KneesUp
Guru
It's a pain in the face, shaving. I don't have the genes to grow an actual beard - the best I can hope for is, after several weeks, my face might look like I hadn't shaved for a weekend, so I'm fortunate in that I can go a week without having to bother. John Major famously had to shave several times a day - apparently so he didn't look too grey - Christ alone knows how grey he'd look if he just shaved in the morning; he had a face the colour of school slacks as it was.
Anyway, although I don't have to shave as much as the last Tory leader I merely disliked, I still don't enjoy it. I've tried various options over the years - I've used an old 'safety razor' because the blades were cheap, I've used Gillette varieties with 2,3,4 and 5 blades, I've used a Wilkinson Sword one whose name escapes me but was "so sharp it had to be kept behind bars", I've used the odd Bic disposable, I've used a Philips rotary head shaver, a foil shaver and, currently I mostly use a Babyliss thing with interchangeable heads - predominantly with the uncovered clipper things set to the closest setting for around my mouth and the next longer setting for everywhere else, then shaving the odd bit above the beard line on my cheeks with an Aldi multi blade thing.
However, last time I got my hair cut the chap used a cut-throat razor handle that took half an old rectangular blade, and that seemed quite good (in his expert hands) so I thought I might get one of them for the bits on my cheeks I blade shave. I might even buy some shaving oil, although currently I'm thinking I could just use water, or olive oil, or chain oil ...
Anyway, I've no real point. I was just musing over how much of a faff it all is even for me, who shaves twice a week at most, and how much I've spent on shaving gubbins over the years. The Babyliss thing could do with replacing as well now because the blades are blunt and you barely get one shave out of the batteries.
What is your preferred solution - blades? If so, how many? Electric? If so what type? Just leaving it all to grow Father Christmas? Oil, foam, gel, water, nothing? Any recommendations? What works for you?
(I predict someone will recommend a proper cut throat razor and hot towels on the first page!)
Anyway, although I don't have to shave as much as the last Tory leader I merely disliked, I still don't enjoy it. I've tried various options over the years - I've used an old 'safety razor' because the blades were cheap, I've used Gillette varieties with 2,3,4 and 5 blades, I've used a Wilkinson Sword one whose name escapes me but was "so sharp it had to be kept behind bars", I've used the odd Bic disposable, I've used a Philips rotary head shaver, a foil shaver and, currently I mostly use a Babyliss thing with interchangeable heads - predominantly with the uncovered clipper things set to the closest setting for around my mouth and the next longer setting for everywhere else, then shaving the odd bit above the beard line on my cheeks with an Aldi multi blade thing.
However, last time I got my hair cut the chap used a cut-throat razor handle that took half an old rectangular blade, and that seemed quite good (in his expert hands) so I thought I might get one of them for the bits on my cheeks I blade shave. I might even buy some shaving oil, although currently I'm thinking I could just use water, or olive oil, or chain oil ...
Anyway, I've no real point. I was just musing over how much of a faff it all is even for me, who shaves twice a week at most, and how much I've spent on shaving gubbins over the years. The Babyliss thing could do with replacing as well now because the blades are blunt and you barely get one shave out of the batteries.
What is your preferred solution - blades? If so, how many? Electric? If so what type? Just leaving it all to grow Father Christmas? Oil, foam, gel, water, nothing? Any recommendations? What works for you?
(I predict someone will recommend a proper cut throat razor and hot towels on the first page!)
