I'm not into the shave companies rhetoric. I use a double edge razor stuffed with Persona Red or a Brahn electric.
This commercial is a win...period. [ROFL1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92UMJNjPIA&t=1s
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I'm not into the shave companies rhetoric. I use a double edge razor stuffed with Persona Red or a Brahn electric.
This commercial is a win...period. [ROFL1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s92UMJNjPIA&t=1s
Go Jeremy!
Yup. I prefer $0.10/blade double edge blades too.
But the commercial is awesome and anything that takes money from woke lefties is fine in my book.
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Thanks! About a month ago I learned that DSC made a pledge to donate $100K to BLM. I had been a member since 2013 or so. I let them know that I was now part of the cancel culture and to cancel my subscription. I looked around at all the razor companies and they all suck. I will give these guys a try now. I have been shaving my head since high school and have tried literally everything, but a razor is the only way to get a smooth shave.
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But who is DSC? <Edit> oh, duh - Dollar Shave Club. Hey, shaving hasn't been big in my world for many years.....
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All i saw was very attractive women in black & red.
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Originally Posted by rondog
(In best Robert Duvall/Col Kilgore from Apocalypse Now voice)
SANTA DON’T SHAVE!
I went to go make an order, but there is no way I can swing 60$ on razors right now. Maybe in the future.
Yeah I thought the same. Love Ya Jeremy but that's out of my wheelhouse right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by beast556
I checked it out. Left Gillette after decades, for the obvious reasons. Tried, Harry's, not too bad, not great, then they decided to shite on me. Thought I'd try Jeremy, but I don't need a razor, shave cream, after shave cream, tote bag, etc. I just need a razor and blades. Not an option. Well, they aimed too high right there. I avoid pissing money away to make a point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rooskibar03
I'm sure they'll offer additional optuons down the road without the extras.
But seriously, we need to get away from trying to pack the most blades in one razor. 6 blades? I've never liked the 6-blade razors. It's overkill. May be good to shave your dome (maybe, I don't have experience there), but 6-blades are no good for the face IMO. More is not always better.
-Edwin Jagger double edge safety razorQuote:
Originally Posted by hollohas
-A selection of double edge blades from Try-a-Blade or RazorBladesClub (you can buy one each of several different blades to find what works for you)
-Synthetic brush from Maggard's
-Soap from Sudsy Soapery (not the most macho name, but they make great soaps)
-You're all set for way under $100. When you find the blade(s) that work best, buy them in 100 packs for $8-$16 or so.
Disposable 3 blade Schick - least blade count I can find anymore at reasonable prices that isn't genderette - and a can of Barbasol.
$10 for an 8-pack that lasts me 6 months.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/02...g?v=1646049778
I've been testing different brands since I ended my dollar shave club membership when they announced support for BLM. I made sure to tell every cop I knew too. Several cancelled their subscriptions.
I tried defender razors but their blades just don't last and don't cut very smooth on my sensitive skin.
Jeremy's razors are over priced. I just want to buy a handle and a few blades, I don't need a bag and soap and other extra crap.
What's really annoying about the whole Harry's thing is that a sizable percentage of their customer base are people (like myself) that dumped Gillette over their woke bullshit.
I think I need to look into going with an old fashioned safety razor.
That's what I use.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim B
I prefer German Timor blades and a badger brush. Got 100 blades many years ago and haven't purchased more since.
Thumbs up on the Edwin Jagger, bought a 100 blade box and still going strong after several years.
Didn't know about the DSC->BLM thing. Dang, guess I need to switch. Have a few months' supply, so I'll be fine for a while.
I didn't know about the DSC and BLM support either... nor about Harry's. Luckily I'm not a member of either although I do have some Harry's blades from a promotion I took advantage of back in 2018 or 2019. Haven't given them any money since and won't ever again.
In any case, I started growing a full beard in 2019 and doubled down even more in March 2020 when the pandemic ramped up, so just need a little neck and cheek cleanup every so often anyway.
I did think the ad was a hoot - but for mail order things I want to buy outright as many as I want - and not go the route of subscription.
Last safety razor I tried was not that safe. hmm - it might have been a clam style razor I tried (one edge on the blade). I found the handle on our old farm, so I am guessing that razor was built in the 50 - 60's.
Since we're sliding off topic and discussing our shaving preferences; I dropped the safety razors 2 years ago or so after buying a Braun Series 7 on a thanksgiving sale. It's just easier in the mornings.
A few weeks ago I realized I hadn't wet my safety razor or badger brush in over a year and removed them from the bathroom counter.
