Best shave

Christophe3967

Bikerbaboon wrote:

if you are wanting to look smart, and your face is not taking kindly to haveing a blade dragged across it on a daily bout of abuse what not try a well trimmed beard.




http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/

No 3 appears to be in the bathroom, staring into a mirror - stunned. Clearly a glutton for punishment..

Headhuunter

Gilette this, sensitive skin that. Pah! All you need is a blunted bread knife, a bar of coal tar soap and a bit of beef dripping to moisturise with afterwards...

supersonic

Sensor Excel for me.

Try an exfoliating face wash first as it can help prepare the beard and skin better. Then a alcohol free balm afterwards.

singlespeedexplosif

'trimmed' beards? pah. Let it run wild and run free.
Ed at Great Rock http://www.great-rock.co.uk/blog/ is my beard hero:

ince

Well I am glad that so many out there still use the old Sensor Excel. i have had mine for the best part of a decade and I was starting to wonder when they will discontinue the range. Now I see so many others out there using them we should be fine for a while.

I tend to only shave once or twice a week as I suffer from the old razor burn, bumps etc. I also try to make the shaved area as small as possible, see the pic on the left

I have also gone down the beard path but the better half is not happy and normaly after a a few weeks of growth I get, "you need a shave"

Atm I am seeing how long I can grow the old goatee beard before she said anything. Gone a whole six weeks before finaly last night I got "your beard needs a trim".... what I do to amuse myself. :shock:

supersonic

Sheldon Brown was the beard king!

PBo

yep sensitve skin too, tried many things over the years to stop the rash - particularly on the neck.

1) shower- and use exfoliating face scrub - prepares the surface, like sanding a radiator before painting
2) shave straight after shower - don't dry face in between, you want your hair to hold the water.
3) apply your choice of gel, oil (I use koS), soap etc. - but with a good sharp blade, just water will do.
4) I use the mach 3 turbo razor - the battery one that gently vibrates the blades. interestingly, the blade seems to make less difference, so can just use cheaper mach 3 blades
5) wash face with hot water. then cold water.
6) moisturise. if you apply aftershave, what I do is put a little puddle of aftershave in my palm, then a blob of moisturiser on top, mix together and then apply. Stops the delayed reaction aftershave sting - and the smell then seems to be longer lasting too.

7) tweaze eyebrows
8 ) wax legs
9) shape pub......

..oh, hang on, we're only talking about shaving, no the full beauty routine??

alternatively get yourself to a turkish barbers for the full cut throat shave/hot towels/shoulder, back and hand massage.....

and fine hair singeing..... :shock:

supersonic

I use Nivea Q10 mosituriser after a shave. Expensive, but really does seem to make a difference.

Bikerbaboon

PBo wrote:

yep sensitve skin too, tried many things over the years to stop the rash - particularly on the neck.

1) shower- and use exfoliating face scrub - prepares the surface, like sanding a radiator before painting
2) shave straight after shower - don't dry face in between, you want your hair to hold the water.
3) apply your choice of gel, oil (I use koS), soap etc. - but with a good sharp blade, just water will do.
4) I use the mach 3 turbo razor - the battery one that gently vibrates the blades. interestingly, the blade seems to make less difference, so can just use cheaper mach 3 blades
5) wash face with hot water. then cold water.
6) moisturise. if you apply aftershave, what I do is put a little puddle of aftershave in my palm, then a blob of moisturiser on top, mix together and then apply. Stops the delayed reaction aftershave sting - and the smell then seems to be longer lasting too.

7) tweaze eyebrows
8) wax legs
9) shape pub......

..oh, hang on, we're only talking about shaving, no the full beauty routine??

alternatively get yourself to a turkish barbers for the full cut throat shave/hot towels/shoulder, back and hand massage.....

and fine hair singeing..... :shock:

wow in the morning i can just about get my tooth brush in the right orifice.

PBo

Bikerbaboon wrote:

PBo wrote:

yep sensitve skin too, tried many things over the years to stop the rash - particularly on the neck.

