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Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle
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Originally Posted by Red Bread
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Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle
started out with mach 3s, then made the move to dollar shave club (definitely inferior, but you get what you pay for )
recently got a safety razor and while i like the weighted handle i don't get the point? the shave is exactly the same
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Are you using pressure? I find the real difference of a DE is to let it do all of the work. Don't apply any pressure and it will be a better shave. I have a thick beard and disposables left me with visible five o'clock shadow and a DE allows me to skip a day if the hangover is too severe or the kid takes an extra long shit.
However it comes back to blades. Try a sample pack or two. I think I went through ten to twelve brands and models before landing on one that works for my beard. Personna Med Preps, but Feathers were a close second. Merkur blades are awful and some of the Gillette's are good, but some are wildly bad. |
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Originally Posted by Djetaine
I use a safety razor and van der hagen blades. The shave is just as close as with any other 5 blade disposable I've used but I pretty much never get razor burn or ingrowns any more since i started using it.
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i use the van der hagen too but i end up always cutting myself  i actually ended up cutting myself just today trying to shave, its like im 15 again hahah
also i dont apply a lot of pressure, just a little bit it's just how i learned how to shave. but will keep that in mind, thanks! |
Try different blades. It makes a huge difference. There are some blades that seem specifically designed to make my face bleed.