From your personal experience and overall knowledge of the subject, which method of shaving is the most popular: Straight Razor, Safety Razor, or Cartridge Razor? If you can, please give a percentage for them. Thanks!
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From your personal experience and overall knowledge of the subject, which method of shaving is the most popular: Straight Razor, Safety Razor, or Cartridge Razor? If you can, please give a percentage for them. Thanks!
Electric razor, 100%. Braun rules the universe.
On this site...straight shaving, of course. In the rest of the heathonistic world, most likely safety razors...poor, poor bastards.
Mac
I think it's electric, not sure. I know many who use both electric and Mach3/Fusion razors.
I would assume cartridge or electric. most of my friends use those two methods. Some of my friends also use straights and DE safety razors
You could try to estimate by tracking world wide sales numbers for gillette, schick, braun, phillips, and norelco. Should be interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by frustratedSRuser
good luck!
My guess would have to be ..... the electric razor method being the higher pecentage for convienence then the cartridge shave second.:)
Cartridge razor for worldwide. Even some of the wrappers of my favorite DE blades in "traditional" shaving countries like India are advertising cartridge razors!
I once read a survey about this very thing. In Europe the Electric reigns supreme as it does in Japan. In the U.S its the modern cartridge and in the developing world the DE is king.
Actually, this is somewhat regional.
In the U.S., cartrige razors dominate
In western Europe, electric razors are more the norm
In Taiwan here, it seems most men simply use a cheap disposable. The hair on their faces *tends* to be pretty thin, and they don't need to shave all that often. It's not the daily task that it is in the states.
J.
Percentages would be pure guesswork. They couldn't even be calculated with sales & market share, as many DE & straight users buy vintage.
My best & completely useless guess is :
Multi blade/disposable etc 49.75 %
Electric 47 %
D.E. 3 %
Straight razor 0.25 %
Feel free to quote these as though they are fact! :D
(I hope to hell that adds up to 100%!)
Ben - You forgot SE and wedge razors in there.
I use both. Or rather used. I can use the wedges but not the SE's anymore.:hmmm:
Gentlemen,
Europe is dominated by the electric shaver, although I would hazard a guess that the double edge still rules in Eastern Europe.
I think the Middle East still goes with the double edge.
In America, unfortunately, the cartridge razor is king.
There is nothing scientific about my conclusion. One thing I will definitely state, though: the world's gentlemen shavers prefer the straight razor.
Regards,
Obie
In the population of my frat I'd say its: 50% Schick Quattro (we got them free lol), 10% Gillette Fusion, 25% Gillette Mach 3, 10% Electric (all but one use foil, only one guy uses the tri-head), a couple guys use the 2-bladers and I use straights lol.
Well, since you didn't specify any time parameters, I would say that, over the span of time that people have been shaving, the straight would be king. :beer2:Quote:
Originally Posted by frustratedSRuser