1) shower- and use exfoliating face scrub - prepares the surface, like sanding a radiator before painting
2) shave straight after shower - don't dry face in between, you want your hair to hold the water.
3) apply your choice of gel, oil (I use koS), soap etc. - but with a good sharp blade, just water will do.
4) I use the mach 3 turbo razor - the battery one that gently vibrates the blades. interestingly, the blade seems to make less difference, so can just use cheaper mach 3 blades
5) wash face with hot water. then cold water.
6) moisturise. if you apply aftershave, what I do is put a little puddle of aftershave in my palm, then a blob of moisturiser on top, mix together and then apply. Stops the delayed reaction aftershave sting - and the smell then seems to be longer lasting too.

7) tweaze eyebrows
8 ) wax legs
9) shape pub......

..oh, hang on, we're only talking about shaving, no the full beauty routine??

alternatively get yourself to a turkish barbers for the full cut throat shave/hot towels/shoulder, back and hand massage.....

and fine hair singeing..... :shock:

wow in the morning i can just about get my tooth brush in the right orifice.

...so you have a really clean ar5e then?

mickbrown

To avoid bumps you want a single blade.

You need to avoid the "lift and cut" you get from multiple blades.

prawny

mickbrown wrote:

To avoid bumps you want a single blade.

You need to avoid the "lift and cut" you get from multiple blades.

+1 Thats why I loved my DE razor, too bad you cant get single blade cartridge razors anymore. I was going to use disposables, but it just feels wasteful and most of them are 2 blade now.

lae

^ you need a sandwich razor like I use.

Even quality platinum-coated Wilkson Sword blades work out at less than 10p each, no-name brands are literally a couple of pence each.

Bikerbaboon

PBo wrote:

Bikerbaboon wrote:

PBo wrote:

yep sensitve skin too, tried many things over the years to stop the rash - particularly on the neck.

1) shower- and use exfoliating face scrub - prepares the surface, like sanding a radiator before painting
2) shave straight after shower - don't dry face in between, you want your hair to hold the water.
3) apply your choice of gel, oil (I use koS), soap etc. - but with a good sharp blade, just water will do.
4) I use the mach 3 turbo razor - the battery one that gently vibrates the blades. interestingly, the blade seems to make less difference, so can just use cheaper mach 3 blades
5) wash face with hot water. then cold water.
6) moisturise. if you apply aftershave, what I do is put a little puddle of aftershave in my palm, then a blob of moisturiser on top, mix together and then apply. Stops the delayed reaction aftershave sting - and the smell then seems to be longer lasting too.

7) tweaze eyebrows
8 ) wax legs
9) shape pub......

..oh, hang on, we're only talking about shaving, no the full beauty routine??

alternatively get yourself to a turkish barbers for the full cut throat shave/hot towels/shoulder, back and hand massage.....

and fine hair singeing..... :shock:

wow in the morning i can just about get my tooth brush in the right orifice.

...so you have a really clean ar5e then?

nope but my right ear is minty fresh this morning.

Fireblade96

Wow ! 3 pages on mens' grooming tips !
Should have guessed - bunch of bike tarts ;-)

My contribution is this - use a proper shaving brush and shaving soap. It's sooo much better than anything that comes in a can. Plus, a good brush is made from badger hair, so you're encouraging environmentally friendly re-use of roadkill.

Sewinman

What musks are people rocking?

I currently rock English Leather by Dana.

"English Leather Musk Cologne by Dana, English leather musk by dana was introduced in 1972 as a masculine scent. This manly scent possesses a blend of musk, and woods. English leather musk is recommended for daytime wear."

http://www.fragrancex.com/products/_cid ... ducts.html

For romantic wear I like Monsieur by Dana.

http://www.fragrancex.com/products/_cid ... ducts.html

I also like to use a liberal amount of Slazenger Sport talc. It can take up to ten minutes to apply.

lost_in_thought

heeheehee

Sewinman

lost_in_thought wrote:

heeheehee

I was always more interested in Blackbeard's Delight or London Gentleman.

I do miss the days when a heavy splash of Aramis or Insignia would have women swooning from the other side of wine bars (not that I was ever old enough to experience this but the advertising worked).

asprilla

mickbrown wrote:

Ideally - Taylor's Sandlewood Shaving Cream applied with badger brush, Merkur razor with Derby blade.

That's me on a weekend, since it takes a bit longer than a normal shave (what with going multiple passes).

When I have to be smart for work during the week I generally don't bother.

