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I hate shaving

#82
Bassist4Life said:
I HATE shaving too. I look better w/out a beard. My hair is more coarse and curly, so I get ingrown hairs easily. :scowl:

I use an electric razor and then clean things up with a regular razor. If I shave too close with a regular razor, my neck ends up being a mess (ingrown hairs) for a couple days.

Anyone else experience this?

Joe
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I used to have a similar problem (except it was the area between my lower lip and chin).

I started shaving in the shower with a good razor (not cheap disposables or supermarket brands), and washing my face with soap afterwards. The problem went away. Use a blade with a lubricated strip and don't be too cheap to change your blade regularly... it helps immensely.
 
#86
Vandelay said:
kydnav, I just noticed that you turn 18 in less than two weeks. At that time, I will have no hang-ups with your talking about your pubes. :hmm: :p

P.S. To the OP, I use Edge.
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I've heard enough good about edge to try it again. I've tried it before, years ago, and I just remember it not looking like shaving cream right away.

And it's great that in less than two weeks our lives will be enriched like this.
 
#92
I shave my face and head, and I don't like the process of shaving, but I do like being clean shaven. I use The Art of Shaving stuff, with an old-fashioned brush, and a mach 3. Right after the shower, pre-shave oil instead of water on my face, get some lather going on the brush, apply the shaving cream, hack away. Since I shave my head, it takes something like 20 minutes (I shave my face & head separately), but my skin doesn't get irritated, and I get a closer shave with the oil than without it.

It's expensive to use all this stuff, but I think it's worth it. My skin is pretty sensitive, and I used to get razor burn pretty regularly, until I started with the good stuff. Even now, though, I can't shave every day. Fortunately I work from home, though, so I don't have to.
 
#95
Atoz said:
I used to have a similar problem (except it was the area between my lower lip and chin).

I started shaving in the shower with a good razor (not cheap disposables or supermarket brands), and washing my face with soap afterwards. The problem went away. Use a blade with a lubricated strip and don't be too cheap to change your blade regularly... it helps immensely.
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Thank you for the tip sir. I've never shaved in the shower before. I'm gonna give it a try and maybe try some "kiss my face" as Freddels suggested.


Joe
 
#96
69nites said:
there's got to be some information online about how to.

start slow is the best advice I can give
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I've never tried the straight razor (never even seen one at Walgreens). I get an image of Kevin Costner or maybe Clint Eastwood shaving like this. It looks cool - no debate there, but nobody really sees me shave.

If it does a better job than a Mach III then I'm surprised.
 
#98
Skel said:
I've never tried the straight razor (never even seen one at Walgreens). I get an image of Kevin Costner or maybe Clint Eastwood shaving like this. It looks cool - no debate there, but nobody really sees me shave.

If it does a better job than a Mach III then I'm surprised.
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go get yourself a barber shop shave.

they are going to use a straight razor and you're going to have the best feeling shave of your life.
 

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