As a spin off from another topic running, whats your shaving routine and what have you found to be the best available or as one company promotes "the best a man can get"?

 

I dont shave everyday, if I am not going anywhere just at home I may miss a day. I dont like shaving but its neccesary. Been through many phases, basic cheap razors, electric razors I found it just took too long and wasnt close enough.

Now I use a good Gillette 3 blade razor and a decent cream for 99bt, done in minutes.Splash of aftershave all done.

 

What works best for you ?

 

Bearded people, good for you !

 

 

15 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

What works best for you ?

Got myself a Chinese rip of a famous German razor, Merker Futur for $10.

100 blades another $10, I use about 5 blades a year, shave around 3x a week.

Foam is too expensive, soap and a brush ....... soap lasts more than a year.

Works a treat and costs almost nothing.

 

Electric always burned my skin.

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Well start shaving at 15 but due to my nature and continuing loss of blood I gave up having a wet shave after 1 week and to this very day have never had one since. Around that time my Dad bought himself a Remington electric shaver but I guess as he had always wet shaved he could not get accustomed to it and being a blood donor I guess he wanted to help and gave it to me.

 

That Remington was the old foil type and I'm guessing but it lasted me about 3 years until one day it was giving more scratches then cutting hair as the foil had split in a few places. Couldn't get a new foil so bought another foil type, a Braun I think. Same thing happened after around 2/3 years so binned that and bought a Philishave and have been using them ever since to this very day. I shave every day as I hate having beard growth, always have done as it not only irritates me I also think it looks scruffy as if you can't be bothered to look after yourself. I know many like that look but I don't , never have never will. The last 20 years have seen these types of razors vastly improved and nowadays a very close shave can be had.

I alternate between Gillette Fusion and TOPS SMartR brand 5 bladers. The Fusion are a bit better and sharper but price is outrageous unless you can get a discount with TOPS promos. 

 

I definitely do not shave every day...if I'm staying at home (and that usually means never going outside the garden gate) I'm going au natural...at least where beard growth is concerned.

I use Barbasol cream shave - Tesco's 179 bt.

 

Just now, faraday said:

I use Barbasol cream shave - Tesco's 179 bt.

 

Yeah...I love Barbasol...except that in the USA it's .99 cents  (31 baht)....cry

Always wearing a mask when I'm out has changed my shaving habits. I no longer see the point of shaving just to go to the supermarket like I did in the days before Covid. Being at home a lot more is another excuse for shaving less regularly. 

 

I currently own a job lot of Watson's 5 bladed razors which I bought  when they were selling them off for less than half price. Not the best but they work. 

 

 

39 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Splash of aftershave all done.

 

 

 

7 minutes ago, faraday said:

I use Barbasol cream shave - Tesco's 179 bt.

 

I used to buy Gillette foam but discovered another brand in Tesco that I tried as it was on offer and I find it much thicker creamier and therefore lasts twice as long. Cost 99bt lasts me a couple of months.

2 minutes ago, faraday said:

 

 

Ahh Brut, As Henry Cooper use to say "splash it all over"

2 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

I used to buy Gillette foam but discovered another brand in Tesco that I tried as it was on offer and I find it much thicker creamier and therefore lasts twice as long. Cost 99bt lasts me a couple of months.

My wife always just use a very lathery hand soap ????

I keep my Gillette blade in a cup of vege oil as it is the oxidisation which causes it to go blunt.

funny that I am reading this.

I have just finished shaving my head with my wireless shaver and my top lip with a very good Japanese disposable.

 

I also shaved my nether regions this morning as the wife has been complaining for weeks.

3 minutes ago, Excel said:

My wife always just use a very lathery hand soap ????

Yeah...I just normally use whatever soap I have on hand. I buy really good natural soaps from the local night market...coconut/mango/etc and they work up a great lather.

47 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Got myself a Chinese rip of a famous German razor, Merker Futur for $10.

100 blades another $10, I use about 5 blades a year, shave around 3x a week.

