You will need to have this honed first.
This is a nice quality razor for it's price, I took it to a professional to have it sharpened and he commented that it was one of the better "cheap" razors he had seen. That said it is a large blade at 7/8 so not a great starter razor but it did shave nice. I would recommend but not as your only, and get it honed first thing, it will not shave out of the box.
Rating: 4 stars