Wet or Dry? - Page 3

Sundae · 06-19-2007, 02:11 PM

Ah he's Monster's hubbie - I know I can get away with it

be-bop · 06-19-2007, 04:58 PM

Can anyone remind me what shaving is like?, my chin ain't seen the light of day since around 1979/1980

Cyclefrance · 06-19-2007, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by be-bop

Can anyone remind me what shaving is like?, my chin ain't seen the light of day since around 1979/1980

It's that quality time of day when you can enjoy the solitudinous perfection of your own company, when the silky slide of blade across face is the perfect background to your innermost thoughts and contemplations...

That is until you experience the pandemonium of a previously unseen and now lacerated pimple which refuses to cease bleeding for what seems an interminable half-hour!

Kitsune · 06-21-2007, 09:34 AM

Anyone else ever use a straight razor? I had the interesting experience, yesterday, of getting a haircut and having one used on my sideburns and neck. I didn't expect it, but once I realized what was being dragged across my face, I quickly stopped talking and remained as motionless as possible. Wow, do those things look dangerous!

xoxoxoBruce · 06-21-2007, 05:42 PM

When I was a kid, they used a straight razor around the ears and around the back, every time. Over the years they seem to have gotten away from that but the young lady that cut my hair last week, used a straight razor around the back of my neck.
Gave me flashbacks... 50 year flashbacks..... made me feel 12 again.

I gave her a $10 tip on a $15 haircut.

Cyclefrance · 06-21-2007, 05:47 PM

We get the straight razors (or cutthroats as they are more appropriately named here) at most barbers/gents hairdressers. They have the reputation of making the hair return more slowly where they are used, so sideburns, behind the ears and back of the neck are the usual areas to get treatment. I've only ever ventured once as far as a cutthroat shave - there was a reason - the obvious one!

Yznhymr · 06-21-2007, 10:56 PM

When I saw the thread title I thought "Ribs!" Then I realized this wasn't the food thread.

perth · 06-23-2007, 10:34 PM

I have a love/hate relationship with shaving. I try to do it as rarely as possible, but always enjoy the experience. I use a mugcake for the lather, and I get the water as hot as possible. I've been known to add boiling water to the sink if it's not hot enough out of the tap.

I currently use the Mach3 Turbo. It's not too bad. I think the "science" behind the vibration is that it causes the blade to saw through the hair. I'm not sure I buy it. I'd like to get a nice single-blade safety razor. However, I haven't drawn any significant blood in years and I suspect my first few times using one would start my day a bit more crimson than I like.

JuancoRocks · 06-24-2007, 04:02 AM

Still use a twin blade razor with an old fashioned barbers brush and shaving soap in the shower. Electric razors are annoying and irritating.
Nothing like a good hot shave.

Kitsune · 06-24-2007, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by perth

I think the "science" behind the vibration is that it causes the blade to saw through the hair. I'm not sure I buy it.

You shouldn't. Notice how you don't see those commercials describing the mechanism, anymore?

Quote:

Hall's ruling on Wednesday said the depiction in Gillette advertising was "greatly exaggerated" and "literally false."

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"We firmly believe that since the day the M3Power was launched a year ago, Gillette has deceived consumers about the performance of this product," Lynch said.

But Szynal said the computer-generated image of the razor lifting hair away from the skin was never meant to be taken literally.

Undertoad · 06-24-2007, 09:23 AM

But "sawing through" and "lifting up and away" are different mechanisms?

I had heard that straight blade razor barbers have learned how to slightly move the blade sideways to gain the best effect

Gaelic Ninja · 06-24-2007, 11:46 AM

They are, a bit. Up and away is like pulling thread tight so that you can cut it easier.

Me? I'm more a fan of not shaving except when it's important.

monster · 06-24-2007, 02:34 PM

You need to add another option to the poll: fatlah

Urbane Guerrilla · 06-25-2007, 03:06 AM

I use old school Trac IIs when I'm after the last word in "nice and clean." If it's a bit more of a hurry I'm in, the Remington electric gives me a buzzjob, but that just isn't as close, no matter what.

I've used a straight razor a few times -- trickier to get the edge angle right than with a handled razor. It's a far slower shave than with doubled blades, which I am not convinced shave any closer or "below the grade" but which does complete the job faster, so the multiblade head is really a plus.

In boot camp, even with the Trac II I never could pass the ultimate test of a close clean shave: the edge of a military ID card scraped along the jawline, listening for the scratchy sound of the merest stubble. My beard was too hefty.

