most mild setting for anyone but the problem is we are all not the same so try it on one and work your way up if needed
@@MrDonXX i looking something for everyday shave and sensitive skin
Shaving brush what size?
28mm I said what it was when I held it up
hi Don,that must have been a close shave ,never seen you use an Alum Block.
Yes Chuck, I have lots of tools that I will only use when I have to thanks for watching and see you next week.
It is similar to merkur futur
Where can you get one for $7
Google Search this Ming ShI 3000S Adjustable
Looks like a cross between a Gillette Fatboy and a Weishi 9306e razor.
Way too much lather, one reason why I don't wear any type of shirt while shaving.
*_I just don't like to shave without a shirt on for the camera I'm spearing the viewers that - lol thanks for watching_*
@@MrDonXX Sorry...didn't think about that.
But instead of wearing a fancy shirt at least a T-shirt would be better.
yes it is a clone from a gillette razor , which is excactly the same, but logicly less quality
Your so right Robert thanks for watching
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I will never understand why people shave wearing a shirt
I do this so you can't see me without one trust me I'm better off wearing a shirt Thanks for watching Careth see you next time
@@MrDonXX fair enough, great video as always!
@@MrDonXX I'm the same Don, not many of us have a physique like Dolph Lundgren or Schwartzenegger lol !
The build quality on mine is total crap, the blade tray doesnt even move up and down properly and the tto doesnt tighten up.... Urgh
Like I said in the video it a hit or miss the quality is something they really don't focus on that why you have people saying both bad and good things no control over quality
Please send me indian a mezon link
Not really sure what you are requesting
Watching you shave over the same spot with no lather made me physically cringe
Sorry about that Rusty, if you look at my other shaving videos that's just the way I shave most of the time I use the Nano razor fromOccams and its not a problem remember it a review, not a tutorial. Thanks s much for watching.
For crying out loud, guys: get a Merkur Futur or Gillette Adjustable and shave in style instead of using chintzy China crap!
it's a review Starlodear and as such we review all kinds of products we do this to help the community. We expose products as faulty or inferior and sometimes just awesome which is why we do them we may not like all the product we review but we do it. We suffer from the product and purchase so you don't have to. Understand now?
@@MrDonXX I know that.
With due respect sir,, you dont know how to lather up your face,, so much soap
LOL - I have been shaving for 40 years I think I know how by now we all do things differently my videos are not tutorials they are reviews of products so for me what I do is what I do and for you, it should be the same way.
@@MrDonXX okay! But shaving for a decade doesn't decide of you being a well wet shaver.. I don't recommend you to see my channel but atleast Check out kensurfs channel.. Its never too late to accept your mistakes.. I just said that because many new wet shavers might be considering your video as a tutorial a guide...No offense ✌
oh wow lol
Very nice razor Don, they will be clones too, but they work fine! Good weekend my friend!
Nice to see you again Marco have a great weekend