Misc What razor do you use? - Page 5

**Buehler445** · 01-26-2015, 10:33 PM

What razor do you use? On your face, not your beanbag.

I've been using the Gillette Fusion for awhile, but I'm a cheap **** and want to find something better. I used the Schick Xtreme 3's a decade or so ago. So I picked some up and they chopped my face off. I don't know if I became a pussy or they got shittier. Anyway, I'm looking for some new options.

Fairplay · 01-27-2015, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Kotter

Suggestions for shaving cream and prepping for shaving?

Neutrogena shave gel is an excellent product to use. I currently am using Cremo shave cream, you get a lot of product for the money.

Follow up with Dove or Neutrogena hydrate lotion on your face.

**AustinChief** · 01-27-2015, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Simply Red

I've spent a lot of money (for what it is) trying to get the correct PH balance - If I don't wash my face - the PH is fine - it really sucks - i even went and spoke to Clinique - they're gimmicky. I may try Jack Black again.

Have you tried phisoderm?

Silock · 01-27-2015, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Oz_Chief

I strongly recommend that you buy a proper safety razor then all you need to spend your money on is blades. Best shave of your life. I recommend Merkur and Shark blades.

Makes me think the disposable razor people are geniuses. They have made an inferior, more expensive, product the norm.

Feather blades for me.

Silock · 01-27-2015, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Simply Red

Here's where I struggle.

I have to wash my face a lot - however I constantly get that drying (side effect) - I'd use lotion - but they clog your pores - and I have larger pores than normal. So i tend to my face quite often. Anybody have any good recs for a moisturizer and a cleaner for face region? - and don't ****ing recommend skin bracer pls. and thanks.

acne.org has a great facial moisturizer that won't clog pores. It's the only moisturizer I'll use on my face. It's amazing.

Silock · 01-27-2015, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Inmem58

How many shaves can you get out of one shark blade? Anybody?

Don't know about Shark, but I get about 15-18 shaves out of a Feather blade.

Silock · 01-27-2015, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I use the Proraso soap. It's really, really good.

Coochie liquor · 01-27-2015, 05:02 AM

Dollar shave club.

**007** · 01-27-2015, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Inmem58

A bare skin shave is better than a 5 o'clock shadow shave

Depends on the razor. My Norelco has been great. I tried the safety razor and had to shave every day. With my Norelco I can go 2 days before I need to. Its just a closer shave for me.

I'm just happy they released a new replacement unit for it. The idea of having to buy another electric razor did not sit well with me.

R8RFAN · 01-27-2015, 07:17 AM

Sweet Daddy Hate · 01-27-2015, 07:47 AM

Old school safety razor. Best shave ever, and replacement blades are dirt cheap.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 01-27-2015, 07:48 AM

Derby blades FTW.

Stryker · 01-27-2015, 07:59 AM

I used the Fusion and the Mach 3 for a long time but it's like $35 + for 15 blades on Amazon. I am switching back to the Sensor Excel which cost the same amount for 30 blades.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 01-27-2015, 08:01 AM

Oh, and that thing Rick is selling is a Chinese piece of shit.

Eleazar · 01-27-2015, 08:08 AM

Forget Dollar Shave Club; Buy the Same High Quality Razors for a Third of the Price
4/20/12 11:30am

Remember Dollar Shave Club? It's the service that delivers fresh razors to your doorstep, monthly, for a fraction of the cost of the grocery-store equivalent. They had a killer viral video (above), but their high quality razors? Looks like they come from an online store called Dorco, and guess what: Buying directly from Dorco, you get the same great razors for about a third of the cost of Dollar Shave Club.

That's what friend-of-Lifehacker and former editor of The Consumerist Ben Popken discovered when he dug into Dollar Shave Club. The main catch: You have to buy in bulk rather than receive your monthly supply.

In order to get the best deal, you need to make a bulk purchase about the size of a Kleenex box. Consider: The highest-end Dollar Shave Club razor is "The Executive," with six stainless-steel blades, lube strips and a pivoting head, runs $90 over 10 months (razor plus 3 catridges per month). Dorco sells a six-blade model with the same features, the SXA1000. Buying directly from Dorco, a 10-month supply — the razor plus 30 cartridges — costs just $28.66

Popken later discovers that Dorco actually is the supplier for Dollar Shave Club's six-blade razor. So what do you get with Dollar Shave Club that you don't get buying bulk at Dorco?

[Dollar Shave CEO Michael] Dubin said his service offers greater "convenience." "Are there similar razors out there? Sure. But our goal is to create value." I pointed out that I can get the Dorco razors delivered conveniently to my front door, too. "Not once a month," he said.

Fair enough. For the money, I think I can carve out a tissue box worth of space to store all those cheap razors. For anyone interested in trying the same route, I'm not sure if this is the exact combination Popken found, but this six-blade handle with 10 cartridges ($10.50) plus this six-pack of six cartridges ($17.99) got me to $30 at checkout, which is essentially the same situation. I think I can do without the monthly delivery from Dollar Shave Club.

