Silenced Fred Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 just curious. i had always used an electric shaver, then i finally shaved with a manual razor, and it like night and day. better shave IMO and its more analog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Yeah its like toobz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I get a way closer shave with a manual. I also find it irritates my skin less than electric which I find just scrape it. Erm, now to mention something more manly... girls, guitars and spanners... ahhh I feel better now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I don't shave. Ever. Â Beards are manly and they get the ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I don't shave. Ever. Â Beards are manly and they get the ladies. Â I went four months without it, figured it was time for a change. I really need to get a scarf now though, my neck gets chilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I don't shave... I use a hair trimmer when my beard is too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I use an electric shaver... I don't really care if it isn't as clean a shave because let's face it it's growing back anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANNIC Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I like to play a little game every morning called Wetshave In Under Thirty Seconds. If you can achieve this without slicing that bit which separates your nostrils, you can then move on to the next level, which is entitled Breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I like to play a little game every morning called Wetshave In Under Thirty Seconds. If you can achieve this without slicing that bit which separates your nostrils, you can then move on to the next level, which is entitled Breakfast. Â Ive cut that bit so many times, and the top of my lip. Thats the worst bit, it takes so long to grow back properly. ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 My preference is to rip hairs out by the roots. It'll make a man outta you. Especially nose hairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 What is this "shaving" of which you speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I use an electric cause I am worry that I might cut myself shaving with Manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I dunno, but I find using a high quality electric shaver like Braun gives me excellent shave. Sure, not as close as a razor, but razors irritate my skin and not to mention gives you ingrowns and pimples due to the razor blade scraping off the top layer of your skin and drying it out. Electric shavers don't do that to me. I can live with not close as razor shave, but I cant live with scabs and pimples all over my face. who cares about a clean shave if your face is all scarred up? Its just me. Â I think a close shave with a razor would be better in this situation What you say Fred? [biggrin] Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I dunno, but I find using a high quality electric shaver like Braun gives me excellent shave. Sure, not as close as a razor, but razors irritate my skin and not to mention gives you ingrowns and pimples due to the razor blade scraping off the top layer of your skin and drying it out. Electric shavers don't do that to me. I can live with not close as razor shave, but I cant live with scabs and pimples all over my face. who cares about a clean shave if your face is all scarred up? Its just me. Â moisturize bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesguitar65 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 moisturize bro! mositurizers could only do so much....the scraping damage the razors do to your skin is much more worst than what an electric shaver would do Been shaving for years and I've done it all and I find that electric shavers works best with me. Everyone is different..."Just Saying". [flapper] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 What is this "shaving" of which you speak? You know, that's what we do to our cheeks and neck. Â Â I don't normally wear Shades, but it was Halloween and I was Leon Russell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I love to shave, and find it relaxing and therapeutic after a tough day at work. I don't have a really heavy beard, so I go several days before I have some very serious 5'o'clock shadow. Then I get out the badger hair brush, the cream, and the Bic Quattro! Â I also strongly recommend that a man get a straight razor shave at some point in his life: it's like a facial for guys, and extremely relaxing. It used to be that every barber would do it, but not anymore. Â One thing I have entertained is the idea of learning to shave myself with a straight razor, but I value my life, so I will stic to the Bic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 You know, that's what we do to our cheeks and neck. Â Oh, right! Its been so long I've forgotten the meaning. I decided to grow a beard when my first child was born. Now they wont let me get rid of it. Whenever the oldest acts up, I threaten to shave off my beard. I think that the thought of it really freaks her out. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I'm 65. My beard grows in white so it is almost invisible for couple of days. About 20 years ago I discovered Gillette's Sensor. Shaving has been so easy since I can do it in the dark without nicking myself. I use a witch hazel based aftershave and a little jojoba oil as a moisturizer and rejuvenater for the skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Oh, right! Its been so long I've forgotten the meaning. I decided to grow a beard when my first child was born. Now they wont let me get rid of it. Whenever the oldest acts up, I threaten to shave off my beard. I think that the thought of it really freaks her out. lol. Lol, now that a fresh approach parenting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I dunno, but I find using a high quality electric shaver like Braun gives me excellent shave. Sure, not as close as a razor, but razors irritate my skin and not to mention gives you ingrowns and pimples due to the razor blade scraping off the top layer of your skin and drying it out. Electric shavers don't do that to me. I can live with not close as razor shave, but I cant live with scabs and pimples all over my face. who cares about a clean shave if your face is all scarred up? Its just me. Â I think a close shave with a razor would be better in this situation What you say Fred? [biggrin] Â That's pretty gross, and I think her "guns" are nearly as big as mine. I use a manual, electrics actually irritate my face much more (I believe shredded would be the term to describe the feeling after). I was told by a doctor I was shadowing in high school that shaving in general reduces the risk for melanomas since it removes the layers in direct contact with UV rays. Whether that statement has any merit is beyond me but I would like to think it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Manual shave only. Tried the electric for a year, but my neck's landscape is too uneven for an electric. Gave me the worst shaving rash.  Now that I have a beard full time I just shave my cheeks and neck. The trick to a good manual shave  1. Steam your beard for a good two minutes. That's why you shave *after* you shower  2. Shaving lotion over shaving gels and foams. Shaving soap is good too.  3. Shave with the grain. Those ingrown hairs and nicks bluesguitar65 talks about should only happen if you shave against the grain.  4. The fewer the blades, the better. These four and five blade razors are another recipe for ingrown hairs.  5. Get a good aftershave. I like Burt's Bees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Manual shave only. Tried the electric for a year, but my neck's landscape is too uneven for an electric. Gave me the worst shaving rash.  Now that I have a beard full time I just shave my cheeks and neck. The trick to a good manual shave  1. Steam your beard for a good two minutes. That's why you shave *after* you shower  2. Shaving lotion over shaving gels and foams. Shaving soap is good too.  3. Shave with the grain. Those ingrown hairs and nicks bluesguitar65 talks about should only happen if you shave against the grain.  4. The fewer the blades, the better. These four and five blade razors are another recipe for ingrown hairs.  5. Get a good aftershave. I like Burt's Bees.  word on all accounts. burt's bees is awesome stuff (pomegranate chapstick btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I tried electric but keep going back to manual.The Gilette Fusion gives the best shave I've ever gotten,a way closer shave than twin blade razors and it doesn't cut your skin-ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 i have a beard but i keep the edges clean with a razor.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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