Thread: shaving, electric or blade?

Originally Posted by taxexile

ome barber shops out in the sticks may still do it.

They do. There's even a few of these old style guys still in business on Samui. Very popular too.

Someone bought me an electric shaver a few years ago. It didn't get a close enough shave for me, and it gave me a bit of a rash on the sensitive skin around my throat. So I never bothered with it again, tbh.
Use a Mach 3, and usually stock up on blades in the UK when I go once a year on holiday.
This stuff is the best (good value here too) shaving cream I've found here:

Originally Posted by taxexile

he shaved the forehead

Eh???? Who has hair on their forehead?
I'm picturing monobrow and hirsute in the extreme, sorta neanderthalish.

^Tax is a Werewolf

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Do you shave every day Prag?

When I shaved, last shave 30/06/2017, I did every other day.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

.after your shave, stroke the razor up your arm, the hairs on your arm will re-sharpen your blade.

Same as the denim idea. Did that as well.

But obviously if on your arm not in both directions!

As an aside...when I sharpen my kitchen knives I always test them on my arm hair. If I can't shave off a small runway, it's not sharp enough. I have tried shaving my face with the knives once they can shave my arm hair, but not sharp enough for that.
I think that's odd. Can shave arm hair but not facial hair.

Have been using the bic 'easy' cartridge system for the last few months.
Razor and three cartridges on 'plomotion' at Tesco lotus 99 baht.
Not to be confused with the bic disposables which are crap.
Best soap I've found is the Boots sensitive gel.
Gillette can stick their overpriced crap up their arse.

I don't like the feeling I get after electric shaver.

When I shave with foam and feel like born again.

Originally Posted by kmart

^Tax is a Werewolf

hardly, but this street shave was the most thorough shave ever !

Unless I'm going early morning muff diving, I shave later in the day, rather than shaving twice.

Has anyone used an electric razor on the wedding tackle? After using shears/scissors first of course?

Originally Posted by Maanaam

But obviously if on your arm not in both directions!

Correct as with the denim. You push the razor a few times opposite to shaving.

I've got to stop listening to comedies while I shave, so many little cuts because of this silly habit

Originally Posted by kmart

This stuff is the best (good value here too) shaving cream I've found here:

Sold 'Best Supermarket', Central Road, Pattaya.

Man up you posers and grow a full set.

^ Fair play to you, Prag... wish I could grow a beard (kinda).... but it just doesn't suit my face... although I do sometimes sport a tache lol... mustache suits me - but prefer stubble or clean-shaven...

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

wish I could grow a beard (kinda).... but it just doesn't suit my face...

Most people say/think that when first growing one for the first time. For sure it looks strange having hair where for the last 40 years you was hair free. I shaved mine off 2-3 times before I said fcuk it and decided to live with it irrespective. My wife and kids like it so.............
Hey Dick your facial growth couldn't be any worse than Keanu Reeves could it?

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Man up you posers and grow a full set.

Don't stop after shaving your boat-race, Prag.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Most people say/think that when first growing one for the first time. For sure it looks strange having hair where for the last 40 years you was hair free. I shaved mine off 2-3 times before I said fcuk it and decided to live with it irrespective. My wife and kids like it so............. Hey Dick your facial growth couldn't be any worse than Keanu Reeves could it?

I would love to join the beard club.. I know it's the trend... although 2014 was 'peak beard', now it's not as fashionable (trendy)...

I honestly don't think all men suit beards... some look better, some don't... think Tom Cruise... he doesn't suit a beard... (I'm not comparing myself to Tom) just making a point...

I do suit stubble, it frames my face (like 2-3 days growth) then cut smooth... that's why I was thinking to buy an electric shaver, to keep that stubble look

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

although I do sometimes sport a tache lol.

Reminds me of the old question: Why do gay men always have a moustache? To hide the stretch marks.

All good bro... I got all the jibes from my bros...70's porn star was my personal favorite heh

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

I was thinking to buy an electric shaver, to keep that stubble look

You don't want an electric shaver you want a beard trimmer to keep the stubble look. I have a Kemei KM-605, cheap and reliable.

Originally Posted by Maanaam

Reminds me of the old question: Why do gay men always have a moustache? To hide the stretch marks.

It should be why do Italian men grow mustaches? So they can look like their mothers.

I could slit my mother's throat - quite nicely with that...

That being said, a blunt one would be much more fun.

3 years ago I found this thing by Schick, The Hydro 5. I shave every other day and have gotten about 3 months per blade. Just a clean smooth shave. I have never had a razor like it before. Really the thing is magic, but cant find it or the blades here. So the kids bring the blades back.

I just bought a new Gillette one like that, but it had a button on the handle that made it vibrate. No idea why, but the new squeeze used it on her landing strip and it's blunt now.