Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Head Shaving => Topic started by: warhawk on May 20, 2008, 10:16:59 AM
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hello fellow chrome domes: we already have a gr8 topic on favorite/primary razor of choice. i wanted 2 start a topic on... what's your "back-up" razor of choice? in other words... what's your substitute razor?
i'll start: my favorite and primary razor is the fusion (manual). it gets me the smoooothest. i actually have 2 back-up razors: mach3 & schick quattro. so... how 'bout U? do U have a back-up/substitute razor? what's your story?
WARHAWK O0
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Well... let me see... I have a HeadBlade Sport, backed up by a HeadBlade Sport and if I were to loose them, I have another HeadBlade Sport! :*))
OH YEAH, and a Fusion (non-powered) O0
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I collect razors and shaving paraphernalia and have a couple of dozen razors to pick from and am a big fan of wet shaving. My favorite go to razor, and the one I use for my face, is a 1967 Gillette adjustable with a standard double edge blade.
I'd have to say my second favorite is Merkur Futur adjustable. It's a bit too heavy to use on the head but makes a great razor for the face.
Gillette
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Merkur Futur
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When home I enjoy using these fine razors along with a very nice shaving soap whipped to a lather and applied with a badger bristle brush.
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my backups are the fusion and the mach 3, my primary is the headblade
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The Fusion is my back up...... because I'm too cheap to buy more blades for it.........
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My back up, I've never really needed a back up, is to not shave...LOL
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For now, I've reverted back to the razor I started with a year ago... the Mach III. I just can't seem to beat it for a close and smooth shave at a reasonable price. I'm actually using the Jetable (disposable) version. There quite a bit less expensive compared with the regular blades and seem to do just as good of a job.
My back-up has been my Quattro. But it seems to give me lots of cuts on my face and jaw line, so I don't use it often.
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my back up is the powered fusion
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I got a Sensor Excel for backup if my trusty Mach3 goes M.I.A O0
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My primary is the HeadBlade Sport, back-up is a HeadBlade Classic. If all else fails I still have my trusty Sensor Excel, usually used for the face but it was my original dome scraper until I got the HB Classic.
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Buddha i'm the same way, I have the sport backed by the classic, backed by a trip to walgreens for another HB!
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Two HB Sports and two HB Classics......if I need another one after that, I shouldn't be shaving my head. I would be an irresponsible owner.....lol
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Between my house & my girlfriends house I have:
2 Headblade sports
2 Powered Mach 3's
1 Power fusion
2 Shick Quarto's
3 Safety razors (and assorted blades)
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I like my Braun electric, but my back up would have to be a HB with Sensor blades.
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Nick, do you get the kind of shave u r sporting in ur avatar with a electric. Just curious.
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The title of this thread is what's your "back-up" razor.
My "back-up" razor is my battery operated Braun Pocket Go Shaver Model 370
It's either in my glove compartment or in my briefcase for last minute meeting touch-ups.
http://www.shavers.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/b370pocket-go.jpg
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The title of this thread is what's your "back-up" razor.
My "back-up" razor is my battery operated Braun Pocket Go Shaver Model 370
It's either in my glove compartment or in my briefcase for last minute meeting touch-ups.
http://www.shavers.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/b370pocket-go.jpg
Not bad, I may need to pick up one of those. What sort of batteries does it use?
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Got a Headblade Sport still sealed in the package. I had it mounted in a glass case and etched in the glass is
"BREAK GLASS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY".
Hopefully I'll never be in a shaving emergency.
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Nick, do you get the kind of shave u r sporting in ur avatar with a electric. Just curious.
Yes sir! Nothing but the Braun! And a lil Bald Guyz gel for shine.
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I am going to have to look into Braun shavers.
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This is the rotation.
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These are the back ups.
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and these are the back up, back ups. LOL
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cooncatbob: that is an impressive "back-up" group. O0
WARHAWK O0
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Bob I am always impressed with your setup. That would amaze anyone!
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I've got a HB Sport and a Classic that I alternate with, and if need be there's an unopened Sport in my closet.
If I found I had forgotten one of these on a trip (which I doubt), I would probably use whatever razor I brought for my face to scrape the noggin'.