How do ya shave?
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I really dislike shaving, but thankfully I grow a decent beard and my current workplace don't mind it. When I do shave its with an electric shaver, but I bought a straight razor a few months ago. Tried it once and my bathroom ended up looking like the Battle of the Somme. Really need to practice as I don't like using electric or safety.
I switched from using your typical 3/5 blade Gilette type razors to a safety razor about 2 years ago - smartest move I've made. Instead of dropping $20-30 every couple months on new blades, I bought one of these Merkur razors for about $35 off Amazon:
Then you have to find a blade that works for you. A lot of guys recommend the Feather brand razors because they are super sharp, but I've found that I can use most anything - I bought a box of 100 Astra blades (I change it every 1-2 weeks) for $9.
Soap, you say? Pick up a tub of Col. Conk's or Proraso for $6-10 and it'll probably last you 6 months to a year depending on your needs.
Throw in a badger hair brush and you can probably get a setup for $60 that will last you a year and then all you'll have to do is buy blades (running me a total of $5 a year) and soap (again a total of $6-10 a year). You'll never have to buy another razor.
Then you have to find a blade that works for you. A lot of guys recommend the Feather brand razors because they are super sharp, but I've found that I can use most anything - I bought a box of 100 Astra blades (I change it every 1-2 weeks) for $9.
Soap, you say? Pick up a tub of Col. Conk's or Proraso for $6-10 and it'll probably last you 6 months to a year depending on your needs.
Throw in a badger hair brush and you can probably get a setup for $60 that will last you a year and then all you'll have to do is buy blades (running me a total of $5 a year) and soap (again a total of $6-10 a year). You'll never have to buy another razor.
I find shaving with a razor = insta-ingrown hairs, so I use electric. I don't grow hair at all on my cheeks oddly, and with my dark hair visible even straight after an electric shave I tend to look a little bit like I'm going for the designer-stubble look.
Shaving is a pain in the arse - if I could pull off a bit of the facial-fuzz look then I would do it just for the sake of not having to shave so often.
Shaving is a pain in the arse - if I could pull off a bit of the facial-fuzz look then I would do it just for the sake of not having to shave so often.
So do you or don't you shave your pubic hair for food safety?SkarKrow said:You read that, not me
I do not shave my pubic hair for food safety.Zachary Amaranth said:So do you or don't you shave your pubic hair for food safety?SkarKrow said:You read that, not me
I shave my facial hair for food safety.
Trim my beard to ~14 mm (at least that is what my electric razor says) once a week and occasionally thin, cut and trim my moustache so it looks clean and doesn't cover my upper lip. Also use a wet safety razor (just some water) twice a week to remove the stubs on my cheeks, my neck and between my eyebrows and to keep the edge of my beard as a clean line.
Military, dude. Can't have no beard. It's "unprofessional." Unless you're a SEAL.MorganL4 said:
I don't tend to shave fully, I just trim all the hair on my jaw/chin/general mouth area every 3 days or so in a desperate attempt to get something resembling designer stubble.
Haven't been fully clean shaved in about a year. Stay around maybe 1-2mm long around the chin area, perhaps a little longer on my jawline. Electric razor. Takes about 2 minutes.
Haven't been fully clean shaved in about a year. Stay around maybe 1-2mm long around the chin area, perhaps a little longer on my jawline. Electric razor. Takes about 2 minutes.
I shave my sideburns to keep a mustache+goatee combo happening. Without facial hair I look underage and that's annoying at bottle shops and bars.
I mostly just use an electric shaver.
You obviously get a better shave with a razer... Personally, I tend to butcher my neck half the time I use one.
You obviously get a better shave with a razer... Personally, I tend to butcher my neck half the time I use one.
Electric trimmer to keep the beard short and a razer to shave my neck. I have the misfortune of having dark, very coarse facial hair and light skin so shaving is a real chore for me.
Use a normal razor and shaving cream after getting out of the shower. My beard is inexplicably red and thus blends into my face and eliminates the need for daily shaving except on special occasions, but it comes in fast enough that waiting any longer than maybe three days and it becomes exponentially more painful to deal with. I'm afflicted with abundances of hirsuteness, and I sometimes try to trim other places, but a combination of lack of flexibility and the speed with which it returns prevents me from getting too involved with shit like that.
I just use an electric beard trimmer. It leaves me with a slight stubble, and it takes about 2 minutes. Win win.