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I really don't know if I'd recommend going straight form Mach3 > straight razor, though. Maybe that's because i'm paranoid about slicing my throat open.
Slicing your throat open accidentally would be quite a feat.
Since you're shaving only with the slightest amount of pressure the worst you can do are minor cuts.
Exactly. The method the multi-blade razors use is that each blade tugs at the hair as it moves across your face so that the next one can cut, and so on and so on. A proper single blade only needs the slightest pressure and cuts at the point where the hair comes out of the pore, leaving you with a very smooth result.
The hardest spot for me to shave is just under my right jawline and the area of the neck below that. Always gets at least a little irritated.
What are we looking at for shaving time for one of these?
The only reason I use an electric shaver is because I have zero time in the mornings to shave. Zoom zoom done.
But its annoying because I never get rid of this shitty stubble. I want a clean shave.
For a quick shave with a safety razor. . .about 5 minutes. Making the lather takes about a minute, and for a really good shave, you'd wanna do at least two passes with the blade. One straight down (with the grain) and one perpendicular (from one side of the face toward the center.) After that, if you want a really great shave, you very carefully can shave against the grain (drawing the blade up your face instead of down)
It becomes less of an annoyance and more of a fun experience, and doubles as a good way to exfoliate and take care of your face. A good after-shave lotion helps to remoisturize your face and keep it from getting irritated.
When you're first starting out with traditional wet-shaving it's best to take some time and get down the right methods, and then work on speed.
I just saw this stupid razor at the store the other day.
I did the whole safety razor thing for a little bit, but honestly, it takes too long.
My fusion works fine and faster than the safety razor. I just apply the same principles that you would use with a safety razor, to my fusion and I get a perfect clean shave every time.
The only thing I like about the safety razor is that the blades are cheap compared to the over priced fusion blades.
Oh, also, a good way to get more life out of a blade is to keep your razor in alcohol. I've got a mason jar with some cheap vodka in it that I keep my safety razor in after shaving. Keeps the blade from oxidizing and gathering rust/dulling, and kills any bacteria and whatnot that might get onto it between shaves.
I always keep a couple disposable razors around, for times when I'm in a hurry and an okay shave is acceptable, but if I'm going somewhere where I've gotta look presentable, taking the extra time to shave right makes a difference.
Well the main thing is that I hate stubble. It's not a clean shave, its not a beard. It's mess. Unless you go really neat and style it, stubble always looks untidy and coupled with my pasty white skin and terrible insomnia makes me look like some kind of addict. So it has to go.
I still have a traditional one blade razor that my dad gave me on my 18th birthday. Never had the courage to use it in all these years since, now I'm considering starting that baby up sometime.
Make sure you use a good, glycerin-based soap. Anything out of an aerosol can or a gel is gonna be bad for your skin, as it'll dry it out, so instead of helping it'll make any irritation look worse. Taylor of Old Bond Street, Proraso, and Geo F. Trumper, all make really great soaps.
Proraso was pretty easy to find, for me. It's freaky how much it cools your face after you rinse with cold water.
Seriously, the menthol and eucalyptus make it feel so nice.
Target has a brand of shaving and toiletry stuff called Everyman Jack. I've been using their pre-shave scrub and after-shave lotion and I highly recommend them.
Not as good as the Gamestop Collector's Edition, March 2, 2009
By Sine Nomine "pubwookie" (Mankato, MN United States) - See all my reviews
I'm a little disappointed in that the sixth blade that came with the Gamestop Collector's Edition was not available for purchase at least as downloadable content for those who didn't pre-order. My only hope now is to find one used as a trade-in. The blade works so-so when shaving while playing Left4Dead, and the actual blood spurting from your neck when you yank it accidentally during a surprise zombie rush really adds to the realism.
Bonus for those people still playing with CRT screens -- the reflective glass works like a mirror so you can shave without having to use the EyeToy or Live Vision Camera to see yourself, and since the razor runs on batteries, you can even do this during a power outage with sufficient candle light in front of your TV.
