Razorstrut
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What razor do y'alls use (menfolk and womenfolk)?I just ordered from eBay two straight razors (one normal and one with replaceable blades). I'm a do it the old school way sort of fool, plus it sounds like the shave is much better once you stop hacking your face up.Anyway here are the two I ordered: Currently I use a Schick Quattro: Anybody actually used a straight razor (aka a throat-cut razor in britain)? unless you hack your face up bad in which case it's I'll call you from the ER
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Seriously. The hell is going on this week?
I never made the leap to 3 blades. Mach 3 is candy corn: the combination of pivoting head and extra-wide blade makes a precision shave impossible. forget about trying to get right under your nose with those shits.
I stick with the classic Sensor Excel.
The few times I've had a straight razor shave I must say I was impressed with the results, but those were professionals. I am not about to try that at home.
no matter what y'all use, I think we can all agree that blades are facemeltingly expensive right?
ah, and put a shaving cream warmer on your christmas list.
dude that was ancient history. you know we are due for the quarter-yearly razor thread....
the one on the far left is what i use. found it while cleaning out granparents house in LA a bit back. cuts so smooth i didnt feel anything the first few times i sliced up my neck, but i love it now.
jinx- maybe we should gift-wrap one of these for the recordman
Apparently it's a really bad idea to shave naked with one of these bad boys. I don't want to know I don't want to know I don't want to know.
If anyone tries it my two revelations thus far:
* short staccato strokes at about 20 degrees works best
* keep your face fucking wet, all the time
also I should have taken a shower first to soften my grill up. Way better shave on those areas I could get to well with my noviceness; my sideburns/cheeks (easiest to shave with this bad boy) are on baby butt mode. Rest of face less so, but I'm learning.
possible savings over long run will be enough to buy that I've been wanting; blades are good for 3-10 shaves and cost about $0.20 apiece. That's five blades for a dollar. That means I get 15 blades for the same price as one of the mach3 or schick jobs, plus I get to feel like a man in the morning now.