The Shaving Thread

I lost the receipt. I think it was 16$-17$ altogether.

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Opinions on store brand?

$6.99 for the razor and $9.99 for the refills. I replace the razor once a month since I shave every other day. I still have my Bic Flex 5 disposable.

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Corypheus said:
I’ve heard so many people swear by the Rockwell 6c/s. I’m thinking of getting one just because the razors the local knife shop carries are hilariously aggressive. On the topic of soaps, make sure you know if you’re using a cream or an actual soap. One you’ll apply to your face or brush and then lather and the other generally does most of the work in the bowl. Soaps also tend to last much longer.
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Fair enough, allow me to clarify.

There are a couple different items referred to as "shaving cream". There's the kind that comes in a can, sometimes referred to as foam. The use of it is pretty self explanatory. There's the kind in a tube that you have to lather. Just wet your brush, put a little of the cream on there (usually almond sized or slightly larger), and lather against bowl/face. Then there's the kind that comes in a jar and is usually functionally identical to soap except for being softer. Depending on the hardness, some people just take a bit out of the jar and put it on the brush instead of lathering in the jar.

Soap is harder and denser. Generally speaking, the harder it is and the more times it's been milled, the longer it lasts. But both soap and cream do basically the same thing.
 
I've found that using applying a pre-shave oil like Floïd to your face after washing and before putting on the lather makes the shave truly effortless, and the final result is a much smoother shave.
 
I got mad at my wife for buying a cartridge stick for a "great price." That's how they get you! But women will always find a way to make anything they do more expensive.

If you're male and therefore not suffering from moneyhater's disease, I use barbasol and the bags of blue razors from HEB. Ten will last me a solid six months, and I don't know how much they cost because the price is below my "give a fuck" threshold of ten dollars.
 
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All these people with safety razors, luxury products, and luxury barber shop tier regimes. Now I know why Gillette made a heated razor.

Some people take simple shaving to a whole new level. A level that doesn't need to exist.
 
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Where I come from, a safety razor is literally any razor that isn't electric or a murder weapon.
 
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Peddler9822 said:
All these people with safety razors, luxury products, and luxury barber shop tier regimes. Now I know why Gillette made a heated razor.

Some people take simple shaving to a whole new level. A level that doesn't need to exist.
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Just get a safety razor, some blades, a brush, some soap, and a bowl. The absurd regimes are probably still cheaper than cartridge razors.
 
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Baldur's Gait said:
I've had this recurring problem where my neck gets covered in red bumps no matter what I shave with and no matter what I put on it. I use clean razors, I put on aftershave, I use witch hazel, I've even bought a shaving cream with aloe but I still get red bumps on my neck and they don't go away. It's ridiculous and I don't know what to do about it.
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I used to get bumps as well.
Try cold, cold water on your neck first while rinsing the razor in cold water before starting, then a couple of swipes, then clean it in cold water. The cold makes your pores and follicles close up/shrink back into the skin so you won't touch them. This should preferably be done with a safety razor that has more metal to hold the cold. You might also want to figure out which way different parts of your beard is growing/pointing on your neck, it's not always a uniform direction and you might have a cowlick going without knowing it. It might take a couple of days growth before you can feel it though.

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Hair trimmers are better, less frustrating and much faster than that little thing on electrical razors when it comes to removing anything that is too long for a razor, get one that can cut down to 1-2mm and from there electrical or bladed razors can do the rest. Or just use the trimmer to always have that stubble.

Safety razors are the best and a hot tip for those nervous to use them and cutting themselves, make a fist and hold it so you can see it, shave a knuckle while watching it from the side so that you can see how/where the razor cuts, figure the rest out from there, the motion is a bit different from multiblades because the edge of the blade is in a different place and the bottom is a bit curved instead of flat.
Forearms works for training as well but knuckles have a more curved surface, this is also a good way to test the sharpness of kitchen knives but the motion is that of a straight razor.

Straight razors scares me, maybe because I read The Dark Half as a kid.
 
I agree that getting all fancy and schmancy with it.has to be cheaper than cartridge razors. I've only ever heard people my age and younger talk about shaving as an expensive activity, and I know old men who strop straight razors and use shaving brushes and all that other goofy stuff they do since they don't have more engrossing hobbies.

Watch out; they'll be coming for oral hygiene next. "The new Oral B tootbrush! Seven thousand bristles! Buy your single-use cartridge pack of 60, a month's supply, for only three dollars a cartridge!"
 
I think you might have the metaphors reversed. Gillette made the cartridge razors after their patents ran out and they released they could make more money more quickly that way. A pack of 100 double edge razor blades is less than 10 bucks on average, and that goes a long way when one’ll usually last for about a week of shaves. I remember walking into Target during college and just noticing that they had a starter box with a razor, (shitty) blades, a brush, bowl, and soap for about the price of those replacement cartridges. I like to collect razors, but you can easily get a better shave cheaper that way. I’ve also actually seen what you’re sort of describing for toothbrushes at orthodontist’s offices. They have paste baked onto the bristles of cheap toothbrushes for sanitary reasons.
 
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No, I think we're on the same page. Cartridges are a sad joke. They don't even have the ,old school cool" factor like straight razors or old school safety razors. And nobody needs five blades.
 
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No, I think we're on the same page. Cartridges are a sad joke. They don't even have the ,old school cool" factor like straight razors or old school safety razors. And nobody needs five blades.
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The multiple blades are actually bad for some people. One the things about them is that they actually take off hair growing under the skin, which can cause irritation and ingrown hairs. A nick from an old design’ll clear up in a minute with cold water or an alum block, but the fix for cartridge problems might be more involved.
 
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