[guy stuff] Shaving - I'm doin' it wrong

[Wags]

pdq wrote:
Lately, I've been living it up. My wife got me an "Art of Shaving" kit, with which I 1) apply shaving oil, then 2), apply suds the old fashioned way with a badger-hair brush, and then 3) shave with a Harry's 5 blade razor. All in the th after getting my face warmed up and wetted for a couple of minutes. After the shower, I apply Art of Shaving aftershave cream.

And the truth is, my face is a lot happier than the many years I just soaped up with the bar of whatever was in the shower that day. Of it all, I think the pre-oil probably helps the most - the rest may just be fluff.

You can usually find good deals on the starter kits, but here's the sites if you're interested:

http://www.theartofshaving.com/
http://www.harrys.com/

Good stuff there, as markety as it is. I bought a nice safety razor and all the accoutrements. Best shaving ever, blades last a long time.

http://www.wagspdx.com/blog.html

[deckeda]

Interesting.

"In the good olde days they equipped medicine cabinets with little slots to dispose of your used blades, which then simply fell down behind the wall for later discovery by archaeologists, or remodelers."

Weird! A philosophy of trash.

[Wags]

deckeda wrote:
Interesting.

"In the good olde days they equipped medicine cabinets with little slots to dispose of your used blades, which then simply fell down behind the wall for later discovery by archaeologists, or remodelers."

Weird! A philosophy of trash.

I think you'd have to do a whole lot of shaving to fill up the space between two studs to a depth of 4 feet or so with thin little safety razor blades. Someone better at math could take a shot at it. Might be several average lifetimes.

My house was built in the mid-20's and my bathroom remodel was likely the first time down to the studs. There was a pretty good pile of old blades, according to the contractor. I found a bunch down in the basement below where there's a crude 1/4 bathroom. My brother-in-law used to specialize in old home remodels and he said he found them often.

[RAMd®d]

I threaten to learn to use a DE razor, but haven't got 'round to it just yet.

Everyday, I shave with an Sensor razor while showering, and follow up with a quick Norelco buzz. This is the only way I get a close shave.

The Excel blades only get me three great shaves (not close, but not pulling) and they're done. I use them longer, but there is some pulling and it only gets worse.

I can use any soap or foam, but I still need an electric to finish.

[Wags]

NewtonMP2100 wrote:
what about landing strips [ or lighting bolt hedgery ].....pro or con.......???

Con, definitely con. That last remnant of animalry is there for a good reason :oldfogey:

[N-OS X-tasy!]

RAMd®d wrote:
I can use any soap or foam, but I still need an electric to finish.

heh heh heh...

[Fritz]

"the brotherhood of shaving"

WTFF?

one could spend some serious coin at the AoS. Maybe Harrys when I go thru the batch of 20 Sensor blades I just bought from 1Sale (made in Aussieland, or from there for some reason.)

But $150 for shaving set up at AoS? That's 2 really good bottles of bourbon. 5 great bottles of Spanish red.
A mans got to know his limitations!

[Speedy]

My ex gave me a close shave before we split (or was it after...) some 35 years ago. I haven't needed to shave since. I don't recommend it. Thank God Brazilians weren't in style back then.

[Bill in NC]

No one else like the Emjoi triple-blade (curved) razors?

I shave in the shower - Panasonic electric if skin feels too irritated for blade.

I am seriously considering laser treatment to reduce/soften hair on my neck since for me it's much easier to irritate skn there than the hair on my face when shaving with a blade.

[digby]

I've gotten used to just a blade-- no plug, no foam, no Triple blades that squirt aloe... Skin toughens up, I guess.

Sure is fast: 1/10 the time that my electric shaver took.