I'm shaving money...

[PaulSecteur]

Muhle R41 user here! Feed it black (or yellow) Gillettes and its great!

 

[02GF74]

cut throat razor?!?!?! there is a reason why the safety razor was invented.
I'd rather spend the extra on a 3 blade gilette than have a face be covered by a myriad of nicks and toilet paper pieces. there are some things it is not worth getting stingy over (I shave mon, wed and fri anyways)

 

[PaulSecteur]

...I'd rather spend the extra on a 3 blade gilette than have a face be covered by a myriad of nicks and toilet paper pieces...

Or, as an alternative, you could learn to shave properly with a DE or straight.

 

[Maz]

Muhle R41 user here! Feed it black (or yellow) Gillettes and its great!

Do you hold a safety razor as you would do a disposable or is there a 'technique' to using safety razors?

 

[PaulSecteur]

The way you hold it depends on where you are shaving*, so that varies throughout the shave. The constant is the angle of the blade to the skin, get that right and with good lube from the creme/ soap you should get a decent shave.

There are shaving forums such as "Badger and blade" (from the US) or "The Shaving Room" from the UK that you will be able to learn alot from.

*Im talking about area of the face or neck. Not legs or brazilians! Though thinking about it, it would still apply...

 

[Sara_H]

Interesting. Can you do your legs with one?

 

[Bill-H]

A beard is the best pack lunch box I ever had

 

[PaulSecteur]

Interesting. Can you do your legs with one?

Yup, even tough leg stubble.

Not tried it myself...

 

[Sara_H]

I didn't know you could still get these old fashioned razors. quite interested as I hate wasting plastic unnecesserily.

 

[PaulSecteur]

I brought a razor a few years back, someone on a forum had brought 500 gillette yellows... but didnt get on with them. I had them for about £35.

You dont get many mach 3 blades for that.

 

[fossala]

I'm a straight razor guy. I'm using an iwasaki at the moment.

 

[goo_mason]

cut throat razor?!?!?! there is a reason why the safety razor was invented.
I'd rather spend the extra on a 3 blade gilette than have a face be covered by a myriad of nicks and toilet paper pieces. there are some things it is not worth getting stingy over (I shave mon, wed and fri anyways)

I shave daily and my face is in the same condition after a straight shave as it is after a DE or SE shave. You just need to learn the technique!

 

[tyred]

Gillette Tech user here.

I almost faint every time I see the prices of modern Gillette plastic nonsense in Tesco's.

 

[just jim]

So with my fixed wheel bicycle with it's quill stem and Carradice saddlebag, my safety razor and growing fondness for real ale - I am now completely immune from sophisticated marketing hype.

 

[simon the viking]

I use a king of shaves razor on a direct debit scheme £3 a month 4 blades come in the post every month! beats paying crazy money in the shops for 4 blades.