Although I'm pre-T I do shave sometimes, but I've become unsatisfied with my shaving supplies and was wondering what is your favorite razor, shaving cream and after shave?
I use a Gillette Fusion razor and the Gillette shave gel for sensitive skin when I have cash. The cartridges are kinda pricey though so when I'm broke I just buy some cheap men's razors and barbasol cream. Once I start T I think I'm going to invest in an electric razor. Hope that helps :)
Gillette fusion power razor. I don't use shaving cream or after shave. Just water.
I use a shaving brush and shaving soap (my current puck is L'occitane, which smells amazing) for lather. For the razor I have a basic parker safety razor and chrome razor blades. Prior to that I was using a gillette fusion razor which did shave nicely but the replacement cartridges were so expensive I switched.
I think I have the gillete titanium with 5 blades. Cartridges are expensive.. but they last a while so I don't mind.
I just use a single blade Bic. What ever shaving cream is around. Its normally Barbasol or Noxzema with aloe. I don't care as long as it's not gel.
I buy the disposable bic or storebrand razors with 2 or 3 blades. It is much much cheaper than the replacement cartridges, and I'd rather use a new blade every time (or at most everyone other time with disinfectant) to cut down on issues with bacteria/acne.
I use a Gilette Fusion for my face. I'm pre-t (well, pre-everything) so there's barely anything there, but it's still fun to do. I use girly razors for anything else, because I don't want to wear out the Fusion cartridges - as others have mentioned, they aren't cheap!
I used to use the shaving cream and razor deal -- usually Barbasol was in the cupboard, then borrowed my brother's Gillette, I believe. Now I borrow his electric razor.
Once I start getting in enough hair to worry about it I'll probably buy my own electric: easier, less mess, and don't have to worry about replacing blades or anything. Or buying shaving cream.
I use a Gillette Fusion razor and Gillette shaving gel.
oh wait i got schick titanium quatro atm It's lovely.
Gillette shaving gel, the kind that lathers up as you apply it, and just a regular ol disposable razor. Whatever happens to be on hand at the moment is fine.
For in between close shaves I use my electric shaver. It's also handy when I've gone for months between a shave (like now) and have some looong chin fuzz that needs to be chopped down before I shave with a razor.
I have a straight razor and a bowl with a brush--I use a bar of special shaving soap which I whip into a lather with the brush. straight razors are awesome if you struggle with post-shave acne/in-grown hairs, and also if you hate paying for cartridges. all you have to do is sharpen it or get it sharpened.
however, most of the time I just use an electric beard groomer set to the shortest setting. because you're not really touching your skin at all or cutting the hairs that short, it eliminates all discomfort, plus it's faster, can be done without showering or getting your face wet, the blades don't have to be replaced, and to me it still looks just as good!
Is there actually a difference between razors for men and razors for women? Or is it all marketing? If there is a real difference, what is it and what's the point of it?
I just buy whatever's cheapest and I shave in the shower with a bar of soap.
No real difference. Sometimes the handles are shaped differently for the womens razors to make it easier to grip while shaving her legs. But that's about it.
BTW: Dunno if I mentioned this before but you rock for having a great early picture of Jimmy Page as your avatar. :P
Quote from: Osiris on December 03, 2010, 11:40:23 AM
BTW: Dunno if I mentioned this before but you rock for having a great early picture of Jimmy Page as your avatar. :P
Thanks! You're only the second person to notice (I mean the second to say something about it). It's one of my favorite rock and roll photographs from that era.
I'm just shaving peach fuzz right now, but I use Preserve Triple Razor (because it's what my mom has in the house that I can borrow) and Gillette Shaving Foam. I bought a pack of cheap, one blade disposables when I first tried out shaving. I wasn't a fan, required too many runs over the same area to be efficient. And the Preserve is more comfortable for some reason.
Just switched from a Mach 3 to some quad blade thing (along similar lines) with a built in electric beard trimmer (with guards) in the handle.
Haven't used the blades yet, but the trimmer is nice. Still using the Mach 3 in the shower for the sides (until I run out of cartridges), trimmer on the psuedo-goatee.
