Fed up of expensive shaving?

[DampCat]

What the hell? You can use the same razor for 2 weeks?

I use 1 per shave! After using it once, even after cleaning it, it just hurts!

 

[robgmun]

I'm rich i don't need to care about this






*joke*

 

[James J]

Definately go for a merkur razor if you want a very good and cost effective shave. My dad got one for christmas from my mother and I HAD to give it a whirl after reading some reviews lol. Had a months worth of beard growth which grows very thick and corse hair and the merkur took the entire thing off in 12 swipes of the blade.

The razor blades for it can be bought in stores and online for 10p each (£1 for 10 on the rainforest store).

Superb piece of kit in my opinion

 

[MotherMayI]

I just use a beard trimmer with the guard off every few days, only takes a minute. Best £7 I ever spent

Same here.

I hate being completely clean shaven, so its double win.

 

[Pudney]

I solved this problem by growing a beard. Now I only trim it when I cut the rest of my hair. One length all over, job's a good'un

 

[Doonhamer]

If you really wanted an inexpensive shave you'd be better getting a DE safety razor and blades. Get a pack of 100 actually sharp blades for a tenner.

Its how I roll. Proper gentleman's shave with some ye olde cream and badger hair brush.

 

[sorn21]

I just use a beard trimmer with the guard off every few days, only takes a minute. Best £7 I ever spent

Same here.
Don't like being clean shaven, I feel like a 12year old boy.

 

[Shamrock]

As good as my Merkur is for shaving my face/cheek areas I still need to use a mach3 for my neck area. It's just too delicate an area and I find the mach3 gives me a close shave with fewer cuts to my jugular than the 'safety razor'.

 

[Doonhamer]

With good technique you shouldn't be getting any cuts at all.

 

[ripperOFflesh]

thanks for the tip i will give it a go

 

[sorn21]

thanks for the tip i will give it a go

What an apt username for this thread!

 

[Shamrock]

I think I've got the technique down pretty well. Maybe its the weird angle of my growth on the neck, but the bit around the adam's apple is a pain to shave with a merkur!

 

[Messiah Khan]

I couldn't be bothered with shaving. So I grew a beard.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I tried one of those for a while, couldn't get on with it, seemed impossible to get the hairs close to the bottom of your nose

Turn it upside down and shave from the corners of your mouth, toward the base of the nose. Tricky, but it's the only way to get those.

100 blades for £10 you can't beat the value of a safety razor.

 

[dekez]

I just use a beard trimmer with the guard off every few days, only takes a minute. Best £7 I ever spent

I do this as well, cheap and no more ingrowing hairs!

 

[ac1d1ty]

I just use those cheap and nasty ones that you get like 30 in a bag.

Do well enough.

 

[Gaverick]

Got a Merkur Futur for Christmas, never looked back.

 

[Madwelsh]

I have been tempted by one of those safety razors with 100 blades for a tenner, but my shaky arm just is too risky lol! To the guy saying he's worried about ripping his jeans, how can u possibly do that when you are stropping the opposite way to the way the razor cuts?

I'm assuming the bearded buggers either don't have wives or gf's or they force the 'chewing-a-rat' kiss on them! I had a beard once upon a time, unfortunately my wife gave it the heave-ho

 

[Jonny69]

Wilkinson Sword razors don't go blunt anywhere near as Gillette's.

 

[Netguy]

What the hell? You can use the same razor for 2 weeks?

I use 1 per shave! After using it once, even after cleaning it, it just hurts!

:O Jesus do you have tree branches as stubble?? lol