Foam is too expensive, soap and a brush ....... soap lasts more than a year.

Works a treat and costs almost nothing.

 

Electric always burned my skin.

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I use the original and an other slightly more agressive razor. I like them both but i do cut myself at times especially as im an inpatient guy.

 

But i saved tons of money compared to Gillette and often shaves better too. 

1 minute ago, WineOh said:

funny that I am reading this.

I have just finished shaving my head with my wireless shaver and my top lip with a very good Japanese disposable.

 

I also shaved my nether regions this morning as the wife has been complaining for weeks.

Good for you but for that lower part prefer a chemical depilatory cream as it stops hair growth for much longer.

13 minutes ago, faraday said:

I use Barbasol cream shave - Tesco's 179 bt.

 

 

Yeah, I just discovered this as my usual Foamy was out of stock. Seems pretty OK for me.

 

Gillette Mach-3 razor, I can get a month out of one blade as I'm still at the bum-fluff stage (at 62), even on work days I can get away with only shaving every other day and weekends / public holidays mean the razor has a break too.

 

When required  depends  on laziness/ ability probably every 10  days or so BIC razor  shaving foam carefully  removing Wifes  pubes  first????, bathing twice   year if  required or  not.

Just now, Excel said:

Good for you but for that lower part prefer a chemical depilatory cream as it stops hair growth for much longer.

any suggestions on which cream to buy mate?

1 minute ago, Excel said:

Good for you but for that lower part prefer a chemical depilatory cream as it stops hair growth for much longer.

Left as nature intended, cant understand this  modern craze for baldicocks, not to be confused with Golidlocks

2 minutes ago, tonray said:

Yeah...I just normally use whatever soap I have on hand. I buy really good natural soaps from the local night market...coconut/mango/etc and they work up a great lather.

Seems a good idea, I'll suggest she gets mango next time as I like that  ????

Just now, WineOh said:

any suggestions on which cream to buy mate?

Nitromors...........look  it  up

I shave every other day unless I am going out and shave those days.

 

I use Gillette Fusion 5 and order them in a box of 12 from Amazon. Cheaper than Thailand pharmacy, and originals. Fakes or cheap razors irritate my baby soft skin. Tried electric several times, quick but never a close shave.

 

I shave every second day as I actually dislike shaving, but gave up on beards many years ago when I read a survey that 99.9% of women prefer clean shaven.

 

Another reson for every two days is to make my Nivea shaving foam at 220 Baht  last twice as long.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

Nitromors...........look  it  up

paint remover???

 

wont that sting? ????

Just now, WineOh said:

paint remover???

 

wont that sting? ????

What  r u a  man or  mouse......... a  hairy  mouse at that ????

11 minutes ago, WineOh said:

any suggestions on which cream to buy mate?

Well can't remember what I first used years ago, begins with a Y I think but I still see it on the shelves, absolute <deleted> as removes next to nothing. I have tried many over the years but the only one I find works well is FEM ( Rose) an Indian product and have used it ever since. Can be a bit discomforting for a while after but gets the job done.

8 minutes ago, robblok said:

inpatient

You  like the hospital trips  then ????

1 minute ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

What  r u a  man or  mouse......... a  hairy  mouse at that ????

not as hairy as a rabbit though eh!

 

Carry on sonny jim and i'll chop thee up and make a stew out of you! ????

10 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

Left as nature intended, cant understand this  modern craze for baldicocks, not to be confused with Golidlocks

Nothing to do with a modern craze in my case. Already said in another post my dislike to see beard growth. I also find under arm and pubic hair unsightly and have done for decades, not to mention a bacterial breeding ground irrespective of how many times a day your shower. But each to his own. Some Romanian women have so much under arm hair they sell it off for wigs

4 minutes ago, WineOh said:

not as hairy as a rabbit though eh!

 

Carry on sonny jim and i'll chop thee up and make a stew out of you! ????

You keep that shaven chopper  away from me????