Works okay but has backwards-compatibility issues, March 2, 2009
By Mike Smith (New York) - See all my reviews
I already own a Gillette Fusion Power Phantom and a Gillette M3Power Razor. When the initial specs for the Gillette Fusion Power Gamer were announced, we were promised 100% backwards-compatibility. This was great news, as I already had several cartridges from the previous systems. Being able to use those old cartridges was a major factor when I decided to upgrade. Apparently that promise to a back seat to cost-saving measures, as the current compatibility is practically non-existent. NONE of my GMP3 cartridges would work with the GFPG. They literally would not fit. I looked for an expansion slot, but I couldn't find anything. The GFPP cartridges actually fit, but I had terrible results. Of the ones I tried, only two actually worked. Most of them wouldn't boot up at all. Some of them would work for a minute or two and then just lock up. Even the ones that "worked" had resolution issues. They produced a very grainy texture and had a ridiculous amount of pop-up. The end result was unshaveable at best. And the last cartridge I tried ended up bricking the GFPG. That's right, the unit will no longer power up. Totally dead. WTF am I supposed to do with a razor that won't turn on? There are rumors of a firmware upgrade in the near future, so hopefully these issues (not GMP3 obviously) will be resolved. In the meantime, I suggest people avoid this product, or at the very least avoid using GFPP cartridges until backwards compatibility is confirmed.
Poor Trophy support, March 2, 2009
By Jhared Smith (Raleigh, NC) - See all my reviews
Using this razor only gave me 3 bronze and 1 silver trophy. I understand that companies want to make the coveted gold and platinum trophies rare, but this is ridiculous. Here are the current trophies:
"Package Master" "Open Package" Bronze
"Face Scalper" "Shave" Bronze
"Trim the Fat" "Use Trimmer" Bronze
"The Best a Man..." "Buy a replacement" Silver
I honestly feel that the company is abusing the silver trophy support with this one.
Well the main thing is that I hate stubble. It's not a clean shave, its not a beard. It's mess. Unless you go really neat and style it, stubble always looks untidy and coupled with my pasty white skin and terrible insomnia makes me look like some kind of addict. So it has to go.
I still have a traditional one blade razor that my dad gave me on my 18th birthday. Never had the courage to use it in all these years since, now I'm considering starting that baby up sometime.
You sound like my English counterpart. I'd never used a non-electric razor before and just, literally JUST, bought a Mach 3 and Old Spice shaving cream yesterday to take the plunge. (I'd recently scraped the living shit out of my gf's face and felt like I needed a closer shave.)
So I used it last night after I got out of the shower and went, "What? That's it??? That was so fucking easy." Absolutely nothing to worry about, I felt like a pansy for avoiding it for so many years. Also, it's pretty fast.
I used to have an electric razor, but my hair is really too thick for a puny electric razor, so I swapped to wet shaving a couple of years ago. My then-girlfriend, bless her, bought me a Fusion razor, which meant that I relegated shaving to once a week because I'm such a cheap fucker and didn't want to shell out for the replacement blades more than was necessary.
Now I use cheap-as-fuck twinblade disposables from Lidl with similarly cheap-as-fuck shaving foam. It's still an improvement on when I shaved in America (no hot water) or last spring (no shaving foam).
I don't even shave enough or grow enough facial hair to warrant more than like 3 blades on the free Mach 3 I got when I turned 18 (thanks, Gillette or the US Army or whoever sent that to me five years ago!)
I never knew how they knew how old I was, but now I've got to assume it's cause of that mandatory selective service thing.
edited for relevancy: So I'm asian and can't really grow anything, except these little chin hairs and some stuff on my neck, i guess. not really a neckbeard, per se.
if you have to say anything along the lines of "It's not really a neck beard", chances are good that it's a neck beard.
yeah, probably. of course, it's just random strands, and it was never coarse to begin with. Maybe I too should man up and use the razor in my closet that has just been sitting there. I just got an electric one too, for ease.
So what's the deal with these glycerin based soaps? How would we know? And you're saying all creams and gels from cans are bad?
if you have to say anything along the lines of "It's not really a neck beard", chances are good that it's a neck beard.
yeah, probably. of course, it's just random strands, and it was never coarse to begin with. Maybe I too should man up and use the razor in my closet that has just been sitting there. I just got an electric one too, for ease.
