CAJUNLAWYER
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I use whatever razor I find in the shower. Since it is just me and my wife, I strongly suspect it is hers. It's pink. Works good.
Is Harry's Razor really good ? ?
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I have been using a Double Edge Gillette razor, Badger Brush and cake soap since I started shaving in HS. For about 6 months in college I did use a Gillette Trac ll at the urging of my college room mates, but never really cared for it. Switched right back to my DE razor.
About 7-8 years ago I found a HUGE sale (West Coast Shaving) on my favorite DE blades (Persona Blue and Persona Red) and purchased 10 boxes of 100 blades each. So after buying 1,000 blades I have a lifetime supply - and then some! I also buy my favorite shaving soaps on sale so I always have a year or two supply in stock.
Don't know how Harry's Razor's are personally because I have never had the opportunity to try one - never will. I would think that they are descent enough because they did become a big thorn in Gillettes side. I believe Harry's sold out to Wilkerson Sword a few years back for big bucks.
About 7-8 years ago I found a HUGE sale (West Coast Shaving) on my favorite DE blades (Persona Blue and Persona Red) and purchased 10 boxes of 100 blades each. So after buying 1,000 blades I have a lifetime supply - and then some! I also buy my favorite shaving soaps on sale so I always have a year or two supply in stock.
Don't know how Harry's Razor's are personally because I have never had the opportunity to try one - never will. I would think that they are descent enough because they did become a big thorn in Gillettes side. I believe Harry's sold out to Wilkerson Sword a few years back for big bucks.
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Merkur 38C safety razor, Astra blades, Parker pure badger shave brush, shave mug with Col. Conk or Van Der Hagen shave soap and a splash of Old Spice to finish things off.
Woke, anti gun, etc? ………I just keep trucking’ otherwise I wouldn’t have an electronic device or might starve. The list is large and growing.
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I had one of those as well - excellent razor! My son borrowed it last year when he and his wife came down for a visit and he forgot to pack his razor. Needless to say, I no longer have it! LOL
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I've used top of the line Gillette Fusion 5 Razors for quite a while. For decades I bought the cheapest double or triple bade disposables and the Fusion 5 blades are expensive but they last much longer so in the long run not much more money. The handle takes a AAA battery that lasts for years and the razor vibrates giving a smoother and closer shave and it works great in the shower which is where I normally shave. Do your face a favor and give one a try.
If you have to break shaving down to cost per shave, you probably should just grow a beard and save the money.
I get several weeks of shaving from those cheap BIC throwaways unless the wife uses it. Then its lifespan is down to a week. Ladies--what's up with that?
I get several weeks of shaving from those cheap BIC throwaways unless the wife uses it. Then its lifespan is down to a week. Ladies--what's up with that?
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I am not about to figure out what the little face grooming I do costs. Its got to be a small number!
During the long cold winter I let my beard and burns grow longer, it does keep me warmer in northern NYs nasty weather. I stay bearded but keep it much shorter in the better months.
I have a old Wahl clipper set and that does a good safe job. Also as part of cost cutting it can do my scalp hair also.
My father shaved most of his life with a straight razor till he hit mid 90s. Then for about a year he used a electric which he barely tolerated!
A hint off topic but I am told what solution you clean your blade with can remove build up on the blade and extend the life of said blade.
When women shave their legs and pits they usually use no soap to make the hair softer and easier to cut. Then don't really clean the razor's blade...causing corrosion..= dull. This was told to me by a lady who ran a beauty school above our barber shop. I spent time there and learned women's styling too...course ...that's where the women were...My momma only raised one fool...the one that just loved red heads!I tried to get her to teach me bikini shaving...she said she might be too old for me.
Looking back...I should have argued that point
Looking back...I should have argued that point
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I use Bic yellow and white disposable for sensitive skin for a long as I can remember.. Walmart equate shaving gel
I keep my razor in my nightstand.
Ruthie keeps hers in the shower which is handy as I find it works well on old grout.
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Ruthie keeps hers in the shower which is handy as I find it works well on old grout.
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CAJUNLAWYER
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Best thing to use to clear out the crud that builds up between the blades of the multiple blade razors is your wife's toothbrush. Just rinse it off well before putting it back.
Now that I no longer have to resemble a 20 year old picture on a government credential I intend to quit shaving one week from today when I leave for a week alone in a cabin. Wife likes me in a beard since it covers my face - or so she told me when I was working narcotics. I had been using Harry's for about 5 years at least. I liked their products and service, price was in line with what I had been paying over the counter. Never inquired into their politics, sex practices or taste in cars. After the current stock is gone I will probably revert to a safety razor and brush for cleaning up the edges if I can find a source for 10-packs of blades. Don't need jobber lots at this point.
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ACORN
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I think the shorter “lifespan” is the fact that there is a lot more surface area on a pair of legs than half of a face.
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Unless you are shaving your head, face, neck and between your shoulder blades a woman's razor covers more ground.
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THE PILGRIM
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I wrote off Harry’s a long time ago as just being average razors with a strong marketing plan.
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