Blade or electric?

Thinkmarble · Post by **Thinkmarble** » 2004-02-16 07:10pm

Blade.
If I use an electric razor I will cut myself.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-16 07:18pm

how do you cut yourself with an electric razor?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-02-16 07:29pm

Darth_Zod wrote: how do you cut yourself with an electric razor?

Very bad or dull one....only way I can think of.

That or while cleaning the blades.

Comosicus · Post by **Comosicus** » 2004-02-16 07:57pm

I consider not taking an electric shaver ever.

But maybe an upgrade to Mach3 is recommended.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-02-16 08:25pm

Electric. Allergic to shaving cream and gel and razors shave too close for comfort.

~ver

beyond hope · Post by **beyond hope** » 2004-02-16 09:35pm

I've never cut myself with an electric razor, but I have burned my neck with one.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2004-02-17 12:53am

Blade and in the shower. I get a closer shave that way.

Electric just doesn't cut it for me. Dam things never worked.

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2004-02-17 11:19am

Every time I've used an electric razor, I've broken it while shaving.

(Please, no superman jokes)

So, I use a normal blade. About half the time, I shave dry

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-02-17 03:31pm

Electric for me. I don't care if they're not as effective as razorblades...

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2004-02-17 09:37pm

I use an electric razor. It gets close enough; I don't really give a shit if it's as soft as it can possibly be or not. As long as it looks shaved, it is shaved, in my book.

Plus, I'm too lazy to shave every day even with an electric razor, so I'd be hopeless with a non-electric one.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-02-17 10:31pm

Mach 3. Used to do Turbo, but then I went up to PI for three days and bought a bunch of the regular ones in the Recruit Exchange for like one buck a pop (four in a box, four bucks for the box).

I never could get an electric to cut close enough, and going in the military, I kinda don't have a choice. So I need it as best as I can get. And what others have said is true; I always feel like my chin has too much stubble, as well as my jaw. And, oddly, my upper lip doesn't seem to go completely off unless I shave both ways (up and down). What's odd is that I didn't use to have to; just going down always got all of it off. But in the last month or so it seems a permenant bit of it stays there, unless I take the blade up.

Anyway, as to my method, I usually do a dry shave. It cuts closer, IMO, and it's quicker (for me) than lathering up. It does irritate me, but that goes away after maybe ten minutes at the most. The only times I really tend to use lather are when I a) have been lazy over the weekend and have a good sized build-up b) have the time to do so (usually if I have to shave mid-day to go somewhere in uniform or with the Battalion, or I get up early enough in the morning) and don't want to bother with the irritation, or c) I have to hit some "soft spots" kinda hard, like the birthmark/mole right where my right sideburn is. Only cut it once, but it was really annoying.

To date, I have only cut myself twice, but that seemed more like bad luck than anything else. I somehow got the razor "caught" on my face, and it kinda backed up in and out real quick, leaving these nice three parallel cuts in my face. Hurts like a bugger, too.

Gunshy · Post by **Gunshy** » 2004-02-18 12:18am

Schick Extreme III. But I think I'll try that new Schick Quattro...because if three blades is good...four must be even better.

I've never cut myself with the Schick, but I did with my old electric...when I was cleaning the blades. Damn thing wasn't any faster than a blade either, since I had to keep going over places.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-02-18 12:19am

New Razor!

Five Blades, bitch.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-02-18 12:26am

Joe wrote:New Razor!

Five Blades, bitch.

What. The Fuck.

~ver

Dorsk 81 · Post by **Dorsk 81** » 2004-02-18 12:55am

Surprise, surprise, I use a Mach 3 as well. Although I haven't shaved for a couple weeks.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2004-02-18 01:06am

Electric. It's quicker, and nobody will care or notice if I have .2 millimeter of hair sticking out... Not to mention there's less of a chance of me slitting my throat.

Butterbean569 · Post by **Butterbean569** » 2004-02-18 03:03am

I've gotten so damn lazy at college that I just whip out the blade 2 or 3 times a week when I'm in the shower and get in a quick shave. I used to go electric because of less cleanup and the like (compared to a blade at the sink), but now that I discovered shaving in the shower, there's no contest for this lazy bum lol