So what's the deal with these glycerin based soaps? How would we know? And you're saying all creams and gels from cans are bad?
Glycerol is a component of glycerol soap, which is made from denatured alcohol, glycerol, sodium castorate (from castor), sodium cocoate, sodium tallowate, sucrose, water, and parfum (fragrance). Sometimes one adds sodium laureth sulfate. This kind of soap is used by people with sensitive, easily-irritated skin because it prevents skin dryness with its moisturizing properties. It is possible to make glycerol soap at home.
Usually a soap will specifically state if it's glycerin-based or otherwise. Overall a glycerin-based shaving soap is gonna be better for your face because it won't dry it out as severely as something out of a can.
if you have to say anything along the lines of "It's not really a neck beard", chances are good that it's a neck beard.
yeah, probably. of course, it's just random strands, and it was never coarse to begin with. Maybe I too should man up and use the razor in my closet that has just been sitting there. I just got an electric one too, for ease.
So what's the deal with these glycerin based soaps? How would we know? And you're saying all creams and gels from cans are bad?
Glycerol is a component of glycerol soap, which is made from denatured alcohol, glycerol, sodium castorate (from castor), sodium cocoate, sodium tallowate, sucrose, water, and parfum (fragrance). Sometimes one adds sodium laureth sulfate. This kind of soap is used by people with sensitive, easily-irritated skin because it prevents skin dryness with its moisturizing properties. It is possible to make glycerol soap at home.
Usually a soap will specifically state if it's glycerin-based or otherwise. Overall a glycerin-based shaving soap is gonna be better for your face because it won't dry it out as severely as something out of a can.
what if we have naturally oily/greasy skin? (I don't want to get into a whole facial cleansing thing with you people)
Also, I don't really believe in shaving. It keeps coming back, and I don't fight losing battles. It's probably why I'm still single.
if you have to say anything along the lines of "It's not really a neck beard", chances are good that it's a neck beard.
yeah, probably. of course, it's just random strands, and it was never coarse to begin with. Maybe I too should man up and use the razor in my closet that has just been sitting there. I just got an electric one too, for ease.
So what's the deal with these glycerin based soaps? How would we know? And you're saying all creams and gels from cans are bad?
Glycerol is a component of glycerol soap, which is made from denatured alcohol, glycerol, sodium castorate (from castor), sodium cocoate, sodium tallowate, sucrose, water, and parfum (fragrance). Sometimes one adds sodium laureth sulfate. This kind of soap is used by people with sensitive, easily-irritated skin because it prevents skin dryness with its moisturizing properties. It is possible to make glycerol soap at home.
Usually a soap will specifically state if it's glycerin-based or otherwise. Overall a glycerin-based shaving soap is gonna be better for your face because it won't dry it out as severely as something out of a can.
what if we have naturally oily/greasy skin? (I don't want to get into a whole facial cleansing thing with you people)
Also, I don't really believe in shaving. It keeps coming back, and I don't fight losing battles. It's probably why I'm still single.
So what if you do? The soap's job is to create a thin film between your skin and the blade, to lubricate as it runs along the skin to get to the hairs.
And yes, being a grody beardo is probably a factor in your singledom, considering you think standard hygiene is too much of a hassle.
Also, I don't really believe in shaving. It keeps coming back, and I don't fight losing battles.
Yeah, I don't believe in any kind of maintenance either. Car needs oil? Fuck it, it'll just need more oil in 3000 miles. I don't even refuel it, I just get a new one. Teeth need brushing? Nah, I'm gonna eat tomorrow anyway, and they'll just get dirty. I don't wash my hands or wipe my ass either, and I think showering is for corporate tools who care about how they smell.
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For a quick shave with a safety razor. . .about 5 minutes. Making the lather takes about a minute, and for a really good shave, you'd wanna do at least two passes with the blade. One straight down (with the grain) and one perpendicular (from one side of the face toward the center.) After that, if you want a really great shave, you very carefully can shave against the grain (drawing the blade up your face instead of down)
It becomes less of an annoyance and more of a fun experience, and doubles as a good way to exfoliate and take care of your face. A good after-shave lotion helps to remoisturize your face and keep it from getting irritated.