I got some Mach 3 cartridges cheap off dealextreme. They're a Chinese version - but compatible with my Australian bought razor (it's the same thing, just different languages on the box. No big deal). They were less than half the price of what I can buy them for over here.
I don't use shaving gel, as I shave in the shower. I just use whatever acne face wash stuff I have around as a lather.
I use distilled Witch Hazel as an aftershave. It's cheap, mostly alcohol (as is actual aftershave) and odourless (so I can wear whatever I want afterwards without it clashing).
Irisch Moos shaving soap, lathered with a 20mm badger shaving brush that I restored myself, a straight razor, and witch hazel for aftershave.
I've heard that men's razors are usually sharper and give a closer shave than the women's ones. I don't know if this is true or not, I once used a "Women's only-section" of a forum as a kind of "rule book" to learn to be a real woman, and there was discussion of periods and shaving and stuff like that in it.
I use a gillete hydro. Its a new razor and I love it. For those of you that struggle with achne when shaving, I recommend that you don't use a razor or shaving cream at all. Electric razors are best for those with sensitive skin.
Quote from: Alexmakenoise on December 03, 2010, 10:17:12 AM
Is there actually a difference between razors for men and razors for women? Or is it all marketing? If there is a real difference, what is it and what's the point of it?
I just buy whatever's cheapest and I shave in the shower with a bar of soap.
I've found that the blades last longer/get a better shave because there's more of them on mens versus womens?
And what's the point of using a shaving cream? I've always shaved either dry or with water with no issues.
Is there a difference between male and female razors?
Not really. I've used the Gillette Fusion and Venus.
The Venus is designed more for shaving around curved places which would make it ideal under the neck and should be good enough for facial hair. I bought it for shaving the nether regions because of a hygiene problem. I will say the Venus Spa Breeze cartridges may work better for shaving legs but they suck shaving in the pubic area.
I bought the Fusion because I could no longer get the blades for the razor I had - that is the problem with men's blade razors in the U.S. - shaving fads.
As for shaving creme - I buy Gillette products mostly - the gels in the small cans - the 50 Cent and $1 items at Wal Mart. As much as I shave these last a long time.
After shave - I don't use - can't stand the smell and it made my face break out the last I used it and generally I view it a vanity expense.
Brook
I can't bring myself to shave without shaving cream, it just feels wrong. The razor runs much more smoothly over my skin with shaving cream, and goes over uneven surfaces like the bump of my chin more easily. Only time I've cut myself shaving was when I tried to shave a patch of skin that I hadn't covered thoroughly with shaving cream.
Oh, and I asked my mom once if shaving cream was really necessary and her eyes got huge and she squeaked something about razor burn. So apparently that's something else it protects against.
i dont get the whole razor burn thing.
Hey guys, I am starting to get some peach fuzz, so I am checking out the razor situation. In my reading, I am thinking that I want to go with an old school double edge straight razor. Specifically, this one. : http://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Jagger-DE89Lbl-Detail-Chrome/dp/B002RBF1PO/ref=sr_1_2?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1413264585&sr=1-2&keywords=safety+razor
I am not up for the whole making of the foam with the soap, brush, and mug, so I am going to buy the recommended Barbasol sensitive skin gel from a can.
Anyway, I found this interesting forum I thought I would pass along to the guys who are really into the shaving experience. Interesting stuff.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/forum.php?s=d775b7ced73cdb247d071bed65861b1e
Quote from: Brett on October 14, 2014, 09:39:22 PM
Hey guys, I am starting to get some peach fuzz, so I am checking out the razor situation. In my reading, I am thinking that I want to go with an old school double edge straight razor. Specifically, this one. : http://www.amazon.com/Edwin-Jagger-DE89Lbl-Detail-Chrome/dp/B002RBF1PO/ref=sr_1_2?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1413264585&sr=1-2&keywords=safety+razor
I am not up for the whole making of the foam with the soap, brush, and mug, so I am going to buy the recommended Barbasol sensitive skin gel from a can.
Anyway, I found this interesting forum I thought I would pass along to the guys who are really into the shaving experience. Interesting stuff.
