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Men's shaving: Blade or Electric...?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    I use the Wilkinson Sword soap bowl from Boots with a very good brush.

    Soap last for months and is cheap. Also, I'm guessing it's better for the environment than cans/aerosols/foam.


    D.



  • Registered Users Posts: 923 ✭✭✭markad1


    That was Total Shaving solution, it's now Defacto.

    A member on here pointed me to Defacto after I mentioned total shaving solution was gone.

    It's no fun in the eyes 😭



  • Registered Users Posts: 923 ✭✭✭markad1


    I should have read the rest of the thread, it was already mentioned, sorry.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,965 ✭✭✭John_Rambo


    I used to use a large Bowie knife designed by Gil Hibben, now I have a more modern Dietmar Pohl designed one called the MK9.



  • Registered Users Posts: 17 meathman1225


    Blade with extremelly hot water for a clean shave. Elec shaver if you maintaining a look of some sort



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭bad2thebone


    I use a safety razor most of the time, first few times I had a few nicks. But I fly through it now.

    I use feather blades, badger brush and Taylor of old Bond street shaving cream.

    I use a Gillette pro glide on my nuts.

    Tip for ye.

    I use a rectangle length of dry denim to sharpen my Gillette blades, just rub the blade along it upwards. Not too rough just enough not to rub off that sticky strip. It gives it some extra life. You can see the blade edges glisten....



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,055 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    electric… just as a pure habit since I was 16 or whatever and my dad bought me one.

    I’ve a Philips Series 3000 wet or dry electric razor which I got about 14 months ago and it’s incredible how little effort you need to put in to get an immaculately clean shave…just need to run it over the skin rather then press or pressurise the skin…





  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,442 ✭✭✭bad2thebone


    Have a similar one myself, I have load's of spare blades as I opted into an Amazon thing and I get one in the post every so many months.

    I must opt out of that.

    I don't need that many blades...

    Great when I am in a hurry, moisturizer after is good too.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 457 ✭✭Scarlet42


    think that was me! .. love love love Defacto Shaving Oil and with DE blades .. bought a box of Derby 100 blades for 12 euros 4 years ago .. and still loads left, maybe get another 4 years out of them!! such a great shave out of that combination .. still get the odd nick .. but not as much as a blood bath as before!!! LOL

    Have introduced my 14 year old son to them .. going to save him a fortune!



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  • Registered Users Posts: 923 ✭✭✭markad1


    Thanks Scarlet42, owe you a beer.

    I'd be teriffied to use the DE blades.

    I remember as a kid the uncles coming out of the bathroom on a Sat evening getting ready for the pub with dots of tissue paper covered in blood all over them and said NOPE not a chance in hell.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 457 ✭✭Scarlet42


    i got one for my son in boots and told him to look at youtube videos on the best way to shave .. thats how the young ones seem to learn anything nowdays!!

    got him this


    once you used to it .. its grand!



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