I look very vaguely like that Players guy -- after he retires from the service. The mustache gets about that big if a little leaner drawn, and now the beard is going steadily more gray.

View Poll Results: Male facial hair - what's your preference...?
I'm a smooth bastard - it's electric for me - I just love the hum and buzz of hair removal	7	26.92%
I'm a wet man - nothing to beat dragging a blunted strip of metal across your face on a daily basis	16	61.54%
None of those ponsy things for me - when my facial hair starts to irritate a pull it out in bunches	0	0%
Let it grow, man, let it grow....	3	11.54%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

06-19-2007, 02:11 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ah he's Monster's hubbie - I know I can get away with it __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-21-2007, 05:42 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When I was a kid, they used a straight razor around the ears and around the back, every time. Over the years they seem to have gotten away from that but the young lady that cut my hair last week, used a straight razor around the back of my neck. Gave me flashbacks... 50 year flashbacks..... made me feel 12 again. I gave her a $10 tip on a $15 haircut. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-21-2007, 05:47 PM	#6
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	We get the straight razors (or cutthroats as they are more appropriately named here) at most barbers/gents hairdressers. They have the reputation of making the hair return more slowly where they are used, so sideburns, behind the ears and back of the neck are the usual areas to get treatment. I've only ever ventured once as far as a cutthroat shave - there was a reason - the obvious one! __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

06-21-2007, 10:56 PM	#7
Yznhymr the crowd goes wild! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 663	When I saw the thread title I thought "Ribs!" Then I realized this wasn't the food thread. __________________ "The pride system tends to intensify the self-hate against which it is supposed to be a defense, since any failure to live up to one's tyrannical shoulds or of the world to honor one's claims leads to feelings of worthlessness." Bernard J. Paris, Ph.D.

06-19-2007, 04:58 PM	#2
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	Can anyone remind me what shaving is like?, my chin ain't seen the light of day since around 1979/1980

06-21-2007, 09:34 AM	#4
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Anyone else ever use a straight razor? I had the interesting experience, yesterday, of getting a haircut and having one used on my sideburns and neck. I didn't expect it, but once I realized what was being dragged across my face, I quickly stopped talking and remained as motionless as possible. Wow, do those things look dangerous!

06-23-2007, 10:34 PM	#8
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I have a love/hate relationship with shaving. I try to do it as rarely as possible, but always enjoy the experience. I use a mugcake for the lather, and I get the water as hot as possible. I've been known to add boiling water to the sink if it's not hot enough out of the tap. I currently use the Mach3 Turbo. It's not too bad. I think the "science" behind the vibration is that it causes the blade to saw through the hair. I'm not sure I buy it. I'd like to get a nice single-blade safety razor. However, I haven't drawn any significant blood in years and I suspect my first few times using one would start my day a bit more crimson than I like.

06-24-2007, 04:02 AM	#9
JuancoRocks Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona Posts: 437	Wet or Dry Still use a twin blade razor with an old fashioned barbers brush and shaving soap in the shower. Electric razors are annoying and irritating. Nothing like a good hot shave.

06-24-2007, 09:23 AM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	But "sawing through" and "lifting up and away" are different mechanisms? I had heard that straight blade razor barbers have learned how to slightly move the blade sideways to gain the best effect

06-24-2007, 11:46 AM	#12
Gaelic Ninja Geek Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Under a tree. Posts: 32	They are, a bit. Up and away is like pulling thread tight so that you can cut it easier. Me? I'm more a fan of not shaving except when it's important.

06-24-2007, 02:34 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	You need to add another option to the poll: fatlah __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-25-2007, 03:06 AM	#14
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I use old school Trac IIs when I'm after the last word in "nice and clean." If it's a bit more of a hurry I'm in, the Remington electric gives me a buzzjob, but that just isn't as close, no matter what. I've used a straight razor a few times -- trickier to get the edge angle right than with a handled razor. It's a far slower shave than with doubled blades, which I am not convinced shave any closer or "below the grade" but which does complete the job faster, so the multiblade head is really a plus. In boot camp, even with the Trac II I never could pass the ultimate test of a close clean shave: the edge of a military ID card scraped along the jawline, listening for the scratchy sound of the merest stubble. My beard was too hefty. I look very vaguely like that Players guy -- after he retires from the service. The mustache gets about that big if a little leaner drawn, and now the beard is going steadily more gray. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 06-25-2007 at 03:15 AM.

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