straight razors
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- vaxorcist0
hah!
My experience, as taught to me by a former navy barber....
1. soak towel in hot water + a bit of Dr Bronner's Peppermint Soap
2. sit down, drape towel over your face
3. wait a while, meditate, mellow out,listen to dark side of the moon,etc...
4. shave with ALMOST ANYTHING sharper than a butter knifeIt's all in the prep, not the razor..... unless you're an ADHD maniac in a hurry trying to get to a horrible commute to a cube job on time...
* going swimming first or taking a long hot bath may substitute for the hot wet towel....
- GRAC0
@inteliboy
depends on your hair, but not that much once you get used to it.
My first shave was rather long and I though, fuck that shit. But when I learned how to use it...I don't think I'll go back.
- inteliboy0
about to buy a merkur.... though scarabin's thrown me off. how different time-wise are they to a disposable? rather just get that shit done.
- refunktion0
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- brettbash0
I just bought a pack.
- monoboy0
I use this, works a treat. Gillette are shysters. Feels great, fast and costs a fraction of the shite peddled on the high street.
- cannonball19780
^ bingo. I've had a few women ask about it already.
"Close shave? Are you kidding? Give me your hand..." *puts it on cheek... oohs and ahs*
- ismith0
scarabin, clearly you have missed the point of the straight razor...
1) wake up, douse your face with some hot water
2) go to work, leave your door (if you have one) slightly ajar, just enough for your hot coworkers to peek through
3) unbutton shirt or loosen collar to reveal some chest
4) face your mirror so that you're 3/4 profile to the slightly open door
5) lather up, mix in some satisfied deep breaths, grunt once or twice
6) while shaving, be sure to shoot the secretary a glance from the mirror
- scarabin0
i went through a phase where i used a straight razor. it's great to slow down and make a ritual out of shaving, but i found that i had a shittier shave in general and was always late for work. i switched to a merkur safety razor which is easier to maintain and use (just swap out or flip the blade, no stropping required). went with that for a while but eventually found myself reaching for the mach 3 because you get a closer shave and it's faster.
to this day i maintain that lathering up your face with a fine sandalwood soap is one of the greatest pleasures a man can have, so i still use the brush for lather, but mach 3 for shaving
- moldero0
"Feel like I'm gonna get whacked sitting here like this" - Rounders
- HijoDMaite0
I didn't know people were actually using them on their own. I would think it would take some serious skill no?
I just figured a while ago that I would feed the Gillette corporation fat cats for the rest of my life. Actually, I keep a short beard shaving cheeks and neck only, so maybe one of these straight razors isn't a bad idea.
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- Hombre_Lobo0
Also Did you know someone did a invent a razor that would never blunt.
Naturally gilette threw a huge amount of money at him to buy the patent. IIRC theres also the light bulb that would never burn out too.
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- Hombre_Lobo0
I use a gilette Mach 3 and those blades are shockingly expensive.
I'll look into these ones cheers guys.
- Hombre_Lobo0
I use a gilette Mach 3 and those blades are shockingly expensive.
I'll look into these ones cheers guys.
- cannonball19780
i got that too but gonna change to a regular straight razor soon
- GRAC0
I have a Merkur + Feather blades. Using with Muehle brush and soap.
Forget about Gillette disposables but you gonna need some time to adjust.