Shaving is hard and I am bad at it.

[prog]

So I've been shaving about as often as I used to trim my beard; once every few days. Usually when I catch myself in the mirror and think, "Ugh, that looks terrible." And then I let it go two more days.

Today was a shaving day and I didn't slice up my thumb like last time, but I did give myself a hundred invisible cuts, the kind that you don't notice until you splash water on your face. I can't see my face right now but I'm guessing by the lack of people staring at me in horror that I look OK, at least. Unless they're actually averting their eyes in shame OH GOD

Maybe I should actually dispose of the disposable razors after I use them. I hate throwing things away, though. Surely they've invented some sort of non-disposable razor by now.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Kyan, the grooming expert on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, says the best thing about disposable razors is that they're disposable--if he finds any disposables in the bathrooms of his hapless victims, he promptly tosses them, used or not.

Get yourself an electric razor, at least for days you don't want to shave with a blade--in less than a minute, you can rid yourself of 90% of the hair without shaving cream. It won't cut your face up either.

[radtea.livejournal.com]

I did a big razor/shaver comparison thing based on people's reviews when I took my beard off a few years ago, and wound up buying a Remington Microscreen II for day-to-day stuff. It was a reasonable price/performance trade-off and I've been pretty pleased with it. I use a double-blade razor whose make I don't recall if I want a close shave--in my experience they're all the same.

There is a difference!

[doctor-atomic.livejournal.com]

DON'T use disposable razors! They are bad. As a girl, I don't shave my face. However, I can tell you that I have extremely sensitive skin. For years I thought disposable razors were just as good as any other kind. How wrong I was.

So anyway, now I use a triple-blade Venus razor (the "girl" version of the Mach 3) and Aveeno shaving cream. J uses the Mach 3 and the same cream on his face and he never nicks himself. In conclusion, go spend yourself 10 bucks on a real razor and some nice shaving cream! The Aveeno smells really good, not like fakey chemicals, and it's much less harsh.

[jazzfish]

Another vote for an electric. I've got a more-or-less permanent five o'clock shadow, but I consider that an acceptable tradeoff for not having to flay my face every morning.

Shaving...

[poetgeek.livejournal.com]

I use an electric 8894XL Norelco (Amazon lists the MSRP at ~300, expect to pay about 150 at any store, the 8825XL is the _same_ razor, but $50+ cheaper, with a different battery and no display) highly recommended. Works well driving down the road - try it on the T?!?? Works well dry (no cuts/nicks) as well as wet.

The Mach 3 (disposable) works well, from the second shave with a blade until the blue indicator / comfort strip is *gone* the blades are perfect (not too sharp), after that then they start to get dull fast. The very first use the blade is almost too sharp. This gets expensive ($blades$) but does work well. Not recommended for use while tired and these need water to work - shaving cream is optional.

I've been thinking about trying a Merkur (safety blade type) razor - cheaper blades but more $ upfront. Anyone tried one?