NGale

Shaving is for wusses...use an epilator lads :shock:

Seriously though even from a girls point of view for the legs, it has to be@

Hot Shower
Nivea for Men Sensitive Shave Gel (I actually swear by the Nivea for Men products, the face wash is the only thing to have cleared my spots!)
Mach 3 razor (women's razors are a waste of time to be honest)
Baby Lotion for afterwards

whyamihere

I've not shaved since October.

Seems to be working for me...

the_hundredth_idiot

mickbrown wrote:

Ideally - Taylor's Sandlewood Shaving Cream applied with badger brush, Merkur razor with Derby blade.

It's the business but takes a while so most mornings its the Sandlewood cream and an old fashioned Sensor or a Wilkinson Sword disposable which is just as good.

These 4 or 5 blade monstrosities wreck my skin. Used to use King of Shaves, but this cream stuff is miles better. Like night and day.

+1 to the cheapo disposables. The Mach 3+ and the like used to give my delicate, sensitive skin no end of a rash with their multi-bladed nonsense (I even had one which had a battery which made it vibrate as it shaved :shock: ). A nice bristle brush made from badger, a cheap disposable (my current favourite is "Blue" something or other), and a bit of moisturiser afterwards.

NGale

The Hundredth Idiot wrote:

mickbrown wrote:

Ideally - Taylor's Sandlewood Shaving Cream applied with badger brush, Merkur razor with Derby blade.

It's the business but takes a while so most mornings its the Sandlewood cream and an old fashioned Sensor or a Wilkinson Sword disposable which is just as good.

These 4 or 5 blade monstrosities wreck my skin. Used to use King of Shaves, but this cream stuff is miles better. Like night and day.

+1 to the cheapo disposables. The Mach 3+ and the like used to give my delicate, sensitive skin no end of a rash with their multi-bladed nonsense (I even had one which had a battery which made it vibrate as it shaved :shock: ). A nice bristle brush made from badger, a cheap disposable (my current favourite is "Blue" something or other), and a bit of moisturiser afterwards.

I resort to the Bic Disposables if I wun out of blades for the Mach 3. Needless to say 'someone' isn't happy when I nick his razors.

will3

Electric for me as I reeally can't be arsed with all that faffing around with soap.
When I can be bothered that is, generally it's stubble.


A word on beards though:

Trim a beard : fine
Don't trim a beard : fine

grow a beard that involves shaving some parts of your face and not others: stupid

Kieran_Burns

whyamihere wrote:

I've not shaved since October.

Seems to be working for me...

Well yeah, but you've not hit puberty yet, so you don't count

whyamihere

Kieran_Burns wrote:

whyamihere wrote:

I've not shaved since October.

Seems to be working for me...

Well yeah, but you've not hit puberty yet, so you don't count

Jealousy is a terrible thing old timer.

davis

Peripherally related, but those using safety razors can sharpen them on an old pair of jeans:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-extend-the-life-of-your-Razor-Blade-keeping/

I've been scratching the same old blade across my not-particularly-hirsute chin for 6 months now, and it's not yet made of ribbons...

posh_pedaller

Perhaps Sir would consider the following?
http://www.thechap.net/content/section_ ... oming.html

FWIW I use the Philips/Nivea thing, and can't get as close with a wet shave as I can with that. But then I haven't been wet shaving for very long and I'm a not very hirsute 20-year-old so...

secretsam

Quattro

Body shop shave cream applied with brush
Body shop after shave balm at end
Shave at night not in morning, better for skin

Source: sensitive skin (delicate flower, you see)

Moisturise after, none of these totally rubbish 'face protector' carp that you see marketed at men, far too heavy, use Olay.

daviesee

After years of skin problems caused by shaving and going through all solutions from old-skool to electric shavers, to prescription creams I have had no probles with the following:-

Wash face and rinse in warm water.
Clinique Cream, not gel.
A Mach 3 is fine but any other similar will do.
Shave in the direction of growth.
Rinse using cold water.
Apply Clinique Post -Shave Soother.
Do not put after-shave smellies on your face. I realise that you would think that that is what they are designed for but they murder sensitive skin.

Clinique may be expensive but it works (for me), you only use a little at a time and it lasts for ages. If you have not tried it and are still having trouble, surely you are worth it?

To those that can get by with a blunt bread knife, lucky B'Stards!