Razors?
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- omahadesigns
I'm sick of replacing blades and paying so much for them.
What kind of razor do you use and are you happy with it?
- chow1
- moldero0
i tried to get away from blades for the same reason, i bought a $300 electric, went back to blades a month later, cant beat 'em unfortunatly, imo anyway.
- omg0
I keep seeing these commercials...
- monoboy0
Merkur Futur safety razors are great. Super smooth shave. It'll pay for itself after a while because you only need to buy standard razor blades.
I'll probably hand it down to my son. It'll last for ever.
P.S. A decent shave cream makes all the difference.
- monospaced0
I'm trying out those Harry's delivery blades right now. They're alright so far, nothing really special that I can tell.
- zenmasterfoo0
- They're cheap and reliable. They arrive on time every few weeks, and the commercials are funny.zenmasterfoo
- Used these for almost two years. For me the handle is too light and the blades dull too quickly. Also the hardware around the blades is too bulky for me.monospaced
- @mono Do you like Harry's better?zenmasterfoo
- to be honest, not really... slightly better at best, but I do like the handle much more.monospaced
- I do like Harry's better, it's just not much better, if that makes sense.monospaced
- IRNlun60
I have a couple straight razors. Mainly use an old Wade & Butcher straight razor similar to this but with an orange handle...
... bought them here
Been using them for the past 4 years now and haven't had any bad cuts. Cleanest, closest shave possible and minimizes ingrown hairs. Main negative is when I travel I have to bring a normal razor which completely fucks up my face.
- don't put it in the carry on bag?pango
- is there a period of cuts to get used to it or skill to doing it?yurimon
- Takes a bit of time to get used to the surface area of the blade and getting the angles right. It's slow going at first.IRNlun6
- Helps to try and learn to be ambidextrous from the start.IRNlun6
- pango, I only use carry on, and if I did check anything in I still don't trust the TSA dummies.IRNlun6
- zarkonite0
You can re-sharpen your gillette mach 5 extreme bla bla bla razors by scraping them on an old pair of jeans, or a leather strap.
http://www.wikihow.com/Sharpen-O…
Works wonders, easily tripled the lifespan of my blades. It's basically what all the barbers do with their straight razors before giving someone a shave.
- scarabin0
i went through a merkur safety razor phase myself but stopped because it took three times as long and no matter how much i wanted to believe otherwise, a mach 3 just does it better.
i did however keep the fancy sandalwood soap/badger hair brush practice though, and soaping up with a fresh hot lather remains one of my favorite rituals daily rituals.
if nothing else, ditch the canned shit. your face will thank you
- cruddlebub1
let it grow, let it grow....
- fooler0
Your Beard is a Disgusting Bacteria Breeding Ground...
http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/th…- I use mine to harvest algae upon which I can feast during late night work sessions.detritus
- http://images.itsagr…detritus
- _niko0
- and.... nobody knows the name of that razor.pango
- it's just the handle, all the blades are probably standarmonospaced
- http://www.shaveloun…
was posted before by monoboyuan
- mekk0
- I actually thinks this is the most hipster razor, like on the opposite end of the scale... or is this norm core?monospaced
- not being hipster is the ultimate and final form of being hipster. Amateurs. I don't even have a beard, lolmekk
- Whenever I see these in the trash, I always fret for our post-apocalypse dump-trawling descendants.detritus
- silly wabbit, those razors are for kidsmoldero
- kona0
Im a member of the Dollar Shave Club. They've been fantastic thus far. I broke a handle, sent them a photo, and they shipped me a new one free of charge. Their blades are great and are now offering a bunch of side goodies. (One Wipe Charlies, Shave Butter) I highly recommend them.
- utopian0
- I just ordered. Hope the blades hold up to my wirehair.aslip
- I've been using these. They're okay.monospaced
- EXCELLENT packaging.monospaced