Cut-throat shaving
![CiB](https://forum.bikeradar.com/applications/dashboard/design/images/defaulticon.png)
CiB
Posts: 6,098
Warrants its own thread actually, so following on from a suggestion in the snippy snip thread, how many of us shave like a proper man with exposed steel blades wafting across the facial areas?
I took it up recently after hearing myself mutter 'how ***ing much?' at being required to pay twenty odd quid for a packet of multi-blade blades that last a week or so. So far so good give or take the odd wound.
Post your tips, suggestions for gear and pictures of your worst attempts at a clean shave done with Men's Shaving Equipment.
I took it up recently after hearing myself mutter 'how ***ing much?' at being required to pay twenty odd quid for a packet of multi-blade blades that last a week or so. So far so good give or take the odd wound.
Post your tips, suggestions for gear and pictures of your worst attempts at a clean shave done with Men's Shaving Equipment.
0
Comments
-
honest question
is a cut throat a closer shave than say Gillete "mega awesome turbo super charged power M9 xxxTs*" blades
i dont see the appeal of a cut throat except in a danger value of, i may nick my skin with gilette, but i may lose an ear with the cut throat
* or what ever they are now calledKeeping it classy since '830 -
I'm a double-edge razor man, myself. Fifty Derby Extra blades for a fiver and a proper razor to house them in (Muhle R89 - http://connaughtshaving.com/mur89.html). No nicks, no cuts and a very good shave indeed.
My barber uses a single-edge blade, but I suspect they're just for show-offs, or people shaving other people.
Edit: Yes, they give a much better shave, and will irritate your skin a lot less. They talk a load or tripe on the adverts in order to sell you the latest and greatest. £20 for 8 blades? You must be mad!0 -
I got my Dad one of the starter kits from here for a present last year. I don't know how much he's used it but he certainly seemed happy. He always used to use a safety razor when I was growing up.
http://www.traditionalshaving.co.uk/en/
I tried a really cheap safety razor (basic wilkinson sword plastic one, but takes proper razor blades) recently and it was okay enough that I'm tempted to get a proper one, or a cut throat one.- Genesis Croix de Fer
- Dolan Tuono0 -
-
UndercoverElephant wrote:I'm a double-edge razor man, myself. Fifty Derby Extra blades for a fiver and a proper razor to house them in (Muhle R89 - http://connaughtshaving.com/mur89.html). No nicks, no cuts and a very good shave indeed.
My barber uses a single-edge blade, but I suspect they're just for show-offs, or people shaving other people.
Edit: Yes, they give a much better shave, and will irritate your skin a lot less. They talk a load or tripe on the adverts in order to sell you the latest and greatest. £20 for 8 blades? You must be mad!
Is there ANYTHING that can be bought that we don't have a complete snob on this forum for?
Honestly - you lot.... coffee, shaving, watches, bloody MOISTURISER.
I'm going to go and buy some white sliced bread from Aldi.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter1 -
- Genesis Croix de Fer
- Dolan Tuono0 -
Man up you wimps. Panga and some engine oil for lubrication.FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
Litespeed L3 for Strava bits
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:Is there ANYTHING that can be bought that we don't have a complete snob on this forum for?
Honestly - you lot.... coffee, shaving, watches, bloody MOISTURISER.
I'm going to go and buy some white sliced bread from Aldi.
Saves me money so I can spend more on bikes, dunnit?0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:Is there ANYTHING that can be bought that we don't have a complete snob on this forum for?0
-
Kieran_Burns wrote:Is there ANYTHING that can be bought that we don't have a complete snob on this forum for?
Honestly - you lot.... coffee, shaving, watches, bloody MOISTURISER.
I'm going to go and buy some white sliced bread from Aldi.0 -
UndercoverElephant wrote:£20 for 8 blades? You must be mad!0
-
I use a Merkur Futur with Derby blades from Turkey. Taylor of Old Bond St Avocado cream and a badger brush.
Also, an Alum Block is a must.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
Race - Fuji Norcom Straight
Sun - Cervelo R3
Winter / Commute - Dolan ADX0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:UndercoverElephant wrote:I'm a double-edge razor man, myself. Fifty Derby Extra blades for a fiver and a proper razor to house them in (Muhle R89 - http://connaughtshaving.com/mur89.html). No nicks, no cuts and a very good shave indeed.
My barber uses a single-edge blade, but I suspect they're just for show-offs, or people shaving other people.
