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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Ben on December 05, 2014, 10:38:08 AM
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We (including me) get a bit hipster here sometimes and go off on shaving topics. I don't think we've ever had a poll though, on how people actually shave. So what is your preferred shaving method? You can choose more than one option.
80% of my shaving is with a safety razor, with most of the rest done, when I have the time, with a straight razor. I have a really nice Braun electric shaver that I was given as a Christmas gift some years ago. I hate to see it sit, so I might break it out a few times a year.
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Liking the DESR. Close shaves when I want them, quick shaves when I am in a hurry. What's not to like?
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Straight razor for my weekly haircut and maybe 1 other shave per week depending on how much time I have. Disposable when I'm in a hurry and to touch up around my ears after a haircut (I'm not comfortable yet with a straight razor around the top and back of the ears especially when its very hard to see what I'm doing in those spots).I've found the straight razor to be phenomenal for haircuts (shaving head) with my fine hair that still grows, they do not clog and it feels like peeling an apple when my hair is 1/4" long.
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The Noxzema Spa Shave four-blade disposable razor, that I buy for $ 4.97 for the four-pack at WallyWorld. I toss it out for a new one every payday (every two weeks). After years of experience and experimentation with shaving my head, I have found that this works the best in terms of a close shave without gouging out new divots every time it hits a bump on my head. It works fine on the face and neck, too.
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DESR with Feather blades. I have about a years supply of blades stockpiled and promise myself that, when they are nearly gone, I will decide whether or not to continue.
I suspect the sample here is biased by the fact that we are even reading about the subject.
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Gilette Mach 3 or Fusion.
Mug & soap.
Generally in the shower in the mornings, but lately I've been shaving before I go to bed.
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Generally dsr on the face and Schick hydro five for the head, or for when I'm feeling lazy.
Thats, of course, when I feel like shaving. I spend most of the year fuzzy.
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Double edge safety razor
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Whatever is cheap and in three blades. I have a beard so I shave my lower neck and cheeks about 2x a week.
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Still got most of the no-shave November fur, but I do keep the neck clean and edge the rest of it with a straight razor. Of course, if/when I decide to lose it, the straight razor is pretty much the best tool for bulk removal too, and then I'll go back to the DESR for daily maintenance.
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What do you call the disposable Gillette sensor 3 stuff? Is that considered cartridge?
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What do you call the disposable Gillette sensor 3 stuff?
Decoys. Before the straight razor, it was the only way to keep the ex wife from using my face stuff on her legs.
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If showering, disposable cartridge razor. Tried a double-edged mechanical flip-top razor, not comfortable with it safety-wise. Hard to handle, despite knurled handle, with soapy hands and no mirror in the shower.
I occasionally use one of those $10 Harbor Freight electric razors if in a hurry. When I was working, I kept one in the car for commute and going-to-offsite-meeting shaves. When battery went down, I'd switch it with the one in the house and recharge it.
I've had Remington, Norelco, and various el-cheapo (like the Harbor Freight ones) electric razors and the absolute best so far is my Braun Series 3.
Smooth shave, recharges very quickly (has a charge indicator light on it), is washable, easy to handle.
I especially like the charge indicator because I suspect it has two cells in it, and it glows red when the charge is getting low. This avoids the reverse-charging on the weak cell if you keep using it when only one cell is running the works. Had it for about five years now, use it very extensively, and I think the charge capacity is finally degrading. Seems to recharge especially fast if you run it down to where the red light lights. Impossible to over-charge it because of the regulator, which contributes to the batteries' longevity.
Like most electrics, a greater number of passes over an area is required if my beard is neglected for a day. (However, since it's now grey, it doesn't show as much as in my yout'.)
Foils and cutters are expensive ($30-$35 a pop), but in terms of amortization, are pretty cheap even compared with disposable cartridges, which started to hit $22 a pack. I keep a new spare set handy for when they wear out... holes start appearing in the foil.
I found it pays to keep it clean and lubricated. Braun's shaver oil is expensive, so I just dab sewing machine oil on the working parts and that almost seems to be better than their proprietary oil.
Terry
Incidentally, I might have voted three times... I kept getting thrown out by a "This Page Can't Be Displayed" message.
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Double edge safety razor, mug and soap. Usually beard up for winter but I trim it w electric trimmers and tame the border w double edge. I like to use a straight razor a couple times a month when I can take my time.
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Threw away my razor 2 weeks before being essentially thrown out of the USMC (after 1 yr 3 mo 27 days extension of enlistment, convenience of government and then being told even if I wanted to I would not be allowed to re-enlist) - what were they going to do to me?
OTOH
"He got a custom Continental Grand Caravan
He got an Eldorado electric wheelchair too
He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun
He got a razor in his shoe"
It's been quite a while since my last haircut/beard trim. My looks are described as a toss-up between Santa (with a really mean atitude), Jerry Garcia, and Lenin. (I could never be a hippie - my hair/beard just do not grow that long.)
stay safe.
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How to shave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZB8HRrJ0KM
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We (including me) get a bit hipster here sometimes and go off on shaving topics.
This site is always a bit hipster.
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This whole shaving thing is just a war on men inspired fad and will eventually fade away to where only the effeminate types are doing it.
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I just use the Target disposable knock-off's of the Mach 3 they have the little rubber squeegee thingy, and the little soapy bar of slippery stuff, and I find they work so well, I only need water if it's after a shower which softened the stubble.