I like a '70s vintage Gillette Black Beauty or a Fat Boy.
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For blades, I've settled on Personna Red. Horsehair for a brush.
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Never liked the multi blades.
Brahn is the only electric razor that will work for me.
Yes! I've tried them over and over again, the cons far outweigh the cons. No electrics for me. I won't even try any more, sick and tired of being disappointed.Quote:
Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck
Electric razors are wonderful for the elderly as there is less of a chance for cutting the thinner, softer facial skin than there is with a traditional bladed razor. My grandfather used one every morning.
I have a new in box Braun that my wife bought for my father in law before he passed. Call it an emergency backup.
I also have a rechargeable Norelco. This is probably the 4th or 5th Norelco I've owned in my life (same brand my dad and his dad use). I've had this one for over 15 years. While I agree that electrics don't cut as cleanly or as close as a bladed razor, they fill a niche I find useful. Unless I have an important event to attend, I don't shave on the weekends and only shave every other day during the week (M, W, F). It's not that I don't need to shave daily, but being blonde makes the stubble less noticeable and skipping a day lets my sensitive skin heal between shaves. On the rare shave days I'm running late and don't have time to run a blade over my face, I can grab the Norelco and shave while sitting at red lights on my way to work. I've also found that the extra day of stubble gives the electric more to grab onto and it gives a decent shave.
I'm cheap. I'll use a blade for much longer than I probably should. Once I feel the blade starting to pull the hairs more than cutting them I switch out the blade. If I'm using a good blade to start with, I can drag out the usage for up to 2-3 months (that's 24-36 uses per blade). This isn't doable with cheaper blades, like on a disposable razor where I get maybe 2-3 uses before having to toss the razor. Like Bradbn4 said above, I don't do the subscription thing - if I need a blade, I'll buy it when I need it.
A year ago I was traveling for work and had taken a cheap disposable razor. When I arrived I found the razor was broken and unusable. At the store I found a Harry's razor with 3 blades for a really good price so I bought it. I'll confess that the blades cut very nicely. Since returning from that trip and finally running through those blades I found a box set of Harry's with a lot of blades and another new handle. I'm on the 2nd of those blades now. The remaining blades will last me at least another year. Given what I know know of Harry's, I won't be buying any more of their blades but, as I said before, they do give a nice shave. It's a shame that non-political commercial entities have to bring politics into their corporate persona and cut their own throats in doing so.
Now, all of this talk of brushes... Again, I'm cheap and I don't care to clutter my sink counter with stuff so I never use a brush or special soap. If I shave in the shower (which I do about 2/3 of the time) I simply wet the bar of soap and rub it across my face then proceed to shave. Works well enough for me to not consider anything else. If I'm shaving at the sink, I usually use Gillette gel shaving cream (I know; Gillette). The gel lathers up nicely and 1 can lasts me over a year (Gillette isn't getting much of my $$). I guess you could say, as far as my shaving rituals go, that I'm fairly low maintenance.
I?ve wanted to try the safety razors but have moles and worried I?d always be cutting them.
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Ok, full disclosure - I caved in awhile back and cleaned up a mite.....
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If you use disposable razor blades, and wish they lasted longer, you do know you can "strop" the blade back to true?
What I typically do is run it up my arm backwards 4-6 times before using it. I can get about twice the life out of each disposable than otherwise.
Been discussed here before, but you can also drop them into mineral oil to prevent the micro-rust and they'll stay sharp longer.
I have a little wire pyramid to keep them sharp.
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Originally Posted by O2HeN2
One of the attributes of "pyramid power" is that if you put a razor blade, aligned correctly, inside a pyramid made of anything, it'll stay sharp 1/3 longer or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by O2HeN2
Had a friend in the early 70's who subscribed to the theory.
His razor always looked terrible, and he cut and nicked himself every time he shaved.
No talking to him though, he was a believer.
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Well, now I'm no longer sure whether I want to support Jeremy either. He doesn't appear to be too fond of the mobilization against Disney. https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing/s...35824250146817
Huh? I don't read that into it at all. The way I read it, he's saying that free speech is important and he knows that attempts to silence can cut in both directions. If you want to punish Disney, do it based on their actions.Quote:
Originally Posted by RblDiver
He's investing $100,000,000. in DW Kids to compete with Disney.Quote:
Originally Posted by RblDiver
I find him tedious
Silly me, I thought he meant it was a pyramid shaped wire rack to hang his razor on.....Quote:
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