I don't shave at present, last I did was before moving from Boston. But, previously:
I started out with an electric rotary shaver that worked well. I also tried the long-half-cylinder-guard electric dry shavers but they would sometimes catch my skin. My hair got too thick though and also grows quickly: an electric shaver's guard mesh is too fine for my thickest hairs and it doesn't shave closely enough for me to not have stubble by the evening.
I tried cheap disposable razors for a while. They were adequate but not great. I then had success with an old-classic-style safety razor, the kind with the changeable two-sided razorblades. A side would last me a week or so. I'd use hot water at the sink and some shaving cream: a fairly solid one I'd put a piece of in a little pot and lather up with my badger-hair brush. After shaving I'd use some non-fancy aftershave. After a few months of that I then switched to a straight razor, one with easily changed blades.
For both the safety razor and the straight razor I ended up strongly favoring Feather-brand blades that I'd order from East Asia, which are breathtakingly sharp compared to the competition I tried.
After all the effort to select and experiment I keep all the kit in a box in the attic but I expect that by this time it'd take me some time now to relearn how to shave with a straight razor quickly with few injuries. Still, it was a pleasant routine and it gave a really good shave: I hope someday to have non-rushed mornings and resume the habit.
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Date: 2016-08-15 11:50 pm (UTC)I started out with an electric rotary shaver that worked well. I also tried the long-half-cylinder-guard electric dry shavers but they would sometimes catch my skin. My hair got too thick though and also grows quickly: an electric shaver's guard mesh is too fine for my thickest hairs and it doesn't shave closely enough for me to not have stubble by the evening.
I tried cheap disposable razors for a while. They were adequate but not great. I then had success with an old-classic-style safety razor, the kind with the changeable two-sided razorblades. A side would last me a week or so. I'd use hot water at the sink and some shaving cream: a fairly solid one I'd put a piece of in a little pot and lather up with my badger-hair brush. After shaving I'd use some non-fancy aftershave. After a few months of that I then switched to a straight razor, one with easily changed blades.
For both the safety razor and the straight razor I ended up strongly favoring Feather-brand blades that I'd order from East Asia, which are breathtakingly sharp compared to the competition I tried.
After all the effort to select and experiment I keep all the kit in a box in the attic but I expect that by this time it'd take me some time now to relearn how to shave with a straight razor quickly with few injuries. Still, it was a pleasant routine and it gave a really good shave: I hope someday to have non-rushed mornings and resume the habit.
Faces are an awkward shape.