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/forum.php?s=d775b7ced73cdb247d071bed65861b1e
Hi Brett,
I am actually a member on that forum and I have some first hand knowledge of wet shaving, so if you have any questions feel free to ask. Edwin Jagger razors are a good brand from what I've heard, however I would advise against getting canned gel and such. Shaving soap/cream are actually not difficult once you get a bit of practice and have a decent brush. There are plenty of tutorials on B&B as well as YouTube for that as well as shaving with a DE safety razor.
I have been shaving for 25 years and I have tried them all. Straight razors, cutthroats, the works. For me (thick stubble until I had laser hair removal) the Gillette Mach 3 is the best, even better than the later model Gillette's, the blades are well spaced so stubble doesn't get stuck between them and lessen their effectiveness.
If you find yourself on a budget the second place Razor would be the 'King of shaves' The blades are comparatively MUCH cheaper than the other premium products but they are still pretty good.
As far as lube goes I find shaving GEL to be best, it doesn't seem to really matter which one but the Nivea one is pretty good.
Add a flannel to your kit, a very hot flannel resting on your beard area for a minute or so before you start can make a HUGE difference to ease and irritation levels.
Alice
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Schick hydro with 5 blades is the absolute best razor money can buy. It's a bit pricy, but well worth every penny.
I joined the Dollar Shave Club for a couple months, got the premium package. If my finances weren't so strapped right now, I'd still be a member. The razors are okay, but the shave butter... Oh. My God. Their shave butter is God's way of saying 'I love you'. I use a Gillette Fusion razor and some of the shave butter and my skin feels amazing after. Throw on some of the shave lotion they sell, and I'm set. I smell good, I look good, my skin feels great...and I got the monthly Bathroom Reader thing. That was cool.
I posted on this thread forever ago (well, 4yrs ago) but things have changed quite a bit in that time.
Currently I'm shaving with a store brand version of one of the "big name" razors, so nothing special there, but the other products I'm using I've really liked and came across them at the grocery store (it's a regional company) -- I know Target also carries the brand. It's called Every Man Jack (or EMJ) and is all naturally derived and, for those for whom it's a concern, is not tested on animals.
I have their pre-shave scrub (an exfoliating face wash, basically), their shave cream, and face lotion but they also offer numerous other products that I'd like to buy but aren't strictly relevant to this thread (body washes and bars, body lotion, hair products, deodorant) -- they also offer premium shave options. It's all very reasonably priced and usually come in one or more different scents or a fragrance-free option.
On the subject of blades I've been thinking lately of trying a straight razor next. Not gonna lie, the old-school cool factor is part of the motivation (what can I say).
Quote from: Amadeus on October 18, 2014, 11:02:31 PM
I joined the Dollar Shave Club for a couple months, got the premium package. If my finances weren't so strapped right now, I'd still be a member. The razors are okay, but the shave butter... Oh. My God. Their shave butter is God's way of saying 'I love you'. I use a Gillette Fusion razor and some of the shave butter and my skin feels amazing after. Throw on some of the shave lotion they sell, and I'm set. I smell good, I look good, my skin feels great...and I got the monthly Bathroom Reader thing. That was cool.
I might join Dollar Shave Club, I have serious dark sideburns that reached my jawline pre-T and the hairs are getting thicker.
Quote from: TheGrayWolf on October 15, 2014, 12:49:21 AM
Hi Brett,
I am actually a member on that forum and I have some first hand knowledge of wet shaving, so if you have any questions feel free to ask. Edwin Jagger razors are a good brand from what I've heard, however I would advise against getting canned gel and such. Shaving soap/cream are actually not difficult once you get a bit of practice and have a decent brush. There are plenty of tutorials on B&B as well as YouTube for that as well as shaving with a DE safety razor.
Thanks so much. My razor just came in the mail. Watching tutorials is next!
I've been using whatever that Aveeno shave gel is with the oatmeal in it for a while now. I just buy whatever razors are cheap. But I really dig that shave gel. I was using their facial wash pre-shave which I liked as well but I switched to Nivea this time because it was on sale. They both seem to fight acne pretty well.
Good to know that Dollar Shave Club is worth it. I've been considering it. I think Gillette has the same mailing deal.
