Thread: Returning to soap and blade

Sounds like a winning combo-welcome back to the game!

Welcome back!

I Agree! electric shavers are really not good for close shaving, I also usually go for Straight or Safety Razor! though its true Gillette comes a long way into razors too... welcome to the community

My electric razor experience lasted about a month, in my youth in San Francisco, and I got rid of the razor and have never looked back. I replaced it with the Gillette Fatboy, which tore up my face, not because it was a bad razor, rather because like most pilgrims I didn't know how to shave.

Years later I tried a variety of Gillette, GEM, Every-Ready and Schick injector safety razors — and all are gone. The modern safety razors give me a far superior shave. So there is a lot to try. It's a pricey venture, but it is well worth it.

Hello and welcome back.

My beard is not really thick, but it is coarse and it has swirls that change the direction of growth all over the place.

I was given a rotary blade electric shaver (Phillips I think) in grade 9 when I was told by the vice principal that I had to shave. All the electric razor did was defoliate the skin between the beard hairs a little bit. I had a 5 o’clock shadow within three hours of shaving. The shaver went into a drawer for the next 10 years.

So I got a Gillette adjustable DE and used that for the next few years until I forgot to tighten the butterfly sufficiently before shaving and nearly cut my throat when the loose blade grabbed skin. Into the drawer it went with the electric.

For the next 10 years I tried cartridge razors with ever increasing number of blades and Teflon strips. They worked fine, but were expensive. I soon discovered it was cheaper to buy a new razor with blades than to keep the razor and buy blades alone - kinda like inkjet printers and ink cartridges.

By then I had graduated from university and got married. While on a honeymoon trip to England, I found a no name Sheffield straight razor and a paddle strop with a hone on one side and leather on the other at a London flea market. Haven’t looked back or had better shaves.

Originally Posted by Othello1228

I've been away for a while and finally dropped the electric razor in the drawer. Since my return, I've been playing with all my razors, cleaning, sharpening, and putting in new blades. The last few shaves have been with the straights, but today I gave my old trusty Gillette a try with a brand new Silver blade in place. MDC soap, my favorite badger brush, and the Gillette made for a wonderful baby smooth shave. It's true, the quality of the oldies shines through because they just get better with age. I know the wife really likes it.

Its True Gillette comes a long way when it comes to Shaving Razor and Shaving Product overall! some of my favorite Gillette!