Pollux
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Join beard gaf. Seriously.
I had to shave . Job interview at a law firm...no beard allowed.
and seriously OP, get the Gillette Fusion pro-glide and the ultra sensitive shaving lotion. you'll be good to go.
Join beard gaf. Seriously.
I had to shave . Job interview at a law firm...no beard allowed.
and seriously OP, get the Gillette Fusion pro-glide and the ultra sensitive shaving lotion. you'll be good to go.
I grow facial hair extremely quickly, so instead of shaving every other day I just said fuck it and went with the beard. Consider it, OP.
Join beard gaf. Seriously.
These guys are based in Canada and are passionate about all things shaving. My buddy swears by the products on this site:
http://www.italianbarber.com/
You would think that an insanely sharp blade would cut the hell out of your face but it's really the dull ones that nick you. Feather blades feel like silk and the hair just falls off your face.
Try shaving after washing your face while in the shower. Works for me. I just use something like a pro glide or mach 3 or something. Don't have to use gel.
Yeah I am going to look into the safety razor this weekend. I already am game with the shaving brush and whatnot, but I am tired of clogging my fusion multiblade razor with my thick facial hair.
Any good relatively cheap (~50USD) razors you can suggest?
this is my daily regiment, i had horrible razor bumps and ingrown hairs before i learned that the small things matter.
-soak face/chin with warm water
-use your favorite facial soap to clean your face (wash in circular downward motions)
-wash face with warm water
-use shave gel or hair conditioner, rub into face with circular motion
-shave, going with the grain. never with the grain.
-wash face with warm water
-wash face with cold water
-apply aftershave or lotion, i personally like this product called bio-oil from amazon. expensive though.
Join the rank of real men worldwide and start wetshaving:
http://www.wetshaving.net/
Seriously. It's been a revelation.
Join the rank of real men worldwide and start wetshaving:
http://www.wetshaving.net/
Seriously. It's been a revelation.
Missing a key word somewhere here.
No doubt about it. Feather GAF is best-shave GAF.
Thinking of getting a proper straight razor sometime once I learn WTF stropping is.
I made the switch to safety razor shaving about a year ago, and will never go back. The only downside is that it takes a bit longer to shave. Everything else is a marked improvement. Better shave, cheaper (in the long term), and it makes you feel like Don Draper.
My kit:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NL0T1G/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I went with the long handle because my hands are kind of big, but the way you hold a safety razor is up near the top, so it really doesn't matter.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JPMHWK/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Are there better blades? Maybe, I wouldn't know since I'm still working on this one. 50 blades for $30 bucks. A blade lasts maybe 3-4 shaves, so I use about one a week. Do you have any idea how much an equivalent supply of mach 3 cartridges would have cost?
hint: over $100 fucking dollars.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000XVTYYY/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000K8FUFM/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Gotta go badger.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001JHEY14/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RIAD0W/?tag=neogaf0e-20
This shit changed my life. My neck used to get the worst razor burn. No more.
It's a hefty up front investment, but consider that you'll be shaving for the next 50 years, and it's clear that safety razor shaving kicks the shit out of cartridge shaving ROI.
I got fed up of disposable razors 2 years ago, both with the prices and the terrible job they were doing of shaving my face.
Get a decent double-edged safety razor (ok it will cost a lot but you'll save a fortune on blades!), some shaving soap and a badger hair brush, and do it right. Nothing compares to shaving with a brush, you'll never want to go back to that awful "goop in a can". Just make sure you get a decent alcohol-type aftershave to use afterwards and you're good to go.