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Double edge safety razors
Tater:
I use a DE razor on face and neck. Definitely a learning curve but I find way less irritation. I started wet shaving because of the prices of blades. I still use the headblade on the head though.
imaginary:
With the exception of a few years, I almost exclusively used DE razors. In spite of the initial overhead costs, the blades cost less (I use Wilkinson from the dollar store,) with proper use, one can have a wonderful shave, and they look totally cool.
I practically don't shave my face anymore, but I use a gold plated Gillette New Type, which I found in an antique store. I refurbished the case, and sterilized and cleaned the razor. I love using that over these modern do-hickeys.
the_bald_man:
Hi, new to this forum so bear with me!
I was converted to DE shaving about 2 years ago and wouldn't go back to any other type of triple blade system at all. I'm very fortunate that my office is just round the corner from one of the most famous barber's in London, George Trumpers. I use their sandlewood shave cream, with a best badger brush and Dovo blades.
I use an alum block post shave and then a good slug of moisturiser.
It did take a while to get to grips with DE shaving, but now I have mastered it, I have never found anything that shaves as close and costs as little. I have become a shaving bore to the guys at work and have managed to even convince some to ditch their multi-blade plastic horrors for the joys of a traditional DE shave.
Matt
ProphetNoir:
Count me in as another member of the DE shaving faithful. I have only been shaving my face for five years but I started because I read somewhere that DE shaving was the best way to avoid ingrown hairs and razor bumps. After wearing a full beard for 30 years, I was tired of not really having the option to be clean shaved because of the skin issues.
I went all in with a silvertip badger brush and an Edwin Jagger razor. There was a learning curve for me that was probably a lot steeper than it would be for someone who is transitioning from cartridge shaving to DE shaving, but on the other hand I didn't have to 'unlearn' any habits that are counter productive to shaving with a DE.
I can see that there are several members here that use the DE to shave their heads. I am not one the brave ones in that regard, but for my face, there is no other way to go.
SlyAggie:
--- Quote from: 120inna55 on August 26, 2011, 09:54:33 AM ---I have very coarse facial hair. I've never had a better shave than that of my double edge razor. I have shaved my face exclusively with a double edge razor for at least 10 years. Prior to that I'd tried many triple-blade options. All of which provided good shaves.
However, I have sensitive skin. I've discovered that while I have to be a bit more meticulous and slow with a DE, I make fewer passes. Fewer passes, I assume, has resulted in less irritation. As a result, the overall time spent shaving is less.
That said, using the DE also meant I was using mug soap and applying it with a natural bristle brush. When I used the Mach 3, for instance, I used Edge gel. I don't know why, but I never tried mug soap with the Mach 3, and conversely, I've never used anything but mug soap with the DE. For all I know the better shave is a result of the mug soap and the brush.
In either case, I always shave in the shower with a mirror.
I've always been sentimental. I like shaving with the same razor my grandfather used, along with the same vintage Old Spice shaving mug. I never knew my grandfather (he died prior to my birth), but he handed it down to my father who prefers the more modern razors.
(I also drink my morning coffee from a mug my late aunt used. I remember over 35 years ago the ritual with which she drank her coffee from that mug. Spilling about a third of the coffee into the saucer for it to cool. She'd even set the mug back down into the saucer. Then, she'd go flip the bacon---come back to her mug, and pour the cooled coffee from the saucer back into the mug. While I just drink scorching hot coffee straight from the same mug, I think of her ritual every time I pour a cup. When I pick up that razor, I often wonder about the ritual my grandfather must've gone through while using it.)
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And I thought my great grandmother was the only person who did this coffee-saucer trick! Must have been this era of ppl. Good memories!
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