safety razors
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Rebelius said:that must suck... I'm nearly 20 and it feels like I've been shaving forever
9years I guess... but nearly every day for 4 of them
tbh, you don't even notice after a while. It just becomes part of the routine, like eating, going to work, paying the bills.....
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ps3ud0 said:Seek and ye shall find...
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Its quality Im willing to pay for, so for a very decent razor, silvertipped basil brush and stand say (what do you use the bowl for?) for £120 max - its an investment. Psycho Sonny, tell me how you get on with the bread trimmer as it seems ideal for shaping me sideburns...
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lol yeah well the beard/moustache trimmer is £20 on its own and i tried to do my sideys with the futur, saw there was no way in hell it was gonna work becuase its so chunky so i thought ill use the small razor, and what do you know i completely messed it up, also couldnt judge it properly, ill try again next time, but i reckon im gonna have to use my m3 for my sideys, for the top lip you can easily use the future, you just need to angle it properly its just when you want to cut a specific design you get any problems with it
as for the bowl i would take a small chunk of shaving soap, throw it in the bowl, add a small drop of water and start whipping it up with my brush, creating a nice thick lather, this is the best way i can think of to use shaving soap efficiently
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just had my second shave with my futur, i got a few nicks but no cuts, i got 3 large cuts on my first shave so i am improving, im using setting number 2 and a half and it gave me a dam fine close shave, and all the bits i have to go over about 10 times with a mach 3 were done in 2 or 3 passes, i still had to use the mach 3 for my sideys due to the head being too big, never even used the moustache trimmer the futur can do my upper lip fine, so i may keep the moustache trimmer for styling my eyebrows, hair and beard when i want to put lines in them, all in all the razor is very good, but i think the HD is the best you can get
nobody else got theirs yet?
nobody else got theirs yet?
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xgeek said:Still waiting on mine. Ordered mine from Carter and Bond with brush and soaps etc last week. Not that impressed with them so far
i would phone them or email them personally, i never liked the look of their site so i didnt bother ordering from them, it looks so stupidly designed, im thinking about getting some blades from an auction site, its like £10 for 100 blades by a very good company and are supposed to be better than merkurs blades
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Yep I have called as I wanted next day delivery and you have to phone them to do that as it's not an option at checkout. Only get an answer machine
Also emailed them today but no reply yet. I am sure it will turn up it's just I am an impatient git 
As for the blades I ordered one of those sampler packs that the guy over at Badger and Blades puts together. He is his site Link
For $22.75 you get 10 each of the following blades:-
Merkur Super Platinum
Feather New Hi-Stainless Platinum
Crystal ("Israeli")
Derby Extra
Gillette Platinum ("Swedish/Euro")
At today's exchange rates that just over a tenner for 50 blades. Once I find the ones that work best for me I can place a bulk order.
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xgeek said:Yep I have called as I wanted next day delivery and you have to phone them to do that as it's not an option at checkout. Only get an answer machine
As for the blades I ordered one of those sampler packs that the guy over at Badger and Blades puts together. He is his site Link
For $22.75 you get 10 each of the following blades:-
Merkur Super Platinum
Feather New Hi-Stainless Platinum
Crystal ("Israeli")
Derby Extra
Gillette Platinum ("Swedish/Euro")
At today's exchange rates that just over a tenner for 50 blades. Once I find the ones that work best for me I can place a bulk order.
thank you so much for telling me about this pack, at least this way i can find out which is best and then place an order for 100 of them for cheap
all i need to find now is a cheap shaving bowl or jar, or i might just wait until my soap runs out and use the wooden bowl it comes in, unless i can find a nice looking cheap one
anyone got any other tips on where to buy gear from at a good price?
just ordered those blades and with shipping it comes to about £14-£15
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xgeek said:
i just found an even better deal and im in the process of ordering that as well
https://www.secure-sales.org.uk/shavingshack/shop/home.php
spend over £10 excluding postage and packaging and you can choose 1 of 2 free gifts
gift 1 - a small tube of shaving cream worth a tenner
gift 2 - 30 israeli blades worth £6.50 ish
just ordered a soap bowl with free soap for £12 and gonna get the blades
also for every £1 you spend you get a point and after 15 points you get £1 off this website is dirt cheap, make multiple orders of over a tenner and you could end up with lots of blades and cream for free, well you would need to pay for the extra postage costs, postage is £3.95 for uk so well worth it
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Thank you for your purchase!
also if you are a real cheapo you can get this
http://www.blademail.co.uk/acatalog/bulk.html
but the blades have been reviewed as being low end average, good for 2-3 shaves but not very sharp
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just had my 3rd shave, moved it up to level 3 and i cut myself to peices, got a nasty rash too, looks like level 2 is the best, also i found out that i need to buy a stypic pen or alum block because these cuts get dam sore when i splash on the after shave
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Rebelius said:
going with the grain does nothing on any setting, doesnt matter how long the hairs are they just dont budge, 2 against the grain works best, when i get my sampler blade pack i may see a difference going with the grain, etc
got all my stuff today, after royal mail robbed me 8quid for the privillage of making me pick my package up the useless buggers.
Had a quick shave after discovering id actually bought a tub of shaving cream and not soap
but i stuck the merkur on 2 and shaved away, i had a good weekish growth which was a few mm long and the razor went through it no problem which if id tried using a mach 3 it would have clogged and died very quickly.
Finished my shave and ive got a face like a babys bum definatly the best shave ive had in a while and as a bonus no niks or cuts.
Had a quick shave after discovering id actually bought a tub of shaving cream and not soap
but i stuck the merkur on 2 and shaved away, i had a good weekish growth which was a few mm long and the razor went through it no problem which if id tried using a mach 3 it would have clogged and died very quickly. Finished my shave and ive got a face like a babys bum definatly the best shave ive had in a while and as a bonus no niks or cuts.
Same here got mine today and had a great shave on setting 1. Also got my sampler blade pack so will try a few blades out over the next week or so.
Funny thing was I was very nervous to try it out as I was sure I would slice my face. Not only did I have the best shave in over 25 years of shaving I had no cuts or nicks so I am well pleased
Funny thing was I was very nervous to try it out as I was sure I would slice my face. Not only did I have the best shave in over 25 years of shaving I had no cuts or nicks so I am well pleased
found a great site for soaps http://www.sensational-indulgences.co.uk/goshopping_28822/cat_13040-Shaving-Soaps.html i ordered one of the travel sized sandalwood soaps and recived it today its top notch