Update: Dollar Shave Club writes in:

"Bottom line, if people want to buy in bulk, there's a bazillion other places on the web to do that. Dollar Shave Club offers value beyond just the price of blades & convenience."

otherstar · 01-27-2015, 08:57 AM

I have a winter beard at the moment, so I'm only shaving part of my neck...but I generally use a Merkur Futur with the polished chrome finish (link), or one of my collection of vintage Gillette DE razors, or other Merkur razors (Merkur blades suck, but their razors rock). For blades, I use Derby, Astra, or Shark.

When I don't have a beard (and occasionally even now), I would much rather use a straight razor. High initial cost...but I will NEVER have to buy another. I have several straight razors in my collection, including one that belonged to my grandfather and is more than 70 years old! That particular razor is still sharp and shaves like a dream!

Here is what my favorite straight razor looks like:

01-26-2015, 10:33 PM
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Sweet Daddy Hate Unsparing Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $10004900	Old school safety razor. Best shave ever, and replacement blades are dirt cheap. __________________ 1. Merciless, severe. 2. Given freely and generously. 100% refusal to overrate 20 year Head Coaches with ZERO **ing rings as a Head Coach. CP's Official Professor of 'Dem Blues for 2019/2020!**
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01-27-2015, 07:48 AM	#71
Sweet Daddy Hate Unsparing Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $10004900	Derby blades FTW. __________________ 1. Merciless, severe. 2. Given freely and generously. 100% refusal to overrate 20 year Head Coaches with ZERO **ing rings as a Head Coach. CP's Official Professor of 'Dem Blues for 2019/2020!**
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01-27-2015, 07:59 AM	#72
Stryker In Mahomes I trust! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Casino cash: $2284636	I used the Fusion and the Mach 3 for a long time but it's like $35 + for 15 blades on Amazon. I am switching back to the Sensor Excel which cost the same amount for 30 blades.
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01-27-2015, 08:01 AM	#73
Sweet Daddy Hate Unsparing Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $10004900	Oh, and that thing Rick is selling is a Chinese piece of shit. __________________ 1. Merciless, severe. 2. Given freely and generously. 100% refusal to overrate 20 year Head Coaches with ZERO **ing rings as a Head Coach. CP's Official Professor of 'Dem Blues for 2019/2020!**
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01-27-2015, 08:08 AM	#74
Eleazar Beyond the Rapids Join Date: May 2003 Location: Langley, VA Casino cash: $-370000	Forget Dollar Shave Club; Buy the Same High Quality Razors for a Third of the Price 4/20/12 11:30am Remember Dollar Shave Club? It's the service that delivers fresh razors to your doorstep, monthly, for a fraction of the cost of the grocery-store equivalent. They had a killer viral video (above), but their high quality razors? Looks like they come from an online store called Dorco, and guess what: Buying directly from Dorco, you get the same great razors for about a third of the cost of Dollar Shave Club. That's what friend-of-Lifehacker and former editor of The Consumerist Ben Popken discovered when he dug into Dollar Shave Club. The main catch: You have to buy in bulk rather than receive your monthly supply. In order to get the best deal, you need to make a bulk purchase about the size of a Kleenex box. Consider: The highest-end Dollar Shave Club razor is "The Executive," with six stainless-steel blades, lube strips and a pivoting head, runs $90 over 10 months (razor plus 3 catridges per month). Dorco sells a six-blade model with the same features, the SXA1000. Buying directly from Dorco, a 10-month supply — the razor plus 30 cartridges — costs just $28.66 Popken later discovers that Dorco actually is the supplier for Dollar Shave Club's six-blade razor. So what do you get with Dollar Shave Club that you don't get buying bulk at Dorco? [Dollar Shave CEO Michael] Dubin said his service offers greater "convenience." "Are there similar razors out there? Sure. But our goal is to create value." I pointed out that I can get the Dorco razors delivered conveniently to my front door, too. "Not once a month," he said. Fair enough. For the money, I think I can carve out a tissue box worth of space to store all those cheap razors. For anyone interested in trying the same route, I'm not sure if this is the exact combination Popken found, but this six-blade handle with 10 cartridges ($10.50) plus this six-pack of six cartridges ($17.99) got me to $30 at checkout, which is essentially the same situation. I think I can do without the monthly delivery from Dollar Shave Club. Update: Dollar Shave Club writes in: "Bottom line, if people want to buy in bulk, there's a bazillion other places on the web to do that. Dollar Shave Club offers value beyond just the price of blades & convenience."
Posts: 80,659

01-27-2015, 08:57 AM	#75
otherstar Veteran Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX area Casino cash: $8382083	I have a winter beard at the moment, so I'm only shaving part of my neck...but I generally use a Merkur Futur with the polished chrome finish (link), or one of my collection of vintage Gillette DE razors, or other Merkur razors (Merkur blades suck, but their razors rock). For blades, I use Derby, Astra, or Shark. When I don't have a beard (and occasionally even now), I would much rather use a straight razor. High initial cost...but I will NEVER have to buy another. I have several straight razors in my collection, including one that belonged to my grandfather and is more than 70 years old! That particular razor is still sharp and shaves like a dream! Here is what my favorite straight razor looks like:
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