Reply to: best shave

[scotspine]

Just a thought, but you are talking about shaving your "chops" and not your "meat and two veg", right?

right

thanks men. a lot of good stuff here. i feel i'll be able to walk tall in clientco next week.

[realityhack]

Best shave ever was with the Quattro and Dermalogica pre shave, shaving gel and post shave balm. Particularly like the Quattro as it's blisteringly sharp and has a single blade on the back for barber-shop-style accurate scrapery.

Agree re showering/bathing first to soften the hairs. Rinse with cold water to close the pores before putting the balm on. The more metro among us (or those with dry skin) should use a moisturiser afterwards.

[DaveB]

You can get a good shave with almost any combination of blade and foam/gel.

Key copmpenents of a good, clean, close shave.

• Wash the face well beforehand, showering is ideal, to soften the hairs.
• Put foam or gel onto wet skin, not dry.
• Change the blade regularly, don't keep hacking away with the same one for months on end. I usually use a fresh one every two weeks.

If you know in advance that you are going to need to look good then dont sahe for a couple of days before hand. You'll get an even closer shave than you would normally.

[BlackenedBiker]

Works fine for me so long as I keep the skin taut

and don't do any Disco moves during the operation

[DiscoStu]

STOP: Don't ever shave the ball 'fro.

Works fine for me so long as I keep the skin taut

[snaw]

STOP: Don't ever shave the ball 'fro.

You are Adolf and I claim my £10 ...

[BlackenedBiker]

Just a thought, but you are talking about shaving your "chops" and not your "meat and two veg", right?

STOP: Don't ever shave the ball 'fro.

[snaw]

Grow it for a month and then wax it off.

Go for the Eddie from Iron Maiden look?

[ChimpMaster]

Grow it for a month and then wax it off.

[Zippy]

Aye. Another vote here.

Not tried it on my .......

You can get cream for that

[MPwannadecentincome]

Is Reggie Perrin around to provide his expert advise?

[Drewster]

FFS Get a life you irritating little twerp!
Are you about 7 years old?

Hello bandit No 2

[NickNick]

I use oil as a beard softener and lubricant and then shave using some great razors made out of recycled yogurt pots. They just seem to fit nicely in my had, much better than the gilette ones. Using oil has the nice advantage of actually being able to see where you are shaving, not where you have shaved.

http://www.nigelsecostore.com/acatal...nd-blades.html

[sasguru]

As you are a Mod (the fact I would like to maintain my un-banned status) - and of course the fact that I am a genuinly nice bloke....

Could I refer you to the thread:
http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...-wet-dry.html?
Suggest (very politely) that the Search button is near the top of the screen...

[Drewster puts on real Slimey Brown Noseing the Mods hat to replace the standard Slimey Ingratiating Brown Nosers Hat]
I would have thought a Man such as yourself would be able to Dry Shave with the edge of a Jet Turbine Blade!
[/Drewster puts on real Slimey Brown Noseing the Mods hat to replace the standard Slimey Ingratiating Brown Nosers Hat]

[Drewster puts on I think thats over done it just watch me redeem myself hat]
Twunt
[/Drewster puts on I think thats over done it just watch me redeem myself hat]

[Drewster thinks better of it and frantically backtracks hat]

[/Drewster thinks better of it and frantically backtracks hat]

[Drewster thinks Oh Tulip I've done it now hat]
Errrr Bye All... It was nice knowing you all
[/Drewster thinks Oh Tulip I've done it now hat]

FFS Get a life you irritating little twerp!
Are you about 7 years old?

[Clippy]

a man thread for once!

in the opinion of the esteemed consituents what combination of blade & soap/lather/gel etc gives the best wet shave? i'm keen to find out as my current regime has deteriorated noticeably over the past year or so and i'm getting fed up turning up on the clientco site with a face resembling an accident with a toilet roll.

any ideas, experience gratefully received. and apologies if it's been done before.

Just a thought, but you are talking about shaving your "chops" and not your "meat and two veg", right?