General Shaving discussion

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wii.mmgn.com/... Well the old Shick add thread got converted into a general discussion about shaving so lets start fresh with a new discussion. For some reason the discussion of shaving got a lot of people involved.

09/04/2011

I'm a level 5 Laser Lotus

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MicDaMan

Disposible. Gillette brand. Only ones I have found that dont leave me with a really bad rash. I paid $500 for a proper electric razor once only to find it cut the crap out of my neck.

01/01/2012

If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.

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Desi

MicDaMan said: Gawd I really hate shaving...... I loose so much bloody afterwards

You need to use more soap, and I don't mean that shit in a can. Get thee a badger hair brush and some Proraso cream from The Shaver Shop or the internet.

If you still get really irritated, a double-edged safety razor could be what you need. Multi-blade stuff irritates a lot of people.

01/01/2012

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Dr.hamzie

MicDaMan said: I paid $500 for a proper electric razor

lol

01/01/2012

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stublu

Guyver said:
stublu said: Wow, Butchered my face today :/

New razor our just a bad shaving session?

New blade :P and a really bad sesh

Dr.hamzie said:
MicDaMan said: I paid $500 for a proper electric razor

lol

I lol'ed too

01/01/2012

Perth

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Desi

Dr.hamzie said:
MicDaMan said: I paid $500 for a proper electric razor

lol

$500. [Facepalm]

01/01/2012

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Pilkingbod

BIC razors.

Anything else, and you're wrong.

01/01/2012

Melting pot of friendship

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MicDaMan

[WTF] Oh wait $300 not $500... But still....Dont pick on me it was 11 years ago, when all things electronic cost millions.... [Rage]

01/01/2012

If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.

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stublu

MicDaMan said: Oh wait $300 not $500... But still....Dont pick on me it was 11 years ago, when all things electronic cost millions....

Still too much :P

01/01/2012

Perth

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MicDaMan

stublu said:
MicDaMan said: Oh wait $300 not $500... But still....Dont pick on me it was 11 years ago, when all things electronic cost millions....

Still too much

Really ??? it was actually one of the cheaper ones. I bought it from David Jones though...prob sells everywhere else for $50 [Facepalm]

I might add also that it came with a Free pair of Billy Bass sunglasses. At the time I did not know they were worth a bit of money. So I wore them to the beach and lost them 2 seconds after steping in the water and getting barelled by a wave....

01/01/2012

If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.

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stublu

MicDaMan said:
stublu said:
MicDaMan said: Oh wait $300 not $500... But still....Dont pick on me it was 11 years ago, when all things electronic cost millions....

Still too much

Really ??? it was actually one of the cheaper ones. I bought it from David Jones though...prob sells everywhere else for $50

Most of the guys here will say anything is too expensive for an electric shaver.

01/01/2012

Perth

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Guyver

Pilkingbod said: BIC razors.
Anything else, and you're wrong.

Same guys that make the pens?

02/01/2012

I'm a level 5 Laser Lotus

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Desi

stublu said:
MicDaMan said:
stublu said:
MicDaMan said: Oh wait $300 not $500... But still....Dont pick on me it was 11 years ago, when all things electronic cost millions....

Still too much

Really ??? it was actually one of the cheaper ones. I bought it from David Jones though...prob sells everywhere else for $50

Most of the guys here will say anything is too expensive for an electric shaver.

This is an accurate assessment. Some of us would also say that the multi-blade razors are too damn expensive too. Muuuuuch cheaper to use a DE razor:

• Safety razor; around $30 from The Shaver Shop. More if you want.
• 50 Gillete 7 O'Clock blades (almost a year's worth); $23, or 46 cents per week.
• Shaving brush; maybe $50 minimum for a badger hair brush.
• Proper shaving cream or soap; like $15 per year.

So that's a $80 minimum outlay for equipment, and a consumables cost of $38 per year. And they're selling three or four multi-blade cartridges for like $20 already, and the shaving goop in a can doesn't last too long either.

02/01/2012

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Skarteh

Shaving goop in a can lasts ages and means shaving takes me no time :P mixing lather is the problem eith DE shaving. You just can't do that in the morning before work. If I got up that much earlier I would use the time at work.

02/01/2012

Melbourne, Victoria | Walk with me in hell

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Kerosanak

Hair clippers are all you need. $25 from any Target.

02/01/2012

I'm still kind of a big deal in the Capital Wasteland.

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sjt333

buy an i-trim

02/01/2012

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Guyver

Skarteh said: Shaving goop in a can lasts ages and means shaving takes me no time mixing lather is the problem eith DE shaving. You just can't do that in the morning before work. If I got up that much earlier I would use the time at work.

I found out I could make a can of that crap last ages, at first I was squirting out fist fulls of the crap.

02/01/2012

I'm a level 5 Laser Lotus

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poxbox3030

I tried both basic electric shavers and all sorts of multiblade/disposable razors and every time i ended up with bad shaving rash, pimples and a neck shredded more thoroughly than classified CIA documents ;)

I decided to go into a shavershop and just ask a few questions. Now equipped with a wet/dry electric shaver (self cleaning too!!) and not using the crap in a can they sell in the shops (it's a soap free latherless shave cream) I have no problems now.

The initial outlay wasn't as bad as i thought too. The shaver was on sale for $150 (Down from $380), the cream was $15, and lasts about 4/6 months.

Im glad i took the 15 mins to bother to ask someone at a specialist store. Made the world of difference :)

02/01/2012

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stublu

I bought some prosaro shave soap over 6 months ago. I have heaps left.

Skarteh said: Shaving goop in a can lasts ages and means shaving takes me no time mixing lather is the problem eith DE shaving. You just can't do that in the morning before work. If I got up that much earlier I would use the time at work.

Doesn't take too long. 10-15 minutes isn't too bad.

03/01/2012

Perth

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Desi

Skarteh said: mixing lather is the problem eith DE shaving. You just can't do that in the morning before work. If I got up that much earlier I would use the time at work.

Don't even know how you turn it into such a marathon.

1. If using soap, fill the bowl of soap with very hot water to soften the top layer.
2. Splash hot water on your face. Run the brush under the hot water too.
3. Give the brush a light tap to remove excess water. It should still be fairly laden.
4. Tip the water out of the soap bowl and rub the brush back and forth on the soap maybe ten times, until a light lather forms in the bowl.
5. Forget the bowl entirely and start lathering directly on your face (it works since your face is wet and you've loaded the brush properly).

03/01/2012

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Skarteh

Probably would hanger finished shaving by the time you have done that :P

03/01/2012

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Desi

Takes me like a minute from empty brush to having lather on my face. :S

03/01/2012

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Skarteh

Yup I'd be shaved :P I only shave above my beard daily so it's just cheeks and top lip and 2 passes. Takes next to no time with can-o-foam :D

03/01/2012

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Guyver

When my sideburns grow out I hack them with a razor instead of getting off my arse and getting a hair cut :P

04/01/2012

I'm a level 5 Laser Lotus

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Desi

I cut my own hair. I've mentioned it a couple of times here. :P Muuuuuch better than having to drive my ass down to a barber and pay like fifteen bucks for a trim. My clipper has paid for itself.

04/01/2012

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stublu

Desi said: I cut my own hair. I've mentioned it a couple of times here. Muuuuuch better than having to drive my ass down to a barber and pay like fifteen bucks for a trim. My clipper has paid for itself.

Every time I have heard someone mention they clip their own hair, it is usually closely accompanied by a comment about how bad it looks :P

04/01/2012

Perth