Poll: Men! How do you shave your face?

[Spade Lead]

What purpose does five blades serve, other than to get stubble stuck between them?!

I can't use the Fusion or Quattro because I cut myself with it because it is too big, but I also can't use anything with two blades or less for the same reason.

I use the Mach 3 Turbo because the blades last quite a bit longer than other disposables, and are much easier to use, as well as providing the closest shave of any razor I have ever used. (When the turbo came out, the quality of the blades on the plain Mach 3 went down, so I use the Mach 3 Turbo blades on the Mach 3 handle I bought when I was 18, ten years ago now.)

 

[LordVikingofFire]

FIRE LIKE A MAN

 

[theevilgenius60]

I use a Fusion, or if ones around, a Venus. Venus is the best safety type razor there is. My old roommate Jonathan used to use one(and I'll admit, I razzed him about it), and one day I didn't have any blades for mine. He threw me one of his spare blades(they come in a pod, so you can throw and catch them) and, damn if it wasn't the closest, least irritating shave I' d ever had.

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

It depends. If i'm shaving at my house, on my own, i use an electric trimmer, because im lazy and my stubble is invisible

If i'm at a convention, with people I dont know, I use a knife, to scare people. Single-blades ARE the best shave in the world

 

[crimson sickle2]

I use an electric razor when I'm in a hurry and for my chin, currently I use a five-blade for the rest. I am thinking of switching to a cut-throat if I find a good one though.

 

[sammysoso]

Safety razor.

I don't have steady hands, and like my blood inside me.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

I have a Gillete Mach 3 that I usually use when I need to shave.

Yes, I do realize that is a very old "model" of razors.

 

[Fijiman]

What is shaving?

In all seriousness I've yet to actually use a razor electric or otherwise. When I've needed to get rid of the extra hair off of my face I just used a small detail trimmer. Although I believe that that is broken now so I guess I'll have to start using a razor.

 

[Bravo Company]

Not.

Seriously. I haven't shaved since November, and my face is covered in a majestic beard that apparently makes me look two to four years older than I am.
When I do shave, I just use an electric razor. It hurts, but it's easier than anything else, though the cleanup is messy if you don't do it over a garbage can or something.

I'm in the same boat as you, I haven't shaved since November and my face is turning into beard. I was gifted a electric razor for Christmas, so I decided to try it out on a little bit of neck beard. It was unpleasant.

OT: I've always used safety razors, but I'd like to get a shave with a straight edge just to know how it feels.

 

[StriderShinryu]

Safety.. I have an electric but I use it basically just for precise trimming when my goatee needs a once over. I just can't be bothered to take any real care or time when doing my regular daily/bidaily shave, so using an actual straight razor just isn't something I'm interested in.

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

Two words Combine Harvester, just a few passes and you start to see a face!

My beard, which when typo'd into bears is a pretty accurate piece of terminology, however normally I combine harvest that shit into a doorknocker style goatee/mustache combo, that "Combined" with a clean shaven dome is my best look, and I tend to keep it that way, unless I'm job hunting, 'cuz looking like a skinhead doesn't tend to yield a lot of customer service jobs, and that's where I have the most experience...

 

[Killclaw Kilrathi]

I use almost exactly the same Gilette razor in the OP's picture, it's smoother than the hack job I have to do with a cheap one. Honestly don't trust myself with an old school razor, and the electric ones don't even dent my facial hair because it comes in too coarse and thick. It's been suggested I'd basically have to do a normal shave with a razor each morning just to get my mighty stubble into a condition the electric one can deal with, and at that point why bother? I've already had my damn shave.

 

[Treblaine]

Infrequently and patchily, trying to cut myself as little as possible.

I really don't see why shaving technology has advanced to this:

Spoiler

The least number of blades per razor I can even FIND in my local shop is 3-blades. And it's not so expensive so I buy them. Like hell I'm going to buy some single-blade razors off the internet. That's just crossing some sort of line.

And I can't help but glance over at the ladies branded leg razors, where to spite the lovely pink and baby-blue colour scheme they similarly have a huge number of blades and pointless extras. I mean what kind of woman needs a vibrating handle? I can't imagine anything more useless, no woman could possibly ever see anything like that was worthwhile...

 

[Talaris]

Though I do have a proper electric razor, I stick to using the sideburn/beard trimmer that attaches to a hair clipper. Personally I hate really close shaves, and being blonde and thus having shit facial hair, a trimmer is the only device that keeps a nice stubble. Plus, its guaranteed to never cut you, or leave any irritation marks, so it's a win win.

 

[Charli]

Unless your answer is 'with a sharpened hedgehogs quills while riding a bear' then you're not manly enough for me.

Spoiler

lawlawlawlalalalal

 

[kannibus]

At home I'll use the Mach Five Bazillion with lotion, foam and crap. But when I go travelling and stuff I just take an old dual blader and shave with water.

It's the only way to get past Airport Security these days.

 

[Brainwreck]

A goddam zweihander.
Gotta have weight in that swing if I am to trim the mighty facial hair also known as 'DA FUKKIN BEARD'

captcha: grand slam
No, that's for something else captcha.

 

[Fasckira]

Cutthroat razor along with kit from Bluebeards Revenge - best shave ever!

 

[Calibanbutcher]

Unless your answer is 'with a sharpened hedgehogs quills while riding a bear' then you're not manly enough for me.

Spoiler

lawlawlawlalalalal

How bout:
"With a Machete, forged on my manly chest, in a fiery volcano, from a meteor I caught with my teeth, with a living bear for a grip?"

 

[Uszi]

I still recommend going with a Double Edge safety razor, if you care to learn how to shave with it properly. You run some risk of slicing your face open, but less than a cut throat razor, and the blade replacements are like $0.18 -- $0.50 USD instead of $4.00 USD.

Downside: I always suspect that the cashier thinks I'm using them to be emo or cut lines of cocaine, since no one is really using these things to shave any more.