Posted on 02/14/2006 10:04:07 PM PST by nickcarraway
Nice razor, that Solingen.
I have an ancient Solingen Reindeer handled hunting knife, given to me by my uncle MANY years ago. I can shave with that knife almost as well as a straight razor.
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Where? Most barbershops have stopped shaving.
That is, if you can even FIND a true barber shop.
It is too bad they never developed a "manly" alternative to shaving (not a beard). The men's grooming industry is too stuck on the "pofta-fication" of grooming products.
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 found that my local clip joint liquor store on the corner sells a 5 pack of double blades by a no name company for 1.79!
They work as good as the industry leaders, but do tend to dull faster...I get 2-3 shaves out of them, and only shave every other day...
Go figure...
I thought three was pushing absurdity...
I then thought the vibrating handle was just plain weird...
Now I can't take the industry seriously with five.
I hope to ridicule any man seen buying a five blade sucker marketing gimick. Anyone dumb enough to buy a five blade is an just plain weak minded.
At Costco, 16 blade refills are $32 plus tax.
If you're going to go all the way, why stop with the Safety Razor? You have the right idea, but with your screen name, anything less would be... uncivilized.
If you want to talk caveman, it's theorized that the reason humans started shaving is because it's easier to pick the nits and lice.
Well as much as I respect the saftey razor... and the barber straight edge, I can tell you... nothing compares to a Mach 3.
I am not replacing it with a Sensor 4 blade or the new 5 blade nonsense.
Honestly I would not have ever bought the Mach 3, but got one as a free sample back when Gillette first introduced them... and all it took was 1 swipe down the cheek to know THIS was not like anything else out there.
I always shave directly after showering, hair is nice and moist... Can shave off a month's worth of stubble with a few strokes this way, and no irritation. I use Gel instead of cream.. used to dry shave, but no more... I'll give em a few bucks to save me some irritation... plus it doubles as cologne.
I believe you mean... tonsured.
They already did... after the Mach 3 came out.. they did a spoof with a 20 blad razor, and as it was dragged across a guys face he started squirting out a blood fountain monty python would be proud of.
Moreover, you rip their soft little cheeks to shreds. That's the problem. A girl doesn't want to wake up with a shaving rash from some guy's stubbly face. My girlfriend told me flat out -- I don't mind if you don't shave, as long as you don't kiss me. I went out and prepared for multiple shaves/day immediately.
Vibrator in a razor is just rediculous.. but I do have to tell you, the Mach 3 blows any other razor I ever tried away.. there isn't a single or twin blade that can touch it... not only did the M3 have 3 blades, but they also changed the angle of the blades and gave them a cutting edge that nothing else can touch.
I thought it was all hype too when the M3 came out... but I got one free in the mail and tried it, and I have to admit, its better than anything else I have ever used... I threw everything else away... now not only is the M3 my primary razor, I've actually bought a few back ups so I have one in my travel kit too.
I completely agree fresh stubble is horrible.. but facial hair is not rough and course, once its long enough... but that 5 oclock or very short beard is sandpaper.
Trust me, I've never had any complaints about my kitty licker being a course or painful.. but when clean shaven... that short stubble can irritate some sensitive areas.
I tried the Three blade but found it did not handle multiple days growth any better than the two blade. If I have occassion to skip a few days shaving, I just use an electric to take down the multiday growth and just do a quick shave after.
I still think the five blade is absurd, I think it is even more absurd that they marketing gurus put a SINGLE blade on the back for detail work.
I think the issue is really one of the quality of the individual blade. Good single or twin blades will always beat out a cheep marketing gimick.
Yeah, but where do you do your shaving?
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