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Basically I know that unless I have something actually good to shave with I'm not going to do it. FYI, I basically don't shave, ever.

Like the price differences between Amazon and Ebay are a little concerning. Ebay is usually cheaper but not by that much.

Has anyone ever had a bad experience with a safety razor or are they pretty much always good?

I could see how a safety razor is a bit of a luxury item for some so I could see a situation where like a pen they pretty much all do their job but some are expensive anyway. Or is it because a $5 razor will actually suck?

Basically I know that unless I have something actually good to shave with I'm not going to do it. FYI, I basically don't shave, ever. Like the price differences between Amazon and Ebay are a little concerning. Ebay is usually cheaper but not by that much. Has anyone ever had a bad experience with a safety razor or are they pretty much always good? I could see how a safety razor is a bit of a luxury item for some so I could see a situation where like a pen they pretty much all do their job but some are expensive anyway. Or is it because a $5 razor will actually suck?

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I'm a big fan of Merkur razors. I'm on my second one but I'd still be using the one my dad bought me when I was a teen if i hadn't lost it. (Long story.) I have two brothers and they both still have theirs.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Ahh, cmon. Spin off that long story into another post.

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I have quite a few funny / interesting stories I could tell but I'd rather not inadvertently dox myself.

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Well, it involved a truckload of hookers, a honey badger, twelve nuns, and exactly one half of a circus clown.

It's a complicated story, and he doesn't want to incriminate himself, as is his right.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

I can understand the hookers, the nuns and half a clown but a honey badger? That doesn't make a lick of sense.

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13 nuns. A Baker's dozen of them.

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The best safety razor I've used cost less than $5 in Chi Na, I have other good razors at higher price points but I preferred the cheap one.

[–] • 2 pts (edited )

Alright. I'm getting one of the cheap boys. Fuck it.

[–] • 1 pt

Work up a rich lather, Epstein Didn't kill himself, wash the blade off when you are done.

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You will cut yourself. A lot. But it's worth it. These days, I find using a whetstone too annoying and time consuming, so opted for safety razors. Bought a box of 100 Shark brand half-razors for use on a shavette handle. I put in a new blade each time I shave, which is about three times a week. The box cost <$10. That's almost a year's worth of shaves for less than the price of one package of Costco toilet paper.

DO NOT GO FOR THE SUPER-SHARP-DAMN-NEAR-DIAMOND-EDGED RAZORS WHEN YOU'RE LEARNING. You will cut yourself way more than "a lot." Get the Shark brand ones; they have rounded corners to avoid nicking but are still really sharp (but not WAAY too sharp). I normally only have to do a single pass (against the grain) to end up with the closest shave I've ever had in my life— and I've tried shaving with damn-near everything (even a brand-new $100 boning knife, on a dare)— and it looks like I shaved against the grain every time. No more ingrowns. Depending on how much hair you grow, they'll more-or-less be single-use (they'll get dull quickly).

Once you get good at not cutting yourself: look for sharper ones to make your shave that much better, and your blades last that much longer. I bought Wilkinson brand razors, at first, and thought they sucked because I looked like someone was using my face as a pin-cushion after each shave. Used the Shark ones, got good. Ran out, so went back to the Wilkinson ones while waiting for my order to arrive, since there were some left over:

My man: it feels like you're gliding a perfectly frictionless feather over your face. Like you just applied Photoshop's eraser tool to the facial hair layer of a photo, and the mirror is your canvas. Completely effortless. Even though you shave with the grain, you feel no presence of hair when swiping your finger against it.

Some cheap brands are absolute trash, though, and you'll end up with a bunch of uneven blades that feel like you're trying to sandpaper your hair off. Research, research, research. Feel free to ask any questions.

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I guess I should have asked more questions about the blades because it should like that's what matters more than the handle. Bad news is I already bought so I hope I'm getting something good.

I've got a pack of 8 Gillette Silver Blue (just to get my face wet.. with blood), and a Weishi handle.

I almost got some Rapira blades. Maybe I saved myself from a Hillary Clinton visit.

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A better analogy I thought of rather then a pen is a watch. You get what I'm saying. A cheap watch will keep time. It's normal for watches that cost 10x more than that to be the main thing marketed.

And or cheap ebay crap sucks and I don't want to invest the time to find out, or give money to people selling shit that they know is shit on ebay.

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I paid like 15 for mine on Amazon.

I mostly like it. It doesn't do quite as good around the neck and chin, but it's good enough, or maybe I'm not quite good enough at it yet.

I just use regular shaving cream. I've seen posts either way that this is fine or, OMG no use the brush and w/e...

Anyways. I'm so overdue for a haircut right now, I laugh when I shave. I usually look so clean cut and now it's like why am I even bothering !