shaving razors

There's a trick that involves basically stropping the blade on your pants leg before you use it that prolongs the life of any razor. I use something like a Gillette Max Blue II disposable which generally lasts me 3-4 months before I invariably drop it in the shower and have to replace it.
 
airborne said:
A little insider tip, the disposable Quattro uses the identical head to the expensive handle + blade packs. You buy the nice handle + single blade once and then just buy disposable version and take off the blade to use on the nice handle.

Granted I shave most of my beard off with a Philips electric razor and then just finish it off with a razor. I've used a single Quattro blade for 12months, still felt fine but was looking a little ratty, fitted a new one and it didn't feel much sharper. Previously used Gillette Mach 3 which went properly blunt after a months or 2.
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Thanks for the tip.

SauRoNZA said:
What is this razor thing?

Haven't used it since high school.

Electric shaver or trimmer.

I reckon I've saved more money than the average smoker does who stops for 10 years.
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You still need to shave downtown and my rotary shaver pulls hair.
 
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bwana said:
There's a trick that involves basically stropping the blade on your pants leg before you use it that prolongs the life of any razor. I use something like a Gillette Max Blue II disposable which generally lasts me 3-4 months before I invariably drop it in the shower and have to replace it.
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Basically this, I rub it against my arm opposite of the shaving direction.

Also leave your razor on silica gel pads.
 
bwana said:
There's a trick that involves basically stropping the blade on your pants leg before you use it that prolongs the life of any razor. I use something like a Gillette Max Blue II disposable which generally lasts me 3-4 months before I invariably drop it in the shower and have to replace it.
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Use the same disposables these days, went to the shop the other day and they did not have any so got some Duel brand ones, new ones feel blunt.
 
I used Gillette Mach 3 since highschool, cheapies and disposables never worked for me, they literally made shaving even more of a pain.
I tried cheap electric shavers in the past, both foil and rotary, but always wanted to try a decent foil shaver. Since Gillette Mach 3 became more expensive by the day and harder to find, around a month ago I got a Braun series 7, boy what a pleasure.
Sure it doesn't shave as close as a razor does, though it gets quite close and does the job more than good enough plus comfortably. The big bonus for me though is that shaving is no longer a shlep, I can shave while lying in bed, I can shave while sitting drinking my coffee, heck if you want you can even shave in the car on your way to work. I now shave every day without even thinking about it, in the past I used to skip days and often only shaved every third day when it was already overdue by a decent groath.
 
I used various brands over the years single,double, triple you name it.
Main problem is that I only shave once a week and my beard is strong so those little cartridges get clogged and become unusable.

Six months ago I started using DE razor blades and it is such a pleasure to use it.
Diskem has kit for like R20 (handle and 5 blades) so it is cheap for you to try.
I still have to buy better handle, got some better blades and I replace them after 3 shaves.

Shave is much quicker and I do not cut myself as much any more.
 
aleksandar said:
I used various brands over the years single,double, triple you name it.
Main problem is that I only shave once a week and my beard is strong so those little cartridges get clogged and become unusable.

Six months ago I started using DE razor blades and it is such a pleasure to use it.
Diskem has kit for like R20 (handle and 5 blades) so it is cheap for you to try.
I still have to buy better handle, got some better blades and I replace them after 3 shaves.

Shave is much quicker and I do not cut myself as much any more.
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You need to visit rivervalleytrading.co.za and on bid or buy. Get yourself a nice DE razor there.

I also use DE and have the fatip grande, very aggressive but rewarding if you treat it with respect.
 
aleksandar said:
Main problem is that I only shave once a week and my beard is strong so those little cartridges get clogged and become unusable.
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You know, if you rinse the cartridge under running water, they become unclogged...
 
bwana said:
You know, if you rinse the cartridge under running water, they become unclogged...
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Problem is the multi blade ones get badly clogged by thick hairs. I had a similar issue, the single aggressive DE open combs don't have that problem.
 
Kosmik said:
Problem is the multi blade ones get badly clogged by thick hairs. I had a similar issue, the single aggressive DE open combs don't have that problem.
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Depends more on the shaving gel used in my experience. Some clog horribly fast
 
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