Razor Fitting

[Whee]

I can't blame you for having a fitting, it's tricky choosing.

My faults are more technique based, rather than equipment.

I've got a slight problem with my right sideburn, I feel like i've got the correct angle of attack, but from the angle of my sideburn after the cut, I can only deduce that I am cutting from outside to in.

Awful slice!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Sometimes I have been known to chop away at my sideburns, left /right, left/right, until I find myself in the thicker rough.

 

[bigslice]

Looks a good product Alan which I imagine works just like the leather strop barbers use for their straight razors. It's a common misconception that straight razors are sharpened on the strop. Not so. The actual sharpening is done on a whetstone at the end of the day.

come on ian finish your sentance. at the end of the day what?

 

[Whee]

Sometimes I have been known to chop away at my sideburns, left /right, left/right, until I find myself in the thicker rough.

All joking aside, how annoying is that? Mine are in tatters at the minute, I had a cracking set - lined up perfectly, slight inward slant towards the chin.

One mis-cut with the razor, followed by a worse mis-cut with the razor on the other side - Repeat 3 times, and I now no longer have such a great set.

Fuming at the time, went in to work and felt like I had my manhood hanging out of my zip all day.

 

[NuShooz]

I had awful trouble with razor burn over the years - to the point I could only shave once a week. Then the missus got me a Phillishave electric razor.

you have to let your skin 'condition' itself to the new method of shaving but it was a revelation, no more razor burn and a much more 'groomed' me.

(To counteract this slight on my masculinity of not being able to use a wet razor, I now have regular gunfights on the rim of erupting volcano's with my neighbour, in-between sword fights with various evil henchmen at the office).

 

[MegaSteve]

(To counteract this slight on my masculinity of not being able to use a wet razor, I now have regular gunfights on the rim of erupting volcano's with my neighbour, in-between sword fights with various evil henchmen at the office).

Cor blimey... How did I miss the active volcano the last time I was near Dudley...

 

[Whee]

I had awful trouble with razor burn over the years - to the point I could only shave once a week. Then the missus got me a Phillishave electric razor.

you have to let your skin 'condition' itself to the new method of shaving but it was a revelation, no more razor burn and a much more 'groomed' me.

(To counteract this slight on my masculinity of not being able to use a wet razor, I now have regular gunfights on the rim of erupting volcano's with my neighbour, in-between sword fights with various evil henchmen at the office).

Ah, I know the stuff.

I can only recommend you use "Nivea: Grit - For Men" as a soothing balm after a shave then!

 

[Jdb2005]

Gillette fusion all the way

 

[golfsaint]

Razor fitting ? soon there be doing golf club fitting

 

[Whee]

Anyone just use a throw-away bic?

I can't even think of anything bad enoug hto be the golfing equivalent!

I had a mate who used one each time he shaved, compared it to dragging a shard of glass around his face. Daft pillock.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Throw away bics, never heard of them, can you get them from Sports Direct.

To avoid any further confusion I did not really go to a Razor Fitting Session.
Just a wee bit of fun comparing the Titlest Balls fitting session where surprise surprise they recommended Pro v's to high handicappers.

 

[NuShooz]

No erupting volcano's in Dudley? have you not seen the rough at Dudley golf Club????????????? :ears:

 

[gripitripit]

I have been shaving since I turned 16 I think. And wet shaving my head since I was 18..so in 17 years I have tried pretty much every blade on the market and always have come back to Gillette. They are expensive but you get a very close comfortable shave esp with the fusion power. I was in Turkey for 2 weeks though and loved the wet shaves over there. Cut Throat shave with neck and shoulder massage was 3 quid.

 

[Captainron]

Hair clippers with no guard does me fine, i hate being clean shaven as the lack of hair shows up more of my extra chins!

Me too. I shave my head and face at the same time. Saved loads on razors, gel and aftershave. Not had razor burn or an ingrown air for 10 years now.

 

[Shiny]

My shaving setup is:
Razor blades = £5 for around 3 years supply.
Antique razor (1970) + £3 from a second hand shop.
A good brush = £20
Mitchells wool fat soap (£5 but last around a year).

So I spend around £7 a year on shaving stuff and have never had such good shaves.
I even have a full cut throat set which I use from time to time.

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

Anyone just use a throw-away bic?

I can't even think of anything bad enoug hto be the golfing equivalent!

I had a mate who used one each time he shaved, compared it to dragging a shard of glass around his face. Daft pillock.

You say that, but chatting to my barber, he says he uses one. Claims to be so confident in his shaving process, that he doesn't need a fancy blade, and can get a brilliant cut from a Bic, if done properly...

 

[Whee]

You say that, but chatting to my barber, he says he uses one. Claims to be so confident in his shaving process, that he doesn't need a fancy blade, and can get a brilliant cut from a Bic, if done properly...

Haha, the bloke's a pro, quite simply.

You look at your average run of the mill fella using equipment like that, something with little to no forgiveness, and he's going to end up with half a bog roll stuck to his face in little squares within 10 minutes.

All in the technique!