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Author: Subject: Shaving with a razor; soap, foam, gel or...
sebastiaan

posted on 30/7/13 at 05:36 PM Reply With Quote
Shaving with a razor; soap, foam, gel or...

So, where do we stand on this? I'm a long time opponent of electrical shavers (itchy, nasty things!) so I use the gilette-type handheld razors.

As for lube (ooh, err...) I've tried the fairly traditional mousse from a can, gel from a can that becomes mousse (same stuff?) and for the last few years a bit thicker stuff from a tube. I might just go completely oldschool and use soap and brush but am wondering if it is really worthwhile.

Your preferences and opinions required!

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Simon

posted on 30/7/13 at 05:44 PM Reply With Quote
Soap.

But then I shave once a week at most - call it an evolutionary thing

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mark chandler

posted on 30/7/13 at 05:47 PM Reply With Quote
Do not bother with a brush, just lather simple soap on my face and scrape away with a razor.
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Wadders

posted on 30/7/13 at 05:49 PM Reply With Quote
King of Shaves gel, comes in a squeezy plastic tube.
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bi22le

posted on 30/7/13 at 05:49 PM Reply With Quote
Watch out, this is a car forum and the locost police will be along soon to remind you!!

Gel for me, by far the most comfortable for my snesitive skin.

I also have a baby face, once a week for me!





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cliftyhanger

posted on 30/7/13 at 05:58 PM Reply With Quote
soap, no brush.
Best after a hit shower too.

soap is best as it works with the hairs and water

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jps

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:00 PM Reply With Quote
don't get on with shaving very well, so electric is no good for me, getting sick of the cost of mach 3 blades so have recently gone for a traditional safety razor with replaceable blades. soap and a brush seemed a logical next step!

apart from having to do several ' passes' to get a decent shave it does seen a good solution and it certainly qualifies as locost!

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Worzey

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:04 PM Reply With Quote
I like driving immediately after a very close wet shave to maximize the power to weight ratio.





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nick205

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:11 PM Reply With Quote
Hate shaving any which way, which is why I grew a beard!






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loggyboy

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:14 PM Reply With Quote
Nivea men sensitive gel, comes out exactly the same as foam when aggetated, but can last 3 times as long. All done IN the shower when hair is nice and soft. Combined with Gillette mk3 blades.

[Edited on 30-7-13 by loggyboy]





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owelly

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:15 PM Reply With Quote
King of Shaves Oil for me and disposables. I got fed up of swmbo hacking away at her topiary with my expensive blades so resorted to the good old Bic!





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jossey

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:16 PM Reply With Quote
King of shaves oil





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coozer

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:17 PM Reply With Quote
I have a heavy growth which could do with being done twice a day!

Anyways, got a Phillips electric that knocks the top off for a couple hours and I use a Gillette Fusion vibrating thing in the shower.

For some reason I find this is OK as long as I've left the shampoo on my head while I do it.. Not using shampoo or rinsing it off before the razer is agony...





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liam.mccaffrey

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:25 PM Reply With Quote
I never really shaved for years and years....then started work at an oil refinery w.here we have to shave every day.
For me it's foam from a can and a mach3
Nothing beats it.





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Mr C

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:42 PM Reply With Quote
Don't bother unless I'm on a beach holiday then king of shaves and decent disposable, otherwise stubble trimmer shortest setting all over, head, chin, everything, when I can be arsed.





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Agriv8

posted on 30/7/13 at 06:58 PM Reply With Quote
Gel and leave it to soften bristles while cleaning teeth, shave with Gillette

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sebastiaan

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:02 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I use a vibrating thing in the shower.

For some reason I find this is OK as long as I've left the shampoo on my head while I do it.. Not using shampoo or rinsing it off before the razer is agony...


Do yo, really?

Intrigued about this shaving oil stuff. What is it? Have never seen it before over here (NL). Good to see at least one of us is doing it properly locost with the old style blades!

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Davey D

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:03 PM Reply With Quote
I just use shower gel whilst I'm in the shower to shave with
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Jon Ison

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:19 PM Reply With Quote
Just to clarify before I vote, facial or Brazilian?
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sebastiaan

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:20 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jon Ison
Just to clarify before I vote, facial or Brazilian?




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TheGiantTribble

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:24 PM Reply With Quote
Personally I hate shaving, but the best way I have found with least irritation is

One of them multi bladed shavers, replace the replaceable heads regularly, and Hair conditioner (cheepo stuff) best lube (for shaving) ever

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iank

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:28 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Wadders
King of Shaves gel, comes in a squeezy plastic tube.


Menthol gel for me. Tried the oil but didn't really get on with it, but I do leave it a day or three between shaves so need the extra lubrication (oooer).

Best thing you can get (IMO) is one of these http://www.shaving-shack.com/merkur-futur-760-safety-razor-with-satin-chrome-finish.html (once you get the hang of it) not cheap but the blades last forever and are much cheaper than the gillette £5 for a bit of plastic with some cheap steel blades embedded and the shave is far better. Over a year or two you save a lot of money.

ETA a couple of quid cheaper here
http://www.mankind.co.uk/merkur-futur-brushed-steel-razor/10363652.html


[Edited on 30/7/13 by iank]





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coozer

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:39 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sebastiaan
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I use a vibrating thing in the shower.

For some reason I find this is OK as long as I've left the shampoo on my head while I do it.. Not using shampoo or rinsing it off before the razer is agony...


Do yo, really?


Yep, jam it up me backside to take me mind off the scraper...





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David Jenkins

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:51 PM Reply With Quote
When I was about 16 or 17 I decided that shaving was a stupid way to start a morning... I've had a beard ever since! (I'm nearly 61)

I do use an electric beard trimmer though...






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snakebelly

posted on 30/7/13 at 07:55 PM Reply With Quote
Brush and soap and a mach3, i also shave against the grain which I'm told is bad but its always worked for me. On special occasions i also break out the straight razor but although its shaves me closer than anything else its a faff and takes ages as i don't use it often enough and subsequently I'm very very cautious with it!
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