Edit: Yes, they give a much better shave, and will irritate your skin a lot less. They talk a load or tripe on the adverts in order to sell you the latest and greatest. £20 for 8 blades? You must be mad!
Is there ANYTHING that can be bought that we don't have a complete snob on this forum for?
Honestly - you lot.... coffee, shaving, watches, bloody MOISTURISER.
I'm going to go and buy some white sliced bread from Aldi.
Yeah, but double-edge shaving isn't snobbery: it's cheaper and better*; snobbery is about things that are more expensive and (possibly) better.
Having said that, the Muhle R89 is basically the same as the Edwin Jagger DE89 that I have but more expensive, so you may have a point...
_
* I took up DE shaving about a year ago after find Mach3 to be too expensive while still irritating the neck a bit. I've found DE shaving to take a little longer but it is hugely cheaper and gives much less irritation. Shaving with a cut-throat? Now that, I suspect, is snobbery!0 -
Asprilla wrote:I use a Merkur Futur with Derby blades from Turkey. Taylor of Old Bond St Avocado cream and a badger brush.
Also, an Alum Block is a must.
Have you been rooting around in Clarissa Dickson Wright's kitchen scraps bin?FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
Litespeed L3 for Strava bits
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.0 -
CiB wrote:Warrants its own thread actually, so following on from a suggestion in the snippy snip thread, how many of us shave like a proper man with exposed steel blades wafting across the facial areas?
I said to my Dad that I wanted a cut throat razor for my 30th Birthday - a proper nice one like because I get razor bumps and a sharp quality blade
He laughed said he wouldn't trust me with a blade...Food Chain number = 4
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game0 -
-
DonDaddyD wrote:CiB wrote:Warrants its own thread actually, so following on from a suggestion in the snippy snip thread, how many of us shave like a proper man with exposed steel blades wafting across the facial areas?
I said to my Dad that I wanted a cut throat razor for my 30th Birthday - a proper nice one like because I get razor bumps and a sharp quality blade
He laughed said he wouldn't trust me with a blade...
you're allowed the buy your own now you are 30. Just take some ID.0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:UndercoverElephant wrote:I'm a double-edge razor man, myself. Fifty Derby Extra blades for a fiver and a proper razor to house them in (Muhle R89 - http://connaughtshaving.com/mur89.html). No nicks, no cuts and a very good shave indeed.
My barber uses a single-edge blade, but I suspect they're just for show-offs, or people shaving other people.
Edit: Yes, they give a much better shave, and will irritate your skin a lot less. They talk a load or tripe on the adverts in order to sell you the latest and greatest. £20 for 8 blades? You must be mad!
Is there ANYTHING that can be bought that we don't have a complete snob on this forum for?
Honestly - you lot.... coffee, shaving, watches, bloody MOISTURISER.
I'm going to go and buy some white sliced bread from Aldi.
don't be chippy, Keiran. I've not gone down this route myself but razor blades are freaking expensive.0 -
Excellent timing - I was just wondering whether there was a better (more traditional/stylish/cheaper...) shaving solution than ridiculously multi-bladed Gillette contraptions. I'm not sure I'm ready to risk a cutthroat razor in my usual morning rush, but a safety razor was on the cards. I'll have a gander at some of those suggestions, any more recommendations welcome.
I switched to old-skool shaving soap and badger-bristle brush years ago. And if I catch the badger that sh@t on my verandah last night, I'll be able to make a few more brushes :twisted:Misguided Idealist0 -
-
suzyb wrote:As a ladee I'll just mention, shaving with a cut throat is sexier.
Tell that to my wife. She was 'doing her bikini area' and was left with a nasty gash
:shock:Nobody told me we had a communication problem0 -
Underscore wrote:Having said that, the Muhle R89 is basically the same as the Edwin Jagger DE89 that I have but more expensive, so you may have a point...
I prefer the knurled handle of mine, and when I bought it, a couple of years ago, the Edwin Jagger one was by far the more expensive. Don't know why that's changed. Either way, very nice razor.
0 -
I've got a safety razor and one of these:
Might get a proper straight razor.0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:Is there ANYTHING that can be bought that we don't have a complete snob on this forum for?
Honestly - you lot.... coffee, shaving, watches, bloody MOISTURISER.
I'm going to go and buy some white sliced bread from Aldi.
Pleb.0 -
clarkey cat wrote:Suzyb - shaving yourself?0
-
Next year? Anyone else have a mental image of a burst sofa?
:shock:0