When you're first starting out with traditional wet-shaving it's best to take some time and get down the right methods, and then work on speed.
I did the whole safety razor thing for a little bit, but honestly, it takes too long.
My fusion works fine and faster than the safety razor. I just apply the same principles that you would use with a safety razor, to my fusion and I get a perfect clean shave every time.
The only thing I like about the safety razor is that the blades are cheap compared to the over priced fusion blades.
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Fool! The ultimate badass never shaves!
He has a beard.
I always keep a couple disposable razors around, for times when I'm in a hurry and an okay shave is acceptable, but if I'm going somewhere where I've gotta look presentable, taking the extra time to shave right makes a difference.
And for some reason the ladies really dig it.
I still have a traditional one blade razor that my dad gave me on my 18th birthday. Never had the courage to use it in all these years since, now I'm considering starting that baby up sometime.
Seriously, the menthol and eucalyptus make it feel so nice.
Target has a brand of shaving and toiletry stuff called Everyman Jack. I've been using their pre-shave scrub and after-shave lotion and I highly recommend them.
http://www.amazon.com/Gillette-Razor-Fusion-1-Count-Packages/dp/B001JQLNGE
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You sound like my English counterpart. I'd never used a non-electric razor before and just, literally JUST, bought a Mach 3 and Old Spice shaving cream yesterday to take the plunge. (I'd recently scraped the living shit out of my gf's face and felt like I needed a closer shave.)
So I used it last night after I got out of the shower and went, "What? That's it??? That was so fucking easy." Absolutely nothing to worry about, I felt like a pansy for avoiding it for so many years. Also, it's pretty fast.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome.
So much stuff popping out of my face that isn't hair.
Now I use cheap-as-fuck twinblade disposables from Lidl with similarly cheap-as-fuck shaving foam. It's still an improvement on when I shaved in America (no hot water) or last spring (no shaving foam).
Lidl razor?
That sounds like a bad idea.
Anything from Lidl sounds like a bad idea.
I figure, hot water, sharp razor, shaving foam: two out of three will see you right.
oh man! mainstream acceptance of the hardcore gamer culture!
I never knew how they knew how old I was, but now I've got to assume it's cause of that mandatory selective service thing.
edited for relevancy: So I'm asian and can't really grow anything, except these little chin hairs and some stuff on my neck, i guess. not really a neckbeard, per se.
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yeah, probably. of course, it's just random strands, and it was never coarse to begin with. Maybe I too should man up and use the razor in my closet that has just been sitting there. I just got an electric one too, for ease.
So what's the deal with these glycerin based soaps? How would we know? And you're saying all creams and gels from cans are bad?
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Usually a soap will specifically state if it's glycerin-based or otherwise. Overall a glycerin-based shaving soap is gonna be better for your face because it won't dry it out as severely as something out of a can.
what if we have naturally oily/greasy skin? (I don't want to get into a whole facial cleansing thing with you people)
Also, I don't really believe in shaving. It keeps coming back, and I don't fight losing battles. It's probably why I'm still single.
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So what if you do? The soap's job is to create a thin film between your skin and the blade, to lubricate as it runs along the skin to get to the hairs.
And yes, being a grody beardo is probably a factor in your singledom, considering you think standard hygiene is too much of a hassle.
Yeah, I don't believe in any kind of maintenance either. Car needs oil? Fuck it, it'll just need more oil in 3000 miles. I don't even refuel it, I just get a new one. Teeth need brushing? Nah, I'm gonna eat tomorrow anyway, and they'll just get dirty. I don't wash my hands or wipe my ass either, and I think showering is for corporate tools who care about how they smell.
I have also been eagerly awaiting it.
I also don't believe in driving cars.
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I don't believe in unicorns, but I have full belief that driving, cars, and driving cars exist.
Behold my true form. With beard!
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And look at that hair!