If I need to shave without a shower first, I just use a dab of the re-branded Proraso shave cream they sell at Bath & Body works someone gave me as a gift a few years back, and is now found in it's own packaging in lots of places as the brand has taken off in the states. http://www.proraso.com/en/#
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I feel like messing with ya'lls manly talk.
*grin* Venus, which ever cartridges are cheapest.
Dad just buys the cheapest disposables and goes through about a 10 count bag every week. Even when he's doing the facial hair (usually a heavy goatee), he shaves what still grows out of the top of his head.
Mind you, he usually has at least one serious bloody spot every shave, plus some smaller nicks and whatnot.
I guess when you have Wolverine style body and facial hair, you either spend a lot of time fussing or you say "screw it" and pretend you also heal instantly.
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Count me among those using a DESR and a puck of shaving soap. I gave up on canned shaving cream once I got good enough to whip up a nice lather from a puck of shaving soap in about 2 minutes.
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Out of curiosity, does anyone else here have to shave their nose? I have to use an electric on it, just above the nostrils and up to the bridge. Hey, I'm serious.
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I feel like messing with ya'lls manly talk.
Hey, girls gotta shave too. The poll is gender neutral or cis or whatever. =D
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Out of curiosity, does anyone else here have to shave their nose? I have to use an electric on it, just above the nostrils and up to the bridge. Hey, I'm serious.
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I have three annoying old guy hairs that grow on my nose now. I do a quick swipe with a razor once a week.
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Double edge safety razor, shave in the shower with water, and I'm still working through 100 blades I bought for $10 a couple of years back. Now that I've figured out I can flip them over and they cut better for another week I'm probably going to be working on that 100 pack for another 2 years.
It helps that I go fully bearded in the winter and keep a goatee the rest of the year.
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Out of curiosity, does anyone else here have to shave their nose? I have to use an electric on it, just above the nostrils and up to the bridge. Hey, I'm serious.
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Yep
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Whatever 3-4 blade, I guess it's a cartridge, we have on hand. I usually only shave 3x per week, almost always in the shower. Except for my mustache (which is glorious) I can't hardly grow enough facial hair to be worth keeping.
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Double edge safety razor, shave in the shower with water, and I'm still working through 100 blades I bought for $10 a couple of years back. Now that I've figured out I can flip them over and they cut better for another week I'm probably going to be working on that 100 pack for another 2 years.
You know you can re-hone them on a piece of newsprint or a wetted old mouse pad. I had one of these (it was my father's) for many years before I started using electrics and cartridges. Don't know if they're still available:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/6/6/4/7/4/3/webimg/433672490_tp.jpg
Lots more convenient than honing on newsprint.
Terry
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We (including me) get a bit hipster here sometimes and go off on shaving topics. I don't think we've ever had a poll though, on how people actually shave. So what is your preferred shaving method? You can choose more than one option.
80% of my shaving is with a safety razor, with most of the rest done, when I have the time, with a straight razor. I have a really nice Braun electric shaver that I was given as a Christmas gift some years ago. I hate to see it sit, so I might break it out a few times a year.
I've had a beard since 1975. I only shave my neck, using whatever cheap cartridge type razor is around the bathroom. Quality of shave does not matter greatly.
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I guess when you have Wolverine style body and facial hair, you either spend a lot of time fussing or you say "screw it" and pretend you also heal instantly.
Gives close to Wolverine's healing powers: http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/clubman-styptic-pencil/ID=prod6143533-product
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I lost my Gillette "new" open - comb razor somehow (I prefer to believe the TSA stole it from my luggage). I suffered with modern - style razors for about 3 months before I broke down and bought another gold plated Gillette New off eBay for about 30 dollars. Shaving with it the first time after 3 months of plastic razors was amazing.
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I don't shave my face, but every full moon, I use an old lawnmower blade to give myself a Brazilian.
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I don't shave my face, but every full moon, I use an old lawnmower blade to give myself a Brazilian.
Real men use Gorilla tape. Leave it on 12 hours so it grips right.
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I don't shave my face, but every full moon, I use an old lawnmower blade to give myself a Brazilian.
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DESR. And yes, I also shave my nose.
I did sign Dad up for Dollar Shave club, and reports favorabily on the cheap razors.
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^ "DESR. And yes, I also shave my nose."
Heh. I guess it's not that unusual. Must be a werewolf gene running around loose. I just wish it would grow on my scalp instead of my nose. Not that it's that heavy, but any little bit on top would help.
Terry
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I did sign Dad up for Dollar Shave club, and reports favorabily on the cheap razors.
Somehow I ended up getting their Facebook stuff. I keep telling them the only way they could save me money would be to send someone over for free to strop my straight razor and save wear on my strop.
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^ Well, that's where names like Rusty Shackelford come in handy. Or Mbutuma McMambo.
Long before the 'net I tested the distribution of names on mailing lists by using the name Pyotr Ilyevich Tchaikowski on one (1 only) mail inquiry I made. I was getting junk mail from every company under the sun for every product under the sun for almost two years, with highly amusing mis-spellings of the name. I finally moved and changed POBs, and pitied the poor Postal Patron who got that box number after me.
Mailing lists are big business, and I guess they've now started mining the social media.
Tmguma O'Mboto, 230RN