What's your best shave.....

[Blu (Ontario)]

I don't know of very many guys (or gals for that matter) that enjoy shaving. The irritation, the rashes, the stinging, the continuous maintenance.... let's face it - it's a pain. Yet it's something we put up with most of our lives.

Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. Seven years ago I decide to let my beard grow a bit, got used to it, and it's been that way ever since. I still keep my neck shaved clean though. I may be old fashion, but I still use a twin blade Schick razor with either Gillette or Barbasol canned shave cream. I don't like perfumes, so I confine aftershave to a bit of rubbing alcohol mixed with water.

I don't much like electric shavers.

If I could get a sgian dubh sharp enough I'd be up to trying that!

What's your best shave...?

[walkerk]

Hi Blu,

Merkur slant bar double-edge safety razor, block of cheap shaving soap (8 to the tube), scuttle and brush. Seems to work O.K.

[Panache]

I use a Gillette Mach 3 and regular (though unscented)soap, I have been pleased with it for the last 4 years.

Cheers

[setboy]

I use men's stock http://www.aubrey-organics.com/spec_...mens_intro.cfm and whatever blade i can find

[O'Neille]

Nivea for Men shave gel w/ a throw away triple blade Target razor. Change it out once a week. Followed by Nivea for Men face lotion w/ sunscreen. On the road it's no shaving or just shampoo and a throw away razor. Used to have a beard until it got gray and it had to go.

[chasem]

I'm usually rushing my morning routine, so I usually just bust out the electric shaver in the car on the way.

When I'm not rushing, I use a Mach 3 Turbo (much love to Gillette for sending that out on my 18th birthday a few years back!) with whatever shave gel I get my hands on.

Lately I've just been letting it grow though.

[Hachiman]

Hi folks!

I've two ways of approaching shaving: oil and soap.

Personally, I use a schick Mach 3, a shaving brush and natural soap (try the natural product range from "the perfect potion") - but that's because a $13 block of soap lasts this Uni student about 2 years... and you can't beat that for economy.

However, I have heard that using shaving oil provides a very close, smooth shave. It's argued that the oil allows the hair to soften far more than just soap and water. I forget the name of the most popular brand here in Australia, but it features a baby's face on a man's body... (curse my memory!!).

YMMV

cheers

Hachiman

[filman]

i use a straight razor. in the corps needed to stay clean shaven , but when i got out i grew a vandyke. just became an emt so i need to be clean face. i use colgate shaving soap with a brush then the straight razor. if i feel a little razor burn i use a tripple antibiotic ointment.

[PaulX608]

Well, I haven't seen the part of my face under the beard for at least 10 years, but on the neck, this is my setup:


Old fashioned, yes. But that's the way I roll

[Blu (Ontario)]

I use a Gillette Mach 3 and regular (though unscented)soap, I have been pleased with it for the last 4 years.

Cheers

Does more blades = better shave??