Shaving

Bakedgoods · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:40

How often do you shave?

Electric or blades?

I've got a cheapo electric shaver than I use every morning because it's quicker and easier. Means I have to shave every day though as it doesn't really get closer enough.

Tempted to buy a better electric shaver, some of them are stupidly expensive!

Dingleberry88 · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:42

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http://www.gentlemans-shop.com/

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Ben M · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:42

every morning
electric, as it irritates my teenage skin less; not as close a shave mind =(

J1234 · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:43

Dingleberry88 said:
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http://www.gentlemans-shop.com/

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Agree.

Merkur for the win!

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Adsta · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:43

every couple of days i use an electric shaver, but then i dont really shave it all off.
I have it trimmed down so a sort of stubble/beard look sounds crazy but i look silly with no facial hair

fonzee · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:45

every week, i simply cba.

i look like tom hanks in castaway towards the end of every week, starting to get use to it, seems this stubble look is 'in'

Kerplunk · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:46

Real men dont shave

JBuk · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:46

razor blade, usually once a week

DanTheMan · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:48

Go over it with the hair clippers on number 0 about twice a week.

Morba · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:48

rarely. might go over my face with my clippers with no guard once a week.

Dingleberry88 · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:51

Justin said:
Agree.

Merkur for the win!

/Thread.

It's not that I agree, shaving threads just always end up like that.

For the record, I'm beardy.

platypus · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:51

Usually every few days, although I'm sporting a fashionable beard at the moment. Shaving has been a real treat since I discovered Merkur.

[DOD]Asprilla · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:58

I probably shave 4 times a week.

Most times it's with my Merkur but if I'm in a hurry, like this morning, then it's a quick once over with the quattro.

malfunkshun · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:59

Kerplunk said:
Real men dont shave

Agreed!

peterattheboro · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:59

Every morning with a mach3.

Need a good appearance for work

jonislost · 17 Jul 2008 at 16:00

fonzee said:
every week, i simply cba.

i look like tom hanks in castaway towards the end of every week, starting to get use to it, seems this stubble look is 'in'

same as

Mansize_tissue · 17 Jul 2008 at 16:03

This is probably one of the most common topics discussed on here. Maybe we need an official shaving thread.

IceAx · 17 Jul 2008 at 16:04

Merkur + Treet Platinum or 7 am Platimun + Badger brush + Sandal wood soap = W1N

Andy

EDIT: ATM im a lazy once a week man

jonislost · 17 Jul 2008 at 16:06

What's so good about this Merkur thing?

Hencore · 17 Jul 2008 at 16:11

jonislost said:
What's so good about this Merkur thing?

DE safety blades are where it’s at.

The idea of the new razors is to have as many blades as possible and actually rip the hair out of your skin.

With DE's you’re effectively going for beard reduction with each pass rather than take it all off in one go. Takes a little longer but you’ll get a much closer shave, and for the people who get skin irritation, you might find you no longer have that problem with a DE safety blade.

A badger brush plus some decent cream/soap can also give you vast improvements over applying that crap gell with your hands.

http://badgerandblade.com/ is a great site for more info

I use an Edwin Jagger Razor and brush with a selection of Trufitt & Hill shaving creams, mmmm lovely. It really has put the fun back into shaving.

I only shave once a week but I proably spend close to an hour preparing/shaving and showering, really making a big thing about. You feel class afterwards.

I really think shaving is one of those things where technology etc has actually had a negative effect on on shaving.

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