Chaps: shaving...
Discussion
.. wet shave or electric razor?
I ask as I've used electric for the last 13-14 years, had maybe 2-3 wet shaves in that time, but those were never much good, so I stuck with electric.
Fed up with a not ideal shave and shaving rash (even though I have a £150 Braun effort, and change blade and foil every 6-9 months), I decided to go get one of those Gilette M3 Power things. While I'm impressed with the closeness for the easy bits, I was more careful around chin, upper part of top lip etc. Still managed to cut myself (under chin)! I understand you need to go with the grain, but this didn't get the job done. Am I missing something?
I think I'll give wet shaving another few chances, in the hope my technique will improve.
I ask as I've used electric for the last 13-14 years, had maybe 2-3 wet shaves in that time, but those were never much good, so I stuck with electric.
Fed up with a not ideal shave and shaving rash (even though I have a £150 Braun effort, and change blade and foil every 6-9 months), I decided to go get one of those Gilette M3 Power things. While I'm impressed with the closeness for the easy bits, I was more careful around chin, upper part of top lip etc. Still managed to cut myself (under chin)! I understand you need to go with the grain, but this didn't get the job done. Am I missing something?
I think I'll give wet shaving another few chances, in the hope my technique will improve.
I use king of shaves oil and gel. It helps if you need a couple or more swipes at the stubble or if you do go against the grain.
I kow its not recommended but i usually go against grain at the end of the shave in certain places just to cut it finer as otherwise the slightly longer bits piss me off if i feel them.
I don't know how anyone can dry shave. I don't exactly have the stiffest desperate dan stubble in the world but the last time i tried dry shaving i nearly wept like a baby from a sore face!
hurt like crazy! 
I kow its not recommended but i usually go against grain at the end of the shave in certain places just to cut it finer as otherwise the slightly longer bits piss me off if i feel them.
I don't know how anyone can dry shave. I don't exactly have the stiffest desperate dan stubble in the world but the last time i tried dry shaving i nearly wept like a baby from a sore face!
hurt like crazy! Wet shave immediately after a shower. I run against the grain apart from above my top lip and always have done just for that extra closeness. It feels odd at first and you do have to be more careful but you do get much closer. For ultimate closeness, shave again after going againste the grain in a criss-cross patern - works well under the chin.
I use Nivea shave gel - works well and always follow up with some sort of balm or conditioner. If you cut yourself, stem the flow first else you will bleed forever with the balm on...!
I use Nivea shave gel - works well and always follow up with some sort of balm or conditioner. If you cut yourself, stem the flow first else you will bleed forever with the balm on...!
DanBoy said:
Wet shave!
Biggest pain in the arse is clearing all the crap out the sink afterwards though.
I have a trick for this.
Fill the sink up until it the water is escaping through the overflow and keep running the tap (a little bit) while you shave. Most of the crud will have dissapeared by the time you are done!
JulianHJ said:
shaving, Gilettes shareholders earn enough. Messy beards are the go, and when I am sick of looking like an armpit, a pair of scissors and then a wet shave.
My mum always told me never trust a man with a beard...
I am going through a non-beard stage at the moment. Winter beards are usually a good idea though, you should try one. Women love it
Wet shave - I have such dark, tough stubble that I have ten-am-shadow with anything less.
Here how to go about it:
First wash your face thoroughly.
Apply shaving oil and a few drops of water, rub in well.
Apply shaving foam.
Use Gillette M3 razor - if it feels uncomfortable, change the blade even if its the first time you are using it! The blades are NOT all the same and a bad one will leave you looking like a scene from a horror movie. If it feels OK first shave *with* the grain (which takes the foam off) and then *against* the grain to get it really close.
Try to avoid going over the same area too many times to get the shave close - you'll need to - but don't saw away at it.
Once done - Go for a shower and thoroughly wash your face with water - cleans out any nicks, gives your skin a chance.
Apply a GOOD after-shave with enough alcohol to sterilise the skin/any nicks and enough oil to feed and soften your poor face which, despite all those efforts, will have undergone a serious pounding.
After about ten years you'll be able to do it quickly and without cutting yourself.
Here how to go about it:
First wash your face thoroughly.
Apply shaving oil and a few drops of water, rub in well.
Apply shaving foam.
Use Gillette M3 razor - if it feels uncomfortable, change the blade even if its the first time you are using it! The blades are NOT all the same and a bad one will leave you looking like a scene from a horror movie. If it feels OK first shave *with* the grain (which takes the foam off) and then *against* the grain to get it really close.
Try to avoid going over the same area too many times to get the shave close - you'll need to - but don't saw away at it.
Once done - Go for a shower and thoroughly wash your face with water - cleans out any nicks, gives your skin a chance.
Apply a GOOD after-shave with enough alcohol to sterilise the skin/any nicks and enough oil to feed and soften your poor face which, despite all those efforts, will have undergone a serious pounding.
After about ten years you'll be able to do it quickly and without cutting yourself.
Bloody hell! I thought I was a tart .....
1. Warm water on face to open pores
2. Lather some soap, apply to face and let facial hair soften
3. Get shaving. A Gillete does the job well enough.
4. Rinse face with warm water.
5. Apply cold water then warm and repeat to close pores and refresh skin.
Now you look like a star!
Cheap razors can butcher your face and give you that stinging sensation which will give you a rash.
MARA
St Ives apricot scrub followed by a quick mask works wonders as does Skin Caviar by La Prairie.......er., so I've heard
1. Warm water on face to open pores
2. Lather some soap, apply to face and let facial hair soften
3. Get shaving. A Gillete does the job well enough.
4. Rinse face with warm water.
5. Apply cold water then warm and repeat to close pores and refresh skin.
Now you look like a star!
Cheap razors can butcher your face and give you that stinging sensation which will give you a rash.
MARA
St Ives apricot scrub followed by a quick mask works wonders as does Skin Caviar by La Prairie.......er., so I've heard
An operation on a saliva duct nearly 20 years ago left me with no feeling under my chin and it's a frightening job wet shaving as I always feel like I could be hacking into my skin.............BUT I have now returned to wet shaving as electric razors are simply crap.
>> Edited by ferg on Monday 27th December 19:49
>> Edited by ferg on Monday 27th December 19:49
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