So - what's the best razor out there (wet shave, natch)? I still think Sensor Excel is pretty good, but this is where people advise me on shaving. Razors, aftercare, foam / cream oils used etc.
For the record - I don't like oils, as they clog my razor blade up.
Fire away...
― Dave B (daveb), Sunday, 2 November 2003 20:28 (twenty years ago) link
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― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 November 2003 20:43 (twenty years ago) link
Another thing - Mach 3 turbo proves a golden rule - never buy anything that implies speed in the title when the product in question has feck all to do with speed in any form. Also, sub-petrol-head marketing = dud and I am shamed for falling for it.
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Campest statement on ILE evah.
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― Bryan (Bryan), Sunday, 2 November 2003 21:03 (twenty years ago) link
What works for me: wash whole face using facial scrub. Refill sink with insanely hot water. Soak flannel in water. Apply now very hot indeed flannel to bits of face that require shaving for several seconds. Repeat two or three times. Lather face using gel NOT foam. Shave with the grain using Sensor Excel razor. When done, rinse thoroughly with hot water, then cold. Apply Body Shop aftershave gel to shaven bits, and moisturiser to rest of face. Be amazed at how much nicer face feels now itchy chin horror has abated.
― Ricardo (RickyT), Sunday, 2 November 2003 22:11 (twenty years ago) link
1. Lather face (or don't - I sometimes don't have time, and it's really not a big deal one way or the other. Really.)
2. Find something that cuts decently without cutting you. Very slightly used razors work best, I find - good cutting power with almost no incidence of slash and burn.
3. Slice and dice. Clean razor off as necessary between swipes.
4. Go both towards and against grain, fuck it.
5. Continue until finished getting everything you wanted to get. Wipe off all excess lather (if you used any).
6. Apply aftershave/gel (should you wish to).
7. Repeat as much or little as strikes your fancy.
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― Skottie, Sunday, 2 November 2003 22:34 (twenty years ago) link
i'm v. low on the growth front tho.
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Sunday, 2 November 2003 22:35 (twenty years ago) link
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― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 3 November 2003 04:54 (twenty years ago) link
― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 3 November 2003 04:55 (twenty years ago) link
Body hair is a funny thing - we meet women who'll do anything to be rid of it, men who will stop at nothing for a glimpse of it, people who make a living ripping the stuff off in clumps so that other people can stick it back on again in lumps.
[N,S] [WS] 55 mins
― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 3 November 2003 04:58 (twenty years ago) link
OK, now you can carry on.
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― jed (jed_e_3), Monday, 3 November 2003 20:02 (twenty years ago) link
If it did then I have severely underestimated Australian television.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 3 November 2003 20:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 09:51 (twenty years ago) link
I use a Mach 3 rasor and yes it is a close comfortable shave but that's not the best reason to use it. The best reason is is the fact that it's the only disposable razor blade you can effectively wash the soapy hairy crud out of.
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 10:34 (twenty years ago) link
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― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 11:13 (twenty years ago) link
Mark, only *occasionally* do you have a crap?
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 11:17 (twenty years ago) link
Has anyone noticed, since the recent introduction of the Mach 4 and the Wilkinson Sword competition, that getting blades for existing razors is getting difficult? I bet they're deliberately holding the stock back so that people might decide to give a new razor a try.
― Alfie (Alfie), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 11:38 (twenty years ago) link
― danielle g. (danielle g.), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 17:11 (twenty years ago) link
(nb - the schick quattro does not count as it's a rip-off and it sucks).
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 19:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 4 November 2003 19:42 (twenty years ago) link
well, i supposed that SOMEONE was going to post this, sooner or later.
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― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 10:51 (eighteen years ago) link
Oh and it's always hope out of shower, mach 3, gillette gel (used to use nivea, loada shite) and then back in shower. Splash on cold, aqueous cream on face, sudocream on neck. Splash on some stink and hello ladies...
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(http://www.epharmacy.com.au/images/productimages/6387/200.jpg)
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― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 17:59 (eighteen years ago) link
1. Washing face beforehand is a good way to remove dead skin cells and to soften the hairs up.2. I use two shaving products at the same time - first, Aveda shaving cream from a tube, topped with Aveeno shaving cream from a jar. Let that sit on the face for at least a minute or two to continue the softening process.3. Shave with Mach 3 standard (as opposed to Turbo). Go with grain, washing after every three strokes or so. Right cheek, right jaw line, left cheek, left jaw line. Neck with the grain - then RE-APPLY Aveeno shaving cream to neck area. Mouth/chin area, followed by neck accross the grain.4. Rinse in shower, pat dry with towel, apply Aveeda Apres Rasage skin balm, with really nice botanical smells.
