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Posted: Aug 09 2009 09:53 am

I do 1-3. but never 4. That last one goes against everything I've heard. You want your skin wet when you apply the cream or gel, and showering first gets your skin nice and wet, making it easier to shave. What's the logic behind #4?

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Haddox wrote:

I do 1-3. but never 4. That last one goes against everything I've heard. You want your skin wet when you apply the cream or gel, and showering first gets your skin nice and wet, making it easier to shave. What's the logic behind #4?

Wet is good, but soap washes off the natural oils your face produces and those oils act as a natural lubricant, they really help a lot to prevent razor burn.

Posted: Aug 09 2009 11:56 am

I used to get razor burn all the thyme but I haven't had any problems since I started using a Schick Quattro. I usually shave every day, too. All I can grow is a crappy white-trash moustache (being seventeen probably has something to do with it), which is enough motivation for me to do it regularly.

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asbestos_pie wrote:

All I can grow is a crappy white-trash moustache (being seventeen probably has something to do with it), which is enough motivation for me to do it regularly.

I didn't get razor burn until I was old enough to have thick facial hair. When it was lighter a sharp razor with a single pass was all that I needed. Now I have to shave two passes for an OK shave and against the grain an a third pass to get a smooth shave. It is a blessing and a curse I guess. It looks good, but sucks to manage.

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GPFontaine wrote:

asbestos_pie wrote:

All I can grow is a crappy white-trash moustache (being seventeen probably has something to do with it), which is enough motivation for me to do it regularly.

I didn't get razor burn until I was old enough to have thick facial hair. When it was lighter a sharp razor with a single pass was all that I needed. Now I have to shave two passes for an OK shave and against the grain an a third pass to get a smooth shave. It is a blessing and a curse I guess. It looks good, but sucks to manage.

Heh, exactly. I used to be able to just run an electric shaver across my face and be done with it. Now after three or four days, I can stick one of those brand new 4-blade razors on my face and have it hang there.

Posted: Aug 09 2009 08:16 pm

At least you don't have razor burn on your crotch.

Posted: Aug 09 2009 08:50 pm

Valdronius wrote:

At least you don't have razor burn on your crotch.

Hahaha, I was waiting for a comment like this.

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throw some lotion that has aloe in it on your razor burn.

and remember i said razor-burn not penis

Posted: Aug 10 2009 01:29 am

My new dictionary defines razor burn as a psuedonym for any STD acquired from having sexual relations with an emo.

Getting back on topic, I guess I'm like Greg as far as facial hair growth. Two weeks without maintenance and I have a black forest on my face. The worst of it is I'm just lazy about shaving it (as my youtube videos show) and more than once have considered electrolysis (then I realize you have to go in for about 3 or 4 times a year because hair growth has seasons or cycles) but decided against it.

My personal habit is usually to shave after I've had a soak in the tub, but not before all the hot water's exhausted, though with the frequency I shave I think it takes me like 15-20 minutes to get things close enough to clean shaven for me to stop.

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lordsathien wrote:

...though with the frequency I shave I think it takes me like 15-20 minutes to get things close enough to clean shaven for me to stop.

At that point are you just chopping into your face?

Also, Hacker I refuse to believe that you have ever needed to shave or would know the slightest on the topic.

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I have the same problem, Syd. I have to be either clean shaven or have a full beard for work. My facial hair grows incredibly fast which is retarded since I'm losing hair on my head. I have to shave every day, but my skin generally can't take it.

I can only shave after taking a hot shower(relaxes the hair's grip under the skin) and I use scalding hot water to rinse off the razerblade after each pass. Rinse with cold water.

Also, use moistureizer on your neck. I've always used crap on my face and never my neck until one day I stopped to think why my neck looks like Ronald Lacy from Raiders of the Lost Ark each time I finish shaving.

Posted: Aug 10 2009 11:00 am

I have a Homer Simpson case of 5 o'clock shadow; it never goes away. Luckily my office doesn't care so much about facial hair, so I keep it fuzzy (I hate shaving). When I have to shave though, I like the Fusion the best, it's the only one that doesn't give me razorburn.

Posted: Aug 10 2009 11:28 am

I hate moisturizer. I tried using it, but it makes my face feel oily.

Posted: Aug 10 2009 12:48 pm

I shave in the shower. I've gotten pretty good at not needing a mirror. Then I just touch-up the sideburns after I get out.

