Don't See Too Much About Shavers on Here! - Page 2

it definitely IS more work, especially in the beginning. you just have to reorient yourself to another way of doing things. it is very zen. probably not for everybody. but the rewards are many if it does agree with you.

Props to all the wetshavers here. Another Merkur HD user

Your post is why I'm intrigued with trying it again. So many people that do it talk so highly of it.

I see...I didn`t know that.

In any case, it`s working much better than the non-vibrating blades so far.

Another Merkur user as well - the adjustable one (Futur I think, right). Its ok, but to be honest I dont think it shaves me any better than the plastic cheapy Gillette 'Superclick' DE I bought here for about 50 cents. 60GBP for one, 7500 dong for the other.... Used an M3 for years, then the power M3. I think the power makes a difference since I used it with standard M3 blades and did seem to get better results. Got the Power M3 in Hong Kong before they were launched here and had to use standard blades. Dont know anything about the science of them, but felt better. The DE runs rings around it though. Recently one of the two biggest shaver-making companies came to us for PR support to launch a lower end twin blade (basically to get locals away from the cheapy DE that ironically I use and recommend and from disposable twin blades and enter them into cartridge world). I bought one out of curiousity and use it when travelling. Nowhere near the standard of the M3, miles off the power M3 and no comparison to the DEs whatsoever.

you mean cary grant

ah yeah, cary grant. peck was the studio's choice... i am so stupid!

I've had the same Braun for about 10? years and it still works great. I was looking at getting a new Braun but there is supposed to be a Braun wet shaving electric coming out soon. It is supposed to be "revolutionary" for Braun (it's been done by others) and it is already out in Europe. I thought about the 360 or activator but I might wait.

I just got a newer Norelco (Speed 8150XL), and it's quite nice. A lot better than the low end POS Norelco I used to have, and that's probably what you're referring to, Jerry. To answer your question, they suck, hard.

I'm ebarrassed to say that there has been times when I've gone much longer than 6 months or a year. But when I've changed the foil and blades after a long period of time, I didn't notice much of a difference. But then again, one's beard probably makes a difference as far as how often one should change the foil and blade.

Back in the '70's my younger brother got his first razor for his first shave -- a Remington electric. My father thought we should start with electrics. Don't know why; I went to blades as soon as I could. Anyway, my brother took the Remington out of the box and started shaving his peach fuzz, excited at this step into manhood. He skipped the recommended "pre-charging."

RARNGH...Rarngh...rarngh....rar...stall....

In mid-cut, the razor stopped and attached itself like a leach, or a lamp ray eel, to the partially cut whiskers of his face. "Get it off me! GET IT OFF ME!!!"

We had to plug the charger into the wall outlet and put the razor into the charging cradle (with his face attached) to get it to cycle enough to separate my brother's face from the device.

I am a firm believer in the clean feeling you get from soap/cream and a blade!

I began with electric shavers and used them for a very long time - throughout high school, college and the first year or two of my professional life. I always had varying amounts of acne or other skin problems. One day I switched to a razor (a Gillette Mach razor of some kind) and within a week almost all of my skin ailments I'd been trying to fight for a decade disappeared. It was pretty amazing.

Today I pretty much swear by the Fusion. I've since branched out and tried using DE razor, etc., but still like Fusion + T&H/Taylor soap as my favorite combination. I still keep a Norelco shaver for shaving some loose hairs from my ears, etc., every now and then.

I'm using a Mack 3 Turbo, I want to get a DE though.