So here's a question I have for the guys here: did your dads teach you how to shave, or did you ask a cis-male friend to teach you?
Quote from: Amadeus on October 20, 2014, 11:50:45 PM
So here's a question I have for the guys here: did your dads teach you how to shave, or did you ask a cis-male friend to teach you?
YouTube taught me. If I would have learned from my dad, I would have scars all over my face by now.
I must have watched my dad a lot more than I thought as I was not entirely clueless on the process. That said, I am still pretty much like I'm 15 or so.
--Jay
Quote from: Amadeus on October 20, 2014, 11:50:45 PM
So here's a question I have for the guys here: did your dads teach you how to shave, or did you ask a cis-male friend to teach you?
I use a double edged safety razor. Currently have feather blades. Still on my first pack (Even after over 1 1/2 years) so I can't say if one brand is better than another. They certainly do the job, though. Not sure what brand the razor is. Its a basic stainless steel handled one. Would never go back to the multi-blade style razors popular in stores today. They're wasteful and expensive.
Typically I use Barbasol shave cream with aloe and the gillette after shave gel. That cheap one in a blue bottle. Works Great.
I have some shave cream (tube not the canned) from CO Bigelow that I got at bath and body works. I'm currently out of the barbasol, and have been using that. I don't have a brush or anything, so maybe thats the issue. Really I prefer the $1 can of barbasol. Only thing thats nice about the one I've been using is its more translucent, so I can see to shape the angles my beard better.
No one taught me to shave. Its fairly self-explanatory.
Quote from: GnomeKid on October 21, 2014, 04:33:11 PM
I use a double edged safety razor. Currently have feather blades. Still on my first pack (Even after over 1 1/2 years) so I can't say if one brand is better than another. They certainly do the job, though. Not sure what brand the razor is. Its a basic stainless steel handled one. Would never go back to the multi-blade style razors popular in stores today. They're wasteful and expensive.
Typically I use Barbasol shave cream with aloe and the gillette after shave gel. That cheap one in a blue bottle. Works Great.
I have some shave cream (tube not the canned) from CO Bigelow that I got at bath and body works. I'm currently out of the barbasol, and have been using that. I don't have a brush or anything, so maybe thats the issue. Really I prefer the $1 can of barbasol. Only thing thats nice about the one I've been using is its more translucent, so I can see to shape the angles my beard better.
No one taught me to shave. Its fairly self-explanatory.
I use the CO Bigelow cream with a badger brush and it works very well for me. I think getting a brush would make a big difference since you would be able to get a good lather that way. The small tube I have has lasted me quite a long time since you only need a dab of the cream when you use a brush.
I have heard that the propellants in stuff like Barbasol dry out the skin, which is why I stay away from those types of creams and gels. The one time I got a bad (dry) lather with a shaving soap I tried (which was my fault although the brand of soap itself is known to be mediocre) is the only time I've gotten any real skin irritation from shaving, so the moisture factor in the lather is definitely important for me at least. That said, as always YMMV.
At home, I use an old school safety razor, old school soap and brush. And yes, a very hot flannel..
I started this routine when I was in my teens when I first started shaving as I was suffering from all sorts of issues with my skin and shaving. Went and had a chat to an old barber (who still did proper shaves) and had a chat with him. His advice was to stick to a sharp razor with as few blades as possible - he suggested a cut throat or safety razor. The minute I changed my routine and followed his advice, I found I had far less issues with acne and razor burn and the like..
If I'm travelling, I use a twin-blade disposable with King Of Shaves gel..
Sounds like I'm about the only one who likes the foam best and it is based on... it smells like what my dad used. :)
If I'm traveling I use a gel that it's in a small tube, which I do like. Of course I don't have to shave very much-- somewhat like the average 15 year old. :)
--Jay
Quote from: aleon515 on October 22, 2014, 12:42:24 AM
Sounds like I'm about the only one who likes the foam best and it is based on... it smells like what my dad used. :)
If I'm traveling I use a gel that it's in a small tube, which I do like. Of course I don't have to shave very much-- somewhat like the average 15 year old. :)
--Jay
At 15, I was a daily shaver.. Not a curse I'd wish upon anyone - even those that like the face fur..