Reply to: What do you use for shaving?

[minestrone]

Gillete fusion. I use a brush and the soap in a dish thing. Shave about once a week.

[IR35 Avoider]

BIC single blade. Multi-blade (BIC or other brands) not as good.

[Pondlife]

Going out for the evening - Gillette Mach 3 type wet shave
On site at client co - Electric whilst doing other things/boiling kettle etc
WFH - fck that for a game of soldiers.

[original PM]

Gillette fusion proglide with 5 (count em!) blades

shave every morning in the shower...

only cut myself once per month on average and you can normally see 5 quite clear cuts!

[d000hg]

How can you get as close a shave if you only shave with the grain? That's the reason I prefer wet shaving when I can be bothered, it's so much softer. But only if I shave with the grain first, then shave the opposite way - that's the bit which makes the difference.

[filthy1980]

Thats the key now more than blades, prepping the face for the shave, as a minimum a very hot towel to open the pours and soften the hairs

very true

that and shaving according to the grain, which i think is what the guy was examinging

[TheFaQQer]

One of the few treats in life I give myself is a high quality turkish shave with a straight edge, just getting harder and harder to find places that still do them

Turkey?

[SimonMac]

had one of these whilst on holiday in turkey,

the guy was a mute and spent ten minutes rubbing his hand over my face and about 30 seconds actually shaving me,

i thought i was in a scene from Midnight Express for a minute but have to say it was the best shave i've ever had, close as anything and not cuts or rash.

Thats the key now more than blades, prepping the face for the shave, as a minimum a very hot towel to open the pours and soften the hairs

[filthy1980]

One of the few treats in life I give myself is a high quality turkish shave with a straight edge, just getting harder and harder to find places that still do them

had one of these whilst on holiday in turkey,

the guy was a mute and spent ten minutes rubbing his hand over my face and about 30 seconds actually shaving me,

i thought i was in a scene from Midnight Express for a minute but have to say it was the best shave i've ever had, close as anything and not cuts or rash.

[SimonMac]

One of the few treats in life I give myself is a high quality turkish shave with a straight edge, just getting harder and harder to find places that still do them

[BolshieBastard]

Dettol and a wire brush.

Same as for everything else.

Isnt that for your teeth though?

[BolshieBastard]

Electric every time.

Quicker, cheaper, virtually no chance of cuts and if you need to shave twice a day, painless and doesnt give you shaving rash.

Wet shaving I always had to throw the blades away after 3 shaves as they had dulled (yes, I know you can strop them).

[d000hg]

I normally use an electric razor but prefer real shaving when I've the time. In the past I used Mach3 and an orange one that had a AA battery in the handle (Fusion?) but could never decide if that was a gimmick.

Right now I'm using a Tesco Mach 3 rip-off I think.

[Ramrod]

Dettol and a wire brush.

Same as for everything else.

[TheFaQQer]

What are you guys using and why?

Nothing. I have a beard.