Safety Razor Shaving

I bought a double edged about 2 years ago and haven't looked back. I shave my head with them every 1-3 days and find the closeness unparalleled. I am generally less diligent with shaving my face, but it's terrific for that as well. There's a really nice thing about the whole ceremony of it all; making the lather, making the strokes from the different angles, fixing any mistakes.

I switched to shaving with the double edge safety razor 15 years ago from the cartridge style and haven't looked back. I get a better shave for considerably less money. I find that I can shave daily and get a week's worth of shaves before replacing the blade, each of which costs just pennies. Coupled with using a soap puck and badger hair shaving brush, I'm completely satisfied with my shaving ritual.

I couldn’t avoid cuts even with those gliding-smooth-precision-etc razors so I just use a Philips beard trimmer. As quick as it gets, doesn’t give that weirdly smooth look during the first day after the shave and facial hair remains mostly soft now; during shaving days they would grow to be very hard. No soap, no after whatever splash et al needed. One purchase runs for years literally. I have used them without a mirror. I shaved my head with it once and it was a perfect shave.

With my trimmer (Philips OneBlade) I'd say the result is more like "shaven 1 day ago". I kinda like the idea of a good ol' safety razor but so far I always got skin irritations from those. With trimmer I do not experience those issues. The blades are more on the expensive side with about 10 Euro per blade. But I replace those only about every three months. So it's not a big deal.

I used to have a complicated shave routine, but since discovering feather blades, I just use one of those 2-4 times before replacing it, and shave with nothing but warm water. It's so sharp that it doesn't hurt at all, and the lack of oil or soap means simple running water cleans the razor out. It's so much faster than my previous routine.(I used electrics for a long time, but I find the smell disturbing and occasionally they pinch and pull. And I like how a double-edge can

>Gilette razor blades (yes, I've tried straight razors, my skin and hair are awful)Get a double-edged safety razor. It takes some practice to learn to use it well, but it's worth the investment. Personally I like the Edwin Jagger razor handles.

I think it depends how coarse and plentiful your facial hair is. Mine is thick, dense, and fast-growing. Before I grew a beard, I shaved every day, and one of those five-blade razors would last about a week before it blunted and became uncomfortable to use. That gets expensive fast, so I switched to an old-fashioned safety razor.

I've replaced the blade on mine like once in years... I'm honestly surprised by the different experience. Maybe it's because I use a trimmer on the lowest setting before trying to do a real "shave", so any stubble is short.

I also used to hate shaving. I've switched to "classical" Timor Solingen razor recently ($25) + hard soap. While shaving took me some more time initially (+5 minutes every other day), overall quality of life was improved. This is single piece razor, so changing blades is as fast, and it gives better results than 5 blade heads. And much reduced plastic waste is also important to me. I don't know from where this myth of how faster or better "G* Mach3" (or similar) raz

I've been using a straight edge with disposable blades for the past few months. Shaving has suddenly become a whole lot more enjoyable.