[Misc] Shaving

[Wrong-Direction]

Last time I had a wet shave I was about 17, stubble trim once a week

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[Cheshire Cat]

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[Barham's tash]

I have one of these

One of these

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My skin feels hideous all day when I just use those. I’ve tried splurging on the top of the range versions as well that you can use in the shower or dispense cooling cream but my skin feels soiled.

On that basis I’m a five blade, shaving oil and eucalyptus shave gel merchant. My wife hates it because I really take my time to get it right.

 

[atfc village]

Wet shave head and below jaw line . Trim beard to stubble every 3 to 4 weeks with a beard trimmer.

 

[studio150]

One of the joys of retiring, not having to shave everyday.

 

[bhafc99]

Wet shave.

Maybe electric razors have improved since I last tried, but to me it felt like trying to carve a turkey with a piece of sandpaper instead of a knife.

After about an hour of going over and over the same area you might get some approximation of a shave, but feck me it seemed hopelessly ineffective compared to a decent wet shave razor.

 

[Petunia]

I voted Other.

As a lady any area that needs shaving was lasered years ago

 

[jackanada]

Well when I do shave it's a wet shave, though so infrequently that I have to go over with the clippers first, though many of the times I do intend to shave I do the clippers then can't be arsed with the rest.
I got 8 blades three years ago and I've only just started using the seventh.

 

[Gwylan]

a protest at the cost of razor blades.

That's a bizarre reason. I pay £2.50 for a pack of ten and they last about two months - about 30p a week. There are plenty of things whose cost has risen excessively but razor blades aren't one of them. Are you buying solid gold ones or something?

Like many people on here, I don't understand the appeal of electric razors. I tried one for a few weeks, it roughed up my skin and scarcely touched my stubble. I'm wet shave all the way - in fact, I'm toying with the idea of cut-throat razor

 

[driddles]

Wet shave with dirt cheap safety razor blades. Doubt I spend $5 a year on blades anymore, took a few tries to get the hang of it, can't see me going back to expensive razors ever again.

 

[BadFish]

I hate the feeling of being clean shaven.

I use clippers to trim my beard every so often. When I can be bothered or when I catch a glimpse of myself looking too beardy.

 

[portlock seagull]

Wet Wet Wet all day long. So much better. Afterwards, I feel it my toes!

 

[portlock seagull]

Wet shave.

Maybe electric razors have improved since I last tried, but to me it felt like trying to carve a turkey with a piece of sandpaper instead of a knife.

After about an hour of going over and over the same area you might get some approximation of a shave, but feck me it seemed hopelessly ineffective compared to a decent wet shave razor.

In a nutshell. Plus you don’t have to empty out disgusting piles of dust that was once your face and clog up electric ones.

 

[Goldstone1976]

I’d like to wet shave, and do so about once every five years in a ‘perhaps I’ll have a different outcome this time’ moment of madness.

The outcome? 1000 pinpricks of blood that take two hours of tearing up tiny bits of loo roll and strategically placing them on my face to deal with. Then I get in the shower, all the paper comes off (and contributes to blocking the u-bend) and the bleeding starts again.

This happens to me every fecking time. It must be something to do with my technique because when I have the occasional wet shave at the barber’s he/she has nay bother. I’ve tried different hardware (razors, brushes, blades) and different software (foams, gels et al). Nope.

So, I dry shave with a Braun jobbie. Top of the range, with all sorts of settings - that I never use.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Used to wet shave but got bored of doing it so now use a trimmer every two to three weeks. I think it makes me look like Bruce Willis in Die Hard, Mrs WS thinks it makes me look like a member of the Village People.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

That's a bizarre reason. I pay £2.50 for a pack of ten and they last about two months - about 30p a week. There are plenty of things whose cost has risen excessively but razor blades aren't one of them. Are you buying solid gold ones or something?

Like many people on here, I don't understand the appeal of electric razors. I tried one for a few weeks, it roughed up my skin and scarcely touched my stubble. I'm wet shave all the way - in fact, I'm toying with the idea of cut-throat razor

I was probably stuck in to a brand thing - Gillette/Wilkinson sort of stuff.

But I have never liked shaving anyway, and am happy with hair on my face, and Mrs DiS is happy about it as well as long as it’s under control. I’ve got a very good Braun beard trimmer.

 

[Bedsex]

Wet shave for me below jaw line every couple of days and no.1 trim of the beard that I’ve worn since lockdown once every week or so.

I do use the over-priced Gillette razor blades, but find I can make them last for 3-6 months before having to replace them. How? I found out many years ago that the reason that blades go blunt isn’t through shaving use, but through oxidation of the cutting surface. So each time after I shave, I dry the blades with a piece of tissue and apply a thin coat of oil (beard oil, bio oil, etc - I wouldn’t suggest cooking oil!). Hey presto the blades stay sharp for frickin’ ages.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Wet shave so much cleaner.....................did have a moustache for some years then a beard now nought

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I can remember my first shave, my dad quite proudly gave me a wet shave as he saw my right of passage towards manhood. When I shaved myself I promptly cut myself and resolved to buy an electric shaver.
I was recommended a rotary Phillishave and I have stuck with them ever since. Always done the job ok.

 

[Elbow750]

Wet shave for me below jaw line every couple of days and no.1 trim of the beard that I’ve worn since lockdown once every week or so.

I do use the over-priced Gillette razor blades, but find I can make them last for 3-6 months before having to replace them. How? I found out many years ago that the reason that blades go blunt isn’t through shaving use, but through oxidation of the cutting surface. So each time after I shave, I dry the blades with a piece of tissue and apply a thin coat of oil (beard oil, bio oil, etc - I wouldn’t suggest cooking oil!). Hey presto the blades stay sharp for frickin’ ages.

Likewise, but with Wilkinson Sword Quattro blades. Give them a decent clean and dry after each shave and a pack lasts ages. Good shave gel/ oil helps too.

Razor blades have always been expensive, must be a marketing thing. I'm sure Gillette and Wilkinson and others have an (informal) cartel agreement. Inflated price suits all manufacturers.

There are cheaper razor blades, but when push comes to shove its like beer, tea and coffee. I can try drinking cheaper brands but soon get so hacked off I revert to the good expensive stuff.