Shaving Like a Man

The American Prowler ^ | 2/15/2006 | Mark Gauvreau Judge

[HamiltonJay]

I use a Mach 3, and it handles multi day like a champ... never have to break out the trimmer to shorten it... one or two strokes and smooth as a babies bottom.. the 3 blade does tend to require a bit more rinsing when doing multi-day shaving as the blades are closer together so hair tends to stick more..

But I shave 1 to 2 times a week tops, and at times go longer than that, and the Mach III is a dream.. no single or double blade can match it. I used to do the trim it first then shave thing, because the single and twin blades would just get chewed up by the hair, and dulled quickly... the M3 doesn't... one or two strokes, no pre trimming, no irritation... There is nothing else that can compare.

Just jump out of the shower, lather up, and a few quick strokes and done... no muss no fuss... believe me.. I am not a guy who falls for marketing gimmics.. the M3 is worth its weight in gold.

Now the whole add a vibrator to it, keep adding blades until you have 20... that's just crap.. but no single or twin blade can touch the M3... They sold me by proving it to me... had I never gotten that free sample, I'd still likely be doing what you're doing.

[longtermmemmory]

I did get and use the sample, that is why it did not sell me. But that is ok, its all free enterprise.

[pollyannaish]

Just sticking my head in the Barber Shop door to say...this is a fascinating and informative thread. I'm learning some really interesting stuff about you'se guys. Thanks!


(Ducks back out to the sidewalk)

[Heyworth]

Anybody remember the old Saturday Night Live mock commercial about the new three-blade system, "Because you'll believe anything"?

I liked the ad for three-legged jeans that ended with the tagline, "Hey, it's no dumber than acid-washed"

[Revolting cat!]

These 3 companies give away the shavers and then charge you an arm and a leg for the blades. (Gillette invented the trick, if I'm not mistaken.) Well, to trick the trickster, watch your newspaper ad supplements, clip out the coupons for the free shavers (which typically come with a handful of replacement blades) and you'll be shaving your armpits for free or almost free for years to come, like this cat's been doing. I've got every next great thing in shaving (not this one yet, but wait a bit) that cost me the price of a postage stamp, and have never bought replacement blades.

[Heyworth]

Put down that poofy cheese grater and grab a bottle of Ronsonol.

I'll bet you wear pink, too. Most days I simply lean out of my car on the freeway and scrape my whiskers off on the freeway at 75 mph.

[Melas]

Perhaps the most stupid piece I've ever read on Free Republic. He's shaving with a more primitive razor and admitted cutting himself, and he thinks it makes him more of a man. The guy needs to buy a Harley-Davidson because he's the epitome of the weekend warrior (read poser) that tarnishes the image for the rest of us.

[Melas]

All depends on the wife. I just mentioned out loud that I was thinking of trimming mine a little bit shorter, and the wife and both kids staged an impromptu intervention.

[Melas]

Have to disagree. I get far more compliments than not, and the picture on my home page doesn't really do my beard justice anymore.

[gdc314]

Chicks dig beards... Yep, my personal experience is that I get a whole lot more attention (the good kind) when I have a beard vs when I'm clean shaved.

gdc314

[Melas]

Not a problem for those of us with thick black beards. You can never shave it so close that you can gid of the Fred Flintstone look. The beard is always visible, even freshly shaved.

[Melas]

Should we take it from your post that your idea of an adult country gal is a hairy woman with wide hips, pot belly and tiny breasts? You can keep her.

[Melas]

Don't knock the vibrating blades. They turned out to be a great product. They don't shave any better than any twin razor, but the vibration really makes them clean much more quickly. Whiskers don't stay stuck between the blades.

[steve-b]

Sturday Nite Live could do a great spoof on this topic. Imagine a guy standing at the mirror humming to himself...water running and he picks up the razor GRUNTING with two hands because the razor has TEN BLADES and VIBRATES...like something out Chainsaw Massacre.

I remember a MAD magazine spoof featuring a gasoline-powered toenail clipper the size of a chainsaw.

[wyattearp]

Where? Most barbershops have stopped shaving.

Right now, I don't know. I just moved. General rule: if the barber is a man over 60, and most of his customers are too, he knows how to use a straight razor. Not many places like that left. ;-(

[laney]

Most still like these types! MANLY MEN!

[RockinRight]

I will say that the Gillette Mach 3 is a good razor. I tried that four-blade Schick Quattro and just didn't think it did as good of a job as the Mach 3 (preferably with Mach 3 Shaving Gel) or even some of the cheaper Gillette and Schick, and other brands. I know that sounds like a paid endorsement, but it really works better for me than anything else.

However, I have never used a safety razor, so perhaps I'm missing out.

[Xenalyte]

Safety razor ping!

[Harrius Magnus]

They shave more than their legs with the razor...

[RockinRight]

I've found a lot of women like goatees but few like full beards.