I Will Never Again Buy an Overpriced; Chew Your Face Up Disposable Razor.

And you got yourself a NICE one!

I switched to norelco electric about 10 years ago and it takes some time for your technique and even your beard to get used to it - but once you master the electric you will never go back to any kind of razor blades.

 

Tis no countdown, but rather a countup, celebrating and honoring another year well spent on this mortal Earth!

Happy Belated Birthday James.

 

Nice!!!

I like my Murkur Futur. Get some Feather blades and you'll be set.

 

So why go with the wimpy and relatively modern "safety" razor? Heck, it's barely been around longer than the disposable plastic razors - and the blades are disposable.

Real old school manly men use straight razors they sharpen themselves.

Me, I'm a wuss.

 

Hey, that's a nice razor. Who makes it?

 

Absolutely, go for it. It's fun!

 

I got a straight razor shave for the first time in my life last week.

I stopped into a hole-in-the-wall barber shop for a haircut. It was run by this nice Russian lady and her husband. After the haircut was done I started to get up and she said, "No. You not done. You stay." When she put the hot shaving cream on my face and whipped out a straight razor, my facial expressions progressed like this: Best shave ever. Felt so good I almost felt naughty about it

 

I recently started using the battery powered vibrating Gillette 5 blade ProGlide Fusion. Greatest shave. Don't have to scrape off your beard little by little. Let the blade do it while you slowly move it across your face. I use a cosmetic soap with oils as a lubricant.

I have sensitive skin buy thick hair and a not so dense beard so I usually ended up with a red lollipop look. Not anymore! I get about 10 shaves per blade. After the 5th shave, just move the blade a bit slower.

 

It takes longer and doesn't give as close of a shave but on the upside you can get on the internet and brag about... hygene??

bc

 

Yeah man, its like why would ANYBODY IN THEIR RIGHT MIND play a P-bass anymore when you have lighter and more modern-sounding instruments?



Not everybody likes to do things the "latest and greatest" way.

 

I went to a safety razor, Proraso and brush a year ago. Shaving is so much nicer now. Once you get the hang of it, you can get a closer shave than with a multiple blade razor. I shave once with the grain, brush more cream on and shave against the grain- fine after the first pass. I buy 100 blades for $20. Or I did. I still have not used them up.

 

I used to use a straight razor. That thing cut up my face like nobodies business. Didn't seem to matter how sharp I sharpened/honed it, still cut the crap out of my face. I don't think technique was the issue either.

Since I joined the navy I've been using nothing but Gilette Fusion razors. Closest shave I have ever had, which is kinda necessary considering it has to last me from around 5am until the early evening. I don't like a rushed life either, but I have a job that requires it and I certainly chose for my life to be that way. I just don't have time in the morning to whip out my handy dandy straight razor and go to town for a proper shave with it. Why bother when I can spend 5 minutes with my Fusion, have a perfect shave, and move on? Doing things the old fashioned way is cool, but modern conveniences have their place.

 

What is a razor? Is that that thing woman use on there legs?


Click for bigger beard!

 

I love the gillette fusion. Takes weeks for one of the blades to go dull, cuts close and I rarely if ever cut myself.

 

After 40+ years of shaving, having tried them all and hacking up my face many times in the process, I have settled on the combination that works for me - Gillette Edge Gel and Gillette Pivoting Twin disposable blades. I have a coarse beard that grows slowly, and because I have curly hair (thanks, Dad!) I'm prone to ingrown hairs. I find that shaving in the shower every three days with this combination works best for me. I never cut myself, and I get a close, smooth shave.

It's like pick vs fingers, maple vs rosewood, rounds vs flats, etc. Whatever works for you!

 

Everytime I read a thread on safety razors, I want to try them. Well, I did mess around with one my Dad had years ago, but I never really got on with it. The best razor I've ever used is the Mach 3, but the catridges are just too expensive. And I shave everyday, get razor burn easily, and like a relatively fresh blade (kind of how I like relatively fresh strings on my basses). I may have to give the safety razor a whirl again.

If I'm not mistaken, one of the tricks with a safety razor is to apply very little pressure when shaving and, rather, let the weight of the razor do the work. Am I correct about this?

 

correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that one could make a gizmo like that fairly easily. I think I'm going to spend a few days looking at dimensions and such for this device and see if I can make one myself, I've got some VERY nice flame maple that's begging to be made into something nice but functional, or perhaps I'd like the simple and understated but strong grain of oak for something like this.

Either way, would something like this be doable?