All told, 5 minutes, rarely nick or irritate skin, and very close and neat shave - which my wife likes, so that's good.
― Big Loud Mountain Ape (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 18:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 18:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 18:38 (eighteen years ago) link
I just started shaving with a razor (as opposed to an electric) for the first time in, oh, 13 years. And I can't believe there's a thread about this to guide me in my journey.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 9 August 2007 01:59 (sixteen years ago) link
I have one of those three-razor Gilette dealys. How do I get the goop and hair out from between the blades before I go up for more? I was banging it against the sink for a while, but it flew off and went down the drain.
Also, should I call a plumber?
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 9 August 2007 02:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Whiney, you know what I do? I puse my lips on the blades and blow! It works! I have not cut my lips once, so it's perfectly safe to do so, if you are careful.
― moley, Thursday, 9 August 2007 02:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Won't that blow hair and shave goop all over my walls?
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Thursday, 9 August 2007 04:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Not if you aim at the sink.
― moley, Thursday, 9 August 2007 04:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I have not cut my lips once, so it's perfectly safe to do so
flawless and sound logic!!!!
― Stevie D, Thursday, 9 August 2007 04:40 (sixteen years ago) link
okay, anyone still use aftershave?
i only ask because for years -- at least 10 -- i've used this stuff:
http://www.escentual.com/isroot/Escentual/SiteImages/ProductImages/CalvinKlein/EscapeForMen/aftershave100ml.jpg
can't remember why i started using it, but i did. i liked it; it became my signature scent.
problem is, it's nigh-on impossible to get hold of these days in aftershave form (though not as eau de toilette). i can't be arsed trogging round 10 different shops just to find a bottle, so i figure it's time to find something else.
but what?
and do i need aftershave anyway? hellfire, i've got a fucking beard at the moment. it seems a bit excessive to spend 20 or 30 quid on something just to splash on a bit of my neck. and nobody else seems to use the stuff any more. i always thought it was good for your skin in some way, but i've no idea how or why.
anyway. recommendations etc appreciated.
― grimly fiendish, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 22:51 (sixteen years ago) link
this is a pretty recent thread:
old-timey shaving aka "Wet Shaving": C/D
number one reccomendation: http://kitcosmetics.com/image.aspx?type=ProductDisplay&file=288304013.jpg
― gr8080, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 22:57 (sixteen years ago) link
aftershave is great! i have a beard now but i always dug that tingly feeling and the lack of red bumpy skin afterwards
― electricsound, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 22:57 (sixteen years ago) link
oh but more for smooth face and less for man scent^^
xp
― gr8080, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 22:58 (sixteen years ago) link
bollocks, missed that thread totally. tits. will check that out; ta.
― grimly fiendish, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
pre-beard, I need the aftershave otherwise I'd get too irritated. Even still I use it when I shave my neck, parts of my cheeks, and the back of my neck. I'm a big fan of the Nivea line of products. I've used more expensive stuff and enjoyed them, but this stuff is soothing, smooth and has no scent:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/417x4SGmGOL._AA280_.jpg
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 03:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, that's what I use too.
― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 03:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Nivea is excellent post-shave.
― Bill Magill, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Total Shaving Solution beforehand very hot water foam Mach 3 With grain, unless i need a very close shave very cold water moisturiser/aftershave
if i shower first, it tends to be better.
― darraghmac, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:21 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.escentual.com/isroot/Escentual/SiteImages/ProductImages/dior/DiorHomme/aftershave.jpg
So so good.
― Mark C, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:47 (sixteen years ago) link
thank you, all. got myself some of the nivea and bought escape eau de toilette to scoosh on ... after all these years, i just don't want to change smell :)
― grimly fiendish, Thursday, 7 February 2008 11:34 (sixteen years ago) link
One blade just doesn't compare to three.
― calstars, Saturday, 21 January 2017 21:49 (seven years ago) link
Splash water on face
Rub soap on face
Break nearest glass bottle
Sharpen against other broken glass
Slide down on flesh and repeat
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Saturday, 21 January 2017 22:25 (seven years ago) link
I just shave by feel with hot water in the shower, no cream, no soaparound the beard, I touch up right afterwards with hot water over the sink
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Saturday, 21 January 2017 22:33 (seven years ago) link
i don't use a blade - just a peanut and i trim to a #1. what do u guys do to clean up all the hair (assuming you shave infrequently enough that there's a sizable amount). i grab a plastic bag, open it as wide as possible, place it in the sink and trim over it. inevitably lots of little hairs end up all over the place - in the sink, around the sink, etc and i have to spend 10-15 min finding them all to clean them up. surely there must be a better way! i once saw a clipper that advertised a hair collection feature so it left no mess but - get this - it didn't work at all.
― Mordy, Saturday, 21 January 2017 22:35 (seven years ago) link
i stopped shaving.
trim once a week into sink and rinse sink.
― trilby mouth (darraghmac), Saturday, 21 January 2017 23:16 (seven years ago) link
feel like there's too much hair and it clogs the drain
― Mordy, Saturday, 21 January 2017 23:23 (seven years ago) link
not enough drain
― trilby mouth (darraghmac), Saturday, 21 January 2017 23:38 (seven years ago) link
i stopped shaving when my first son was born bc it just took too much time and i always hated it anyway. my beard is too thick and dark for me to ever look clean-shaven, even immediately after a close shave I look like I have a 5 o'clock shadow.
now I use 1/8" guard on my hair clippers once every 3-4 weeks. I put some paper towels flat in the sink to catch the whiskers and then to wipe up other loose hairs after.
― marcos, Sunday, 22 January 2017 00:13 (seven years ago) link
In the shower, with bath gel. The limit for marginal returns is reached with 3 blade heads, and the most important quality of a head is an open, unobstructed back so whiskers can be rinsed out in the spray between strokes. Basic Mach 3 is fine, but drug-store knockoffs are equally good. Used to like these slender two blade heads that could be turned to my advantage in nostrils, but now just play masochist with good tweezers.
― this device is capable of killing you without warning (Sanpaku), Sunday, 22 January 2017 00:24 (seven years ago) link
what do u guys do to clean up all the hair
I shaved my beard ATW TFO this morning and my new 1 Weird Old Tip for this is to get your beard completely soaking wet first before taking the Peanut to it.This makes the hair weigh more and clump together so it vastly, vastly decreases the amount and breadth of discrete scattered hairs.
― The beaver is not the bad guy (El Tomboto), Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:27 (seven years ago) link
clean yr razor with an old toothbrush after every shave obv
― trilby mouth (darraghmac), Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:51 (seven years ago) link
Never heard of the peanut before.
I shave my head and beard from monday through thursday, then let it grow out over the weekend.
I use a Dorco Pace 6 with Aveeno moisturing lotion as a shaving cream in the shower. I wish there was a better combo though. There are always patches that I'm just unable to get on the first pass that I'll have to go over again once I've been out of the shower for a while and let the skin on my head calm down.
― how's life, Sunday, 22 January 2017 15:56 (seven years ago) link
Shaving a head is obviously a completely different thing than face-shaving. My set-up works just fine for that part.
― how's life, Sunday, 22 January 2017 16:00 (seven years ago) link
this is the silliest thing I've wanted to purchase for some time
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0632/2213/products/BEARD_KING_Beard_Bib_White_01_1024x1024.jpghttps://thebeardking.com/products/beard-bib-black
― niels, Sunday, 5 March 2017 18:21 (seven years ago) link
then you can proceed right to lobsterfest without even removing it
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Sunday, 5 March 2017 18:49 (seven years ago) link
I trimmed as soon as I got out of the shower this morning, beard still soaking wet - basically got like 8 stray hairs on the edge of the sink, everything else stuck to the trimmer in clumps and went right into the drain. Easy.
― SFTGFOP (El Tomboto), Sunday, 19 March 2017 22:25 (seven years ago) link
a few days later I had to go back in with the trimmer while it was dry because trimming wet creates pretty uneven results. However, I will say the mess left just evening things out was much less than usual and only a few strays escaped the sink. I think the TOMBOT TANDEM is the way to go from here on out.
― Not the real Tombot (El Tomboto), Saturday, 1 April 2017 12:56 (seven years ago) link
I have... ... I have begun shaving with a homemade bib :/
but it works!!!
― niels, Saturday, 1 April 2017 15:02 (seven years ago) link
I'm killing the beard tomorrow. It was super nice outside today, and while I was walking to the local fancy-stuff grocer and back, I noticed far too many carefully tended facial hair arrangements on the other dudes in my neighborhood, sitting outside at the various dining establishments. Fuck that. I'm done being part of a trend. Back to the once-a-week all-around stubble.
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 10 September 2017 03:53 (six years ago) link
my 6yo, realizing change was in the air, requested extra beard scratching on her head at bedtime. alas.
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 10 September 2017 03:55 (six years ago) link