Shaving...Alternatives sought
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Mark. How is your stalking knife??
If you can trim your arm hairs your problems could be over!!
My knife is keen enough, but my wife would never forgive me
widows son
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By a open Razor, I've used them since I started shaving good soap not shaving foam or gel, Soap and Brush.
To get started buy a kit strop the ish .
Buy some balloons soap them up and shave them, if you burst one you've cut yourself there's around two hundred cuts on a face, its not like a Gillette where it up and down do that, with a open razor you'll need the hospital .
It's the best shave you'll get .
Oh before I go, Ive got a beard I can grow a beard in little over a week, I hate shaving but on the occasion I do shave its a open razor .
To get started buy a kit strop the ish .
Buy some balloons soap them up and shave them, if you burst one you've cut yourself there's around two hundred cuts on a face, its not like a Gillette where it up and down do that, with a open razor you'll need the hospital .
It's the best shave you'll get .
Oh before I go, Ive got a beard I can grow a beard in little over a week, I hate shaving but on the occasion I do shave its a open razor .
timbrayford
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Try a facial wax
Sparko
Get yourself to the Gentlemans shop in Hungerford, buy yourself a proper safety razor and some blades, some soap and a decent brush - goodbye razor burn, irritation and over priced plastic crap! I use a 1963 Gillette safety razor with feather blades - 10 blades last 2 1/2 months (£2.50). I also have several open razors but struggle to keep them sharp enough.
HME
Get yourself to the Gentlemans shop in Hungerford, buy yourself a proper safety razor and some blades, some soap and a decent brush - goodbye razor burn, irritation and over priced plastic crap! I use a 1963 Gillette safety razor with feather blades - 10 blades last 2 1/2 months (£2.50). I also have several open razors but struggle to keep them sharp enough.
HME
widows son
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WS
I have some lovely open razors, all manner of strops and pastes but I still go back to the safety razor. The disposable one you're talking of is a feather and isn't really designed as a proper straight razor, more for touch ups. One day when I have more time I'll maybe go back to he straights, in the meantime I'll stick to my vintage Gillette.
Kindest
HME
Ps. I get the WS.
I have some lovely open razors, all manner of strops and pastes but I still go back to the safety razor. The disposable one you're talking of is a feather and isn't really designed as a proper straight razor, more for touch ups. One day when I have more time I'll maybe go back to he straights, in the meantime I'll stick to my vintage Gillette.
Kindest
HME
Ps. I get the WS.
bewsher500
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buy them at Costco, still pricey but more like half what Boots try to charge!
timbrayford
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I use and like this one, quite cheap to run - http://www.boots.com/en/Wilkinson-Sword-Classic-Double-Edge-Razor_29697/
PKL
That's a safety razor, indeed cheap to run especially with proper soap/cream and a brush, find a good blade and happy days. Tried the beard thing, not for me.
That's a safety razor, indeed cheap to run especially with proper soap/cream and a brush, find a good blade and happy days. Tried the beard thing, not for me.
munsterlander
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electric 3 head rotaing blades, philishave rechargeble. i had mine 12 years , & change the blades every christmas, from gifts hinted
Uncle Buck
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yet mind you !!
hughsurrey
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+1 used a straight for years and wet shave my scalp with it too. If you look around you can buy some really nice vintage razors http://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/
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