Anyone here shave with a straight razor?
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my friend and I went to this barber in SF out in the mission years ago that would give you a haircut and then shave you with a straight razor. fucking scary is what it was but it was a pretty good shave. plus disposable razor blades are a scam and I would like to bust out the straight razor myself, but you gots to keep that fucker, uh, razor sharp on a leather strop and shit, so know what you're getting into. but in the end, if you make it your everyday that shit will be seen as
just get a gilette double edge razor. one of those metal ones. i have never shaved with a disposable razor ever. you will never use another razor. i still use the one my father gave to me who his father gave to him. it's about 50 years old and works perfect (even though it's a little grody). problem is getting razor blades that fit them. a lot of places don't stock them anymore.
think i may even have an extra one. or you should be a able to get one off ebay for pretty cheap.
think i may even have an extra one. or you should be a able to get one off ebay for pretty cheap.
There is mos def a trick to using a straight razor.
I tried one a few years back, and it was some scary shit, that blade is one SHARP mofo, and you have to get the angle just as you draw the blade down or up if you like.
One slip sideways and its a nick or your ass depending how much pressure you use.
Good luck
I myself dry shave with a Venus womans blade.....if you want the smoothest shave youve ever had, use your womans Venus razor if she has one.
The refills are cheaper than the mach 3 and they snap right on the mach 3 wand, and if you and the woman are both using the same type blades, you can get mega packs at costco or sams club and beat the price some more, not only do you get a closer shave, they stay sharp longer,
I use one a month...and remeber I DRY shave, so it hasta be sharp.
I tried one a few years back, and it was some scary shit, that blade is one SHARP mofo, and you have to get the angle just as you draw the blade down or up if you like.
One slip sideways and its a nick or your ass depending how much pressure you use.
Good luck
I myself dry shave with a Venus womans blade.....if you want the smoothest shave youve ever had, use your womans Venus razor if she has one.
The refills are cheaper than the mach 3 and they snap right on the mach 3 wand, and if you and the woman are both using the same type blades, you can get mega packs at costco or sams club and beat the price some more, not only do you get a closer shave, they stay sharp longer,
I use one a month...and remeber I DRY shave, so it hasta be sharp.
That sounds terrible, shaving is cruel enough, but that sounds like torture.
I don't shave anymore, maybe a few times a year max. Years of everday shaving
got to be a drag so now.....
I rock a beard, and when it gets too long, or I just feel like keeping it pretty short, I trim it down with
clippers to 3 day stubble and start over.
Shaving sucks!
I'm thinking of going into competitive beard growing!
I use a merkur safety razor. The blades are dirt cheap, fuck a mach7turboshitmagiclevel9 razor.
When I got this I was considering going with a straight but lots of folks said I would hack up my face. I don't think it's that dangerous considering I never cut myself shaving so I'm going to cop one just to see. Hell sometimes I use the box cutter at work if I miss a spot. Got to be better than that piece of shit.
but yeah if you dont' go straight razor definitely get a safety razor.
When I got this I was considering going with a straight but lots of folks said I would hack up my face. I don't think it's that dangerous considering I never cut myself shaving so I'm going to cop one just to see. Hell sometimes I use the box cutter at work if I miss a spot. Got to be better than that piece of shit.
but yeah if you dont' go straight razor definitely get a safety razor.
EWWWWWW...Never tried using a strait razor on myself but the ladies I've been with love it when I use the straigt razor to prep before eating pink tacos!
Though it's better to try on your face before using on the sack...
I think i just threw up a little in my mouth.
on my request my lovely wife got me a straight razor for Chrsitmas one year, which she even had my initials etched in.
later that morning, i went for a clean Xmas shave, and gave myself a nice razor cut right across my right cheek..... shit was like 3 inches long. (thing was so sharp that i healed with absolutely no scar)
needless to say i have NEVER touched that thing again
later that morning, i went for a clean Xmas shave, and gave myself a nice razor cut right across my right cheek..... shit was like 3 inches long. (thing was so sharp that i healed with absolutely no scar)
needless to say i have NEVER touched that thing again
In Japan you can get straight razor shaves at all the barber shops...
If you haven't had one... that shit is fucking fantastic! They do a whole routine with hot towels on your face. Its not just a shave, it's relaxing as hell.
If you go to Japan, go to one of the 1500 yen barber shops that are all over, and ask for a shave.
Peace...
FNM
If you haven't had one... that shit is fucking fantastic! They do a whole routine with hot towels on your face. Its not just a shave, it's relaxing as hell.
If you go to Japan, go to one of the 1500 yen barber shops that are all over, and ask for a shave.
Peace...
FNM
dude those are the same shits they gave us (only the cheaper version of the handle) on the honor farm at SB County Jail. I couldn't believe that shit when I was rolled in there. They give me the fly jail gear in a pile and a bedsheet and a fucking double-edged razor blade and razor handle. Fifty incarcerated motherfuckers all issued double-edged razor blades...just get a gilette double edge razor. one of those metal ones. i have never shaved with a disposable razor ever. you will never use another razor. i still use the one my father gave to me who his father gave to him. it's about 50 years old and works perfect (even though it's a little grody). problem is getting razor blades that fit them. a lot of places don't stock them anymore.
think i may even have an extra one. or you should be a able to get one off ebay for pretty cheap.
The wrench for opening the razor out was up at the CO station but they didn't watch you that close. I slept with one eye open the first night, but remarkably nothing ever came of everybody having a fucking razor in their shit. NAGPolicy
Cosign on the Merkur. I use one of those also.I use a merkur safety razor. The blades are dirt cheap, fuck a mach7turboshitmagiclevel9 razor.
If you'd like to learn more about how to use it the guy that owns the store below has a wealth of information. People from all over the country go into his shop for shave clinics to learn his wet shave technique.
http://enchanteonline.com
http://enchanteonline.com/pages/faqs/primerfinal.pdf
-billb
Pretty much any Spanish barber shop will hit you up with the straight edge. I don't get the shave but I think I might do that next time. Sounds like the move. I always get my shape up with a straight edge but that's just regular policy. Also, some of you may say
but fuck with the Dominicans man. Puerto Rican shops can't cut hair for shit. Always trying to give you the fucking line beard, plus the shops always got the cheap razors and shit in them. Anyone in NYC need a good recommendation fuck with Jose on Forsythe & Broome. That's my dude.
but fuck with the Dominicans man. Puerto Rican shops can't cut hair for shit. Always trying to give you the fucking line beard, plus the shops always got the cheap razors and shit in them. Anyone in NYC need a good recommendation fuck with Jose on Forsythe & Broome. That's my dude.
Haha... one time about five years ago I went in for a cut and shave the morning of a job interview and dude had me looking like this:
I decided to go cleanshaven for the interview.
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