Dollar shave club?

[EricG]

I hear about this Dollar Shave club,all the time while listening to Hannity on the way home from work. Ive always dismissed it. After leaving CVS today with sticker shock, Im going to log on and sign up.

 

[chezuki]

I hear about this Dollar Shave club,all the time while listening to Hannity on the way home from work. Ive always dismissed it. After leaving CVS today with sticker shock, Im going to log on and sign up.

Lol, read thread...

 

[EricG]

Just signed up. Got the 4 blade razor and the shave butter.

 

[EricG]

Lol, read thread...

Oh crap. Just did

 

[foszoe]

Dovo when I have time to enjoy it, Merkur when I don't.

 

[CTS]

Oh crap. Just did

Dorco/DSC is still way better than retail razors, but doesn't compare to old-school wet shaving.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Oh crap. Just did

I'm not going to go back and read the thread again, but I'm still happy with Dollar Shave Club. I changed mine so that I only get blades every other month, and I've still got a surplus of blades (two packages I haven't even opened yet). Then again I typically get at least 2 or 3 weeks out of each blade.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Screw that jazz.

You need Dollar Beard Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU64GI0Aj3A&feature=youtu.be

(I'd embed it, but it has one curse word. Damn it all.)

 

[bwframe]

Screw that jazz.

You need Dollar Beard Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU64GI0Aj3A&feature=youtu.be

(I'd embed it, but it has one curse word. Damn it all.)

I wear a short beard. Not sure whether that makes my shave less or more difficult.?
Threads like this have certainly changed the way I handle the shave for the better though.

 

[Indy 1911]

(Referral links to Amazon below fyi)

Bigtanker, go get a nice Double Edge handle like this here:

Amazon.com: Merkur Classic Safety Razor, Straight: Health & Personal Care

and pick up these blades:

Amazon.com: Derby Extra Double Edge Razor Blades, 100 Count: Beauty

Now, if you want a great shaving cream I like the Taylor of old Bond Street stuff here:

Amazon.com: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream Bowl, 5.3-Ounce: Beauty

Now get yourself a nice badger brush:

Amazon.com: Escali 100% Pure Badger Shaving Brush: Health & Personal Care

And you are all set for life (except for maybe $10 every 4-5 years for blades.

My dad learned to shave with a DE blade, and I've used one for over a decade. $30 bought me roughly 15 years worth of blades.

I too read the whole thread and went this route. If I don't end up liking it, well, I sure have spent 60 bucks on a lost worse causes.

 

[Hohn]

DE razor still working great for me. FYI: pol silver super iridium is the best blade I've ever used. Almost sharp as Feather, lasts more than five shaves, so smooth.

 

[lizerdking]

(Referral links to Amazon below fyi)

Bigtanker, go get a nice Double Edge handle like this here:

Amazon.com: Merkur Classic Safety Razor, Straight: Health & Personal Care

and pick up these blades:

Amazon.com: Derby Extra Double Edge Razor Blades, 100 Count: Beauty

Now, if you want a great shaving cream I like the Taylor of old Bond Street stuff here:

Amazon.com: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream Bowl, 5.3-Ounce: Beauty

Now get yourself a nice badger brush:

Amazon.com: Escali 100% Pure Badger Shaving Brush: Health & Personal Care

And you are all set for life (except for maybe $10 every 4-5 years for blades.

My dad learned to shave with a DE blade, and I've used one for over a decade. $30 bought me roughly 15 years worth of blades.

I too read the whole thread and went this route. If I don't end up liking it, well, I sure have spent 60 bucks on a lost worse causes.

Yep 3 shaves in, I've just been converted... Never going back to cartridges...

 

[rhino]

This is all very . . . complicated.

 

[chezuki]

This is all very . . . complicated.

Everyone matures at different rates, you'll understand one day. Have John explain it to you when the time is right.

 

[chezuki]

Everyone matures at different rates, you'll understand one day. Have John explain it to you when the time is right.

Edit: Nevermind. The damage you could do to yourself with a Feather blade is terrifying.

 

[jamil]

I have only one thing to say. Why should I do all the work?

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-ES8243A-Electric-Shaver-Nanotech/dp/B001DKMY9Q

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I have only one thing to say. Why should I do all the work?

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-ES8243A-Electric-Shaver-Nanotech/dp/B001DKMY9Q

Eh, I have never seen an electric shaver that doesn't leave me feeling like I've got half a day's growth left on my face.

 

[jamil]

Eh, I have never seen an electric shaver that doesn't leave me feeling like I've got half a day's growth left on my face.

Oh man, have electric shavers changed in the last several years. The Panasonic engineers just get it. This thing works pretty well dry, but damn, a wet shave and it's like zero stubble. Takes just a few minutes, done. Smoove.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Oh man, have electric shavers changed in the last several years. The Panasonic engineers just get it. This thing works pretty well dry, but damn, a wet shave and it's like zero stubble. Takes just a few minutes, done. Smoove.

I don't doubt that technology has improved since I last tried one. Are they as fast as a blade? With the older ones, even just to get down to stubble, I had to go over and over the same area, as opposed to one or two strokes with a blade.

 

[jamil]

I don't doubt that technology has improved since I last tried one. Are they as fast as a blade? With the older ones, even just to get down to stubble, I had to go over and over the same area, as opposed to one or two strokes with a blade.

Never really timed it. I'd guess it's comparable with a blade. With a normal shave I don't have to go over an area any more than I would with a blade. But I will say that even as good as they've gotten they still don't do real well if you've let your beard grow out and need to mow the hedge, so to speak. If it's been several days since I've shaved I use a trimmer first. But even so, at least for me, I really like the shave I get with it. As I said, a dry shave isn't bad, but you get a little razor burn afterwards. But with a good gel shaving cream it's the most comfortable, closest shave I've ever gotten. YMMV.