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Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:23 pm
by Josh Pelican
I've used some razors that I needed to change roughly every second shave. It was awful.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:01 am
by smallsnd/bigsnd
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fuck yalls razors

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:53 pm
by wsas3
NUH-UH FUCK YOUR BEARDS BRUH
I just used the old gillette tech, chank. It felt amazing with the grain, which maybe I'll stick to. I did it against the grain and damn am I in pain! I'll have to brush up on my technique. It hurt with and against the grain with cartridge razors, so so far it's already an improvement!

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:45 pm
by Chankgeez
wsas3 wrote:NUH-UH FUCK YOUR BEARDS BRUH
I just used the old gillette tech, chank. It felt amazing with the grain, which maybe I'll stick to. I did it against the grain and damn am I in pain! I'll have to brush up on my technique. It hurt with and against the grain with cartridge razors, so so far it's already an improvement!


:thumb: Keep at it, it'll only get better.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:24 am
by Josh Pelican
Recently had my first shave with my safety razor. Best shave ever. No razor burn and no ingrown hairs. I actually shaved off my entire beard, so that goes to show how much these razors fucking rule.

I had to use an electric razor with two or three different guards to trim my beard down to a decent stubble. Then I used the razor with no guard on it to trim it down to almost nothing. After that I have my hot shower before I even bother shaving. My technique still needs some work, but I think I only had one nick. It was still a close fucking shave and I'm stoked on the results. Too bad it'll be a long time before I shave my whole face again.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:30 am
by sonidero
I heard Baby Butt Face is the New Beard...

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:44 am
by greyscales
I just got a safety razor yesterday actually. Not going back to a multi blade now. I expected it to have a bigger learning curve than it did, so there's no reason to be afraid of it if you are used to new razors.
Now I need to get a good shaving soap. Current one is a little tough to lather. Works well enough for the shave though.

Felt a little bored with the beard so I decided to go straight to babyface. Still looks strange, but it feels nice. It had been months since I shaved with a manual razor.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:49 am
by Josh Pelican
Fuck that.

It's time to grow our beards back and let them mingle.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:52 am
by greyscales
Well since you mention beard mingling....

:animal:

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:13 am
by Josh Pelican
:!!!:

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:40 am
by Caesar
Every 10 months or so I shave my head with some electric clippers. Every month or two, I shave my face with the same clippers.

I've been married for 18 yrs, so that might have something to do with it.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 2:26 pm
by Chankgeez
I'm bumping this fucking thread.

I need a recommendation for double edge razor blades.

I've usually used Merkur blades and have liked 'em. Recently I've been shaving with Wilkinson Swords and don't like 'em as much.

I think the Wilkinsons are sharper than the Merkurs. I've been nicking myself more lately.

I don't really care that much about a close shave. A passable shave is OK by me.

Based on all of this, any suggestions?

Thanks.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 2:48 pm
by Achtane
Supposedly Astra blades are mighty comfy without being as sharp as Wilkinsons.
My friend swears by Feather blades but says those are insanely sharp.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 3:04 pm
by Chankgeez
Thank you, sir, yeah, those are two brands I'm considering.

The Feathers are supposed to be insanely sharp. Most likely too sharp for my skin.

I used to get more shaves out a Merkur than I probably should. The Wilkinsons are really only good for like three or four. So, blade longevity is also a plus.

Re: The shaving thread

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 5:46 pm
by Sparrow
i use this. super easy to use. and doesn't irritate.

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