I use an electric razor typically, but I bust out the manual for when I have to wear my service uniform.
How do ya shave?
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I hate shaving. I'm being especially lazy with it at the minute, and so I have a crap semi-beard thing. Christ I look ugly. Well, more ugly.
I shave with a regular razor and can't seem to avoid cutting myself at least once mostly due to a scar on my chin (ironically, no hair grows, there). Unfortunately for me, my facial hair grows pretty quick. At least being a guy I don't really have to go much further.
I shave with a regular razor and can't seem to avoid cutting myself at least once mostly due to a scar on my chin (ironically, no hair grows, there). Unfortunately for me, my facial hair grows pretty quick. At least being a guy I don't really have to go much further.
I regularly shave my mustache and parts of my face that refuse to grow fully. I'll let my beard grow out until it gets annoying to me, than I'll shave it clean and start again.
I use a combination of both disposable and electric razor. Electric razor to shave off the majority of it, disposable to shave the leftovers clean.
I use a combination of both disposable and electric razor. Electric razor to shave off the majority of it, disposable to shave the leftovers clean.
Mostly I use gel and a safety razor at least once a week, I used to have to do it daily when I was a roving security guard but now that I'm working in front of a screen behind closed doors they don't care if I have a few days of growth.
As for body hair I will sometimes get fed up and use Nair on it, which is quite cheap and totally painless but smells quite a bit and the hair will be back to a decent length in a few weeks for me.
As for body hair I will sometimes get fed up and use Nair on it, which is quite cheap and totally painless but smells quite a bit and the hair will be back to a decent length in a few weeks for me.
Just to add some followup for you.
So every scenario will be different and each situation will be best served by different tools and features.
Yes, as always that is the best thing to do because every skin is different. So too is the "real estate" it will be working.Bravo Company said:
For example my situation comes from having to shave not just the atypical angular male jaw line, but the contours of dragging a rigid plastic rectangle holding not very flexible pieces of metal across the surface of the ovalish/dome shape of a human skull and tube like contours for back and under neck.
Also the type of lawn will make a difference too. Where I have a large lawn to cut, I have to make considerations for two distinct types of roots. Auburn/ginger thick but fine hair that gradually transitions into dark orange thick wiry roots as it extends down to the chin. Also I was shaving out of need by 10 years old and able to do beer runs for 18 year olds by age 14 H2G
Better understanding of the task at hand makes it easier to understand the selection of what is the right tool for the job. So while it might seem that we are in opposition it really seems like we are technically in agreement, but on opposite ends of the needs spectrum for the tool to full fill. Where the other user preferred the sharper blade, my needs have me gravitate to something with more finesse than strength
I personally want a blade that is not so sharp because I always get nicked and fillet on the scalp and behind the ears. Again its cutting on much more rounded contour, cutting through thinner individual strands on more plyable and prone flesh. So it is logical to go with something with multiple duller blades because that is the "trouble" area and its also the largest surface area. So personally Ive been recently using
http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/352/soleil-bella
because of the more flexible and agile blades and much easier to flush out because my scalp hair tends to clog multi bladed razors almost instantly with highly compacted clumps
By that same measure on the more rigid angular Chin/lip/jaw/cheek areas I have not cut myself even with masculine razors since I was a preteen So those areas it really doesnt matter how I get from point A to Z on the face, so what ever the scalp needs the face can roll with it.
Also the type of lawn will make a difference too. Where I have a large lawn to cut, I have to make considerations for two distinct types of roots. Auburn/ginger thick but fine hair that gradually transitions into dark orange thick wiry roots as it extends down to the chin. Also I was shaving out of need by 10 years old and able to do beer runs for 18 year olds by age 14 H2G
Better understanding of the task at hand makes it easier to understand the selection of what is the right tool for the job. So while it might seem that we are in opposition it really seems like we are technically in agreement, but on opposite ends of the needs spectrum for the tool to full fill. Where the other user preferred the sharper blade, my needs have me gravitate to something with more finesse than strength
I personally want a blade that is not so sharp because I always get nicked and fillet on the scalp and behind the ears. Again its cutting on much more rounded contour, cutting through thinner individual strands on more plyable and prone flesh. So it is logical to go with something with multiple duller blades because that is the "trouble" area and its also the largest surface area. So personally Ive been recently using
http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/352/soleil-bella
because of the more flexible and agile blades and much easier to flush out because my scalp hair tends to clog multi bladed razors almost instantly with highly compacted clumps
By that same measure on the more rigid angular Chin/lip/jaw/cheek areas I have not cut myself even with masculine razors since I was a preteen So those areas it really doesnt matter how I get from point A to Z on the face, so what ever the scalp needs the face can roll with it.
So every scenario will be different and each situation will be best served by different tools and features.
Usually I just chop my hair down with clippers. In my defense I have a bad back and am in pain a lot of the time.
Really? I'd think it'd be the other way around. I've never seen an electic give anyone a smoother shave.EeveeElectro said:
SkarKrow said:
I can't be the only one who saw those two and put them together and was like "what the...."
Pair 'o Scissors. Yup. I like some form of beard & a pair of scissors cuts at just the right length. For those interested, that length is roughly 1/2 - 3/4 of a millimeter. Feels good, Man.
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.