Shaving

Does anyone use a traditional strait razor? I have been thinking of switching considering 8 refills for a Gillette are around $36.00. Yes there are cheaper brands but i do have sensitive skin around my neck
Average razors are about 100.00 but suppose to last forever. Any thoughts?

Yikes, whoever puts that near my neck better know how to use it.

Seriously, I feel your pain. The disposables are high priced, and the next newest, sharpest, most blades, vibrating, etc., is just around the corner.

I once played with the idea of using a razor like that after getting a shave in Germany because it was the nicest shave I have ever gotten, but I figured I'd bleed to death practicing.

jimsport93 wrote: Sweet, try drying your disposable blades with the edge of a towel then hit it with the blow dryer. The residual water is what is supposed to meke them go bad. I dry mine and they last a lot longer. Those long straight razors give me the creeps!

I do the same thing as well as use a tiny dab of pre-shave oil after its dry. If you guys hear i died it was an accident while practicing. Jenn had nothing to do with it
This is what i use

i haven't shaved with a razor in about 5 years. i use a beard trimmer with the guard removed about once a week...looks like i shaved yesterday...

I like the norelco electric, it put an end to a lot of blood letting.

Sweet, I'm with Dave on this one. If you get one of the fancy rechargeable Norelco's you'll only go back to using a straight razor once in blue moon (like when you have a special date night with Jennifer ) I've suggested a Norelco to a couple buddies at work that were in the same boat as you. They were like, Dnag I wished I would have done it earlier. It will take some getting used to, but beats the money your shelling out for blades.

I go back an forth between the gillette sensor stuff, and Schick Quattro disposable.

I think the Schick winds up being a better deal. But, it still amazes me that these are so expensive in an age of cheap mass produced everything.

Maybe the couponing is the part I'm missing. I may look into the Norelco route though. That's what I started with, but had to use the Gillette's when I was in reserves training, and stuck with it. Might be worth going back.

harddock wrote: Multi blade refills areone of the most shoplifted and then returned for cash items in most stores. This is most likely having some effect on the price.

yep, where I shop you take the card from the rack and bring it to the register and they go get them from lockup.

For the razor people out there, try: http://www.dollarshaveclub.com/

Hilarious video.

I switched to a Braun electric about 5 years ago and that's a 1 way street for sure!

Oh yeah, for that I just the same Mach 3 that the Army sent me when I turned 18.

reidp wrote: ....and the ears, nose, and all those other damn places that hair just seems to grow from these days.

You forgot your back

for lessons on that just watch the three stooges.. make sure you make the padoink sound when you test it to see if it splits a hair

I would go with an angle grinder instead, same result but you can also use the angle grinder on a stringer project.

straight blades are a pita to use until you get used to the angle of the blade part. I used one for a few months that I got with a kit from "The Art of Shaving" store. They require sharpening pretty much after every use though to stay sharp enough not to nick or razor burn you. Don't really save you any money as you need to use a good shaving oil(which isnt cheap) and after-shave in order not to scorch your face. Stopped using it after a few months when I realized I wasn't really saving any money and still nicked myself every now and then.

Think blades are expensive for you, try having to shave your head every 2-3 days on top of your face. With the tough hairs on the back of my head I go through a blade every 3rd shave(in the shower) and thats with drying and prepping the blades afterwards. Granted I have a sensitive face/head.

Tried the electric route, but could never find one that worked worth a crap and always took me 3 times as long vs. my mach 3(I can shave my head and face in about 15 minutes excluding touchups around the ear and such when i get out of the shower).

Nair is another option.   I've used it on my back with amazing results. But it smells really bad and if you do have sensitive skin, you might wind-up with a nasty chemical burn.