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Mar 18, 2019 17:19:55 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 17:19:55 GMT
I have wet shaved for 35+ years with the occasional dalliance with a Braun electric. My skin is a bit sensitive and a a doctor friend many years ago suggested wet shaving rather than rubbing a perforated metal plate over my face each day.
However, getting rather grumpy about the price of Gilette Fusion blades and the quality of cheaper makes. Even with very careful preparation and action, using a Bic or equivalent just cuts me up, although I have had more success with Wilkinson Sword disposables when going away.
I'm curious about these new fangled Harry's razors. I appreciate that its the latest wheeze of getting you to sign up for a regular supply, but are they actually any better over the long run than the more traditional brands, or is the idea just a gimmick?
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Mar 18, 2019 19:51:31 GMT
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Post by WDB on Mar 18, 2019 19:51:31 GMT
It’s a clever wheeze, certainly. Razors cost pennies to make, so the big makers live in fear of someone offering them for closer to their true worth. But, of course, if you do that there’s effectively little revenue and not even a great margin, hence the subscription idea for securing a revenue stream.
I’m not really interested. I hit on WS’s Quattro Titanium blades a dozen years ago and found them night-and-day better than Gillette — in terms of comfort, irritation and durability. I’ve recently tried the Hydro range too and found them equally good. Significantly, one cartridge of either lasts me a good three months, provided I keep it scrupulously clean. I’m not the world’s beardiest but I do shave every day and this arrangement works too well and costs too little to interest me in experimenting.
I should put in a word here for King of Shaves Aloe & Tea Tree gel, which I consider indispensable — although its actually quite easy if you squeeze the tube in the right place. And for post-shave moisturizer — although not any one in particular because they are literally all the same. I used to dread shaving — and flit from one method or product to another in the hope of a rash-free neck. Since I hit on this combination, I just don’t worry. I’ve got n problems but shavin’ ain’t one.
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Mar 18, 2019 21:16:09 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 21:16:09 GMT
Hmmm. Thanks.
Maybe I'll have a mosey on down to the supermarket when my current supply of Gillette runs out.
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Mar 19, 2019 8:34:04 GMT
Post by Alanović on Mar 19, 2019 8:34:04 GMT
Dunno where you all get the time, inclination or energy.
Beard.
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Mar 30, 2019 12:39:55 GMT
Post by WDB on Mar 30, 2019 12:39:55 GMT
Droll column today by the reliable Robert Shrimsley: www.ft.com/content/dc12c500-501f-11e9-9c76-bf4a0ce37d49(Google ‘shaving club shrimsley site:ft.com’ to sidestep the paywall.) He begins: I don’t recall what possessed me to sign up to a business that sends me razor blades through the post. There was a time when the Krays were the only firm that did that. (And I paid £4 for the damn newspaper so I’ll quote a bit if I like.)
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Mar 31, 2019 18:22:54 GMT
Post by lygonos on Mar 31, 2019 18:22:54 GMT
Shave every 6-8 weeks when it starts to look too scruffy (more grey in my beard than on my head too these days)
Been using Gilette Mach 3 for yonks - they slice through 2 months growth using no more than foam made from handsoap & water
Found the 4 and 5 blade jobs block almost instantly and the old 2 blade ones needed a few passes to do the deed.
Once tried with one of the gaffer's Bic orange (new one - not blunted!) and it was truly awful - presumably if I shaved daily it would have been ok.
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Mar 31, 2019 18:31:12 GMT
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Post by WDB on Mar 31, 2019 18:31:12 GMT
Probably not. I once used the disposable in an Air France amenity kit, towards the end of the 14-hour flight to Ottoville. (Not the time I met him there.) Arrived looking like I’d been trying to snog a velociraptor. Surprised they even let me into the country.
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Mar 31, 2019 20:50:29 GMT
Post by bromptonaut on Mar 31, 2019 20:50:29 GMT
Goatee reduces shaving but cheeks wont grow a proper 'full set' so need a morning trim - at least on work days. Philishave does job most of time but a n other disposable and decent foam are fine on odd occasion I want the baby's bum effect.
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