I saw this was asked but no real answers given. I just started with the straