A Close Shave

[TVC]

Just looking at shaving brushes on the Boots website, in the description for one it says "for external use only"

 

[Crackle]

I had you down for a cut throat.



Others were down for a bullet.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I had you down for a cut throat.

My wife is a hairdresser did her training in the 70's I was her practise for a cut throat, she told me afterwards that she had not managed to shave the balloon without it popping 5 times!!!!

 

[gavroche]

I just use normal soap and throw away razor. Cost me may be £1 every two months. One razor last nearly two weeks and I don't shave week ends.

 

[r04DiE]

Arko is good stuff, better than anything in a can. I used a straight razor for a time but I think it needs honing, must get that done and get back on it.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I tried this earlier in the year, bought an expensive safety razor, a cut-throat, fancy soap, badger brush, feather blades etc etc etc. Months later I use the cut-throat very occasionally because it gives the best shave but takes ages, the safety razor now and again because it's a pleasure but it's not as close and the razor burn on my neck & throat is fierce. Most of my wet shaving is with the Mach3 because it's close, thorough and quick with zero cuts and no razor burn.

There's a reason why cut-throats and safety razors fell into disuse.

When I told my dad I'd bought a safety razor he thought I'd gone mad.

 

[midlife]

My dad used to put his razor blades in a pyramid shaped box.....said the power of the pyramid sharpened them.

Mind you this was the same dad that said when the ice cream van plays a tune it means they have run out of ice cream !

Shaun

 

[Profpointy]

I returned to a good quality safety razor - a £20 Edwin Jagger so a nice heavy one but not daft money. Blades cost buttons. I will never revert to the various expensive mach 3 turbo supercharged quatro things I previously used. Simple and decent quality is simply better and cheaper

 

[midlife]

I can't believe it..... my dad was right;. after all these years of thinking it was his idea of a joke you can sharpen razors in a pyramid!

Shaun

 

[Dayvo]

In the winter, when I'm dossing in India for months on end, I go to the barber (he's 19) twice a week and have a cut throat shave. He lathers me up (ooh err) and shaves me twice and it's as smooth as you like. Then I have a face, head and shoulder massage and it costs £3.00.

Back home, I use a twin blade Bic (10 for £1.90 from Boots) and shave twice and it's nearly as good as India. Don't think I'll get the hang off a cut throat, so I'll stick to the Bics.

 

[ufkacbln]

Dangerous ground there Dayvo.

As any fule married man knows

If you can't find your razor and the new blades.... the wife has shaved her legs

 

[ufkacbln]

You just need some fancy soap/cream, and a nice brush and bowl now.

Proper shaving kit:

 

[Dayvo]

... the wife has shaved her legs

Wasn't talking about her legs.

I'm in mine territory now, methinks!

 

[ufkacbln]

[QUOTE 4552998, member: 259"]A cut throat shave at the Turkish barbers near where I work costs three euros and you usually get a free coffee if you're man enough to drink it!

My dad used to shave with a cut-throat razor every day and sharpen it at the weekend. I did try it a few times, but I was too chicken to keep it up.[/QUOTE]


I Love the concept of being man enough to allow a total stranger access to your throat with a very sharp bladed instrument........ but not being man enough to drink the coffee

 

[ufkacbln]

[QUOTE 4553005, member: 259"]Have you ever tried Turkish coffee? [/QUOTE]

We used to have a tradition of bringing back coffee when on deployment

The Turkish stuff was lethal

You could wire a "victim" up to an ECG and watch the heart pattern change as they drank it!