I think the humidity in the shower makes saving less painful.

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Ice2SeeYou wrote:

I shave in the shower. I've gotten pretty good at not needing a mirror. Then I just touch-up the sideburns after I get out.

I think the humidity in the shower makes saving less painful.

I also do this, but always shave prior to washing.

It works out well since I enjoy long showers and I hate cleaning up the shavings.

Posted: Aug 10 2009 04:22 pm

GPFontaine wrote:

Ice2SeeYou wrote:

I shave in the shower. I've gotten pretty good at not needing a mirror. Then I just touch-up the sideburns after I get out.

I think the humidity in the shower makes saving less painful.

I also do this, but always shave prior to washing.

It works out well since I enjoy long showers and I hate cleaning up the shavings.

Yea I wash my face after shaving to clean up the excess germs and whatnot.

I've experimented with various shower-mirrors that use suction cups and whatnot, but they always wind up being more trouble than they're worth. I prefer to just go without.

Posted: Aug 11 2009 02:05 am

GPFontaine wrote:

lordsathien wrote:

...though with the frequency I shave I think it takes me like 15-20 minutes to get things close enough to clean shaven for me to stop.

At that point are you just chopping into your face?

I should probably also mention I do it blind (without a mirror) as they tend to fog up on me.

Posted: Aug 11 2009 02:50 am

Quick question: how often should I change the blade on my razor? I figured it'd be until it stops doing its job, but it just sucks all the time (I can't afford a better one), so I need a time estimate.

Posted: Aug 11 2009 03:37 am

username wrote:

become a half-breed mexican. i cant, for the life of me, grow a beard. so i only shave once every 3-4 weeks. actually, its been more like 2-3 weeks as of late.

but good luck homie

Doesn't work, homeboy. I am 50% Irish, 50% Mexican by blood, and I grow a full beard in about a week. On a bad day, I actually have to shave twice, lest I shave at 7am and have a five o'clock shadow by lunch,

Posted: Aug 11 2009 10:42 am

Undeath wrote:

username wrote:

become a half-breed mexican. i cant, for the life of me, grow a beard. so i only shave once every 3-4 weeks. actually, its been more like 2-3 weeks as of late.

but good luck homie

Doesn't work, homeboy. I am 50% Irish, 50% Mexican by blood, and I grow a full beard in about a week. On a bad day, I actually have to shave twice, lest I shave at 7am and have a five o'clock shadow by lunch,

touche

im 1/2 mexican + 1/2 chilean. and my mom is 1/2 jewish, so i guess im 1/4 jewish, even if she was raised catholic as well as raising me catholic.

so i guess you have to be some sort of panamerican hybrid to avoid the facial hair growth

Posted: Aug 11 2009 03:18 pm

Cameron wrote:

Quick question: how often should I change the blade on my razor? I figured it'd be until it stops doing its job, but it just sucks all the time (I can't afford a better one), so I need a time estimate.

Probably varies from person to person, depending on such variables as how sensitive your skin is, your shaving technique, how tough your facial hair is and how many strokes you take per shave.

Me personally.....I switch when shaving becomes noticably more painful. When I cringe at the thought of taking my first stroke, it's time to change blades.

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Ice2SeeYou wrote:

Cameron wrote:

Quick question: how often should I change the blade on my razor? I figured it'd be until it stops doing its job, but it just sucks all the time (I can't afford a better one), so I need a time estimate.

Probably varies from person to person, depending on such variables as how sensitive your skin is, your shaving technique, how tough your facial hair is and how many strokes you take per shave.

Me personally.....I switch when shaving becomes noticably more painful. When I cringe at the thought of taking my first stroke, it's time to change blades.

Generally when two passes isn't enough to give an average shave.

Posted: Aug 11 2009 11:31 pm

Ahh I hate those. Nothing like being half awake in the morning and literally feeling a dull blade rip the hairs from your face,

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Does shaving cream help you avoid razor burns or make it easier to shave? I rarely use it and don't get razor burns, even though, according to GP's guidelines, I shave like shit.

Posted: Aug 12 2009 02:31 am

I need to stop getting the "Gilette Good News" two-blade pieces of shit. It doesn't give a bad shave, at least until shit gets stuck in between the blades after only the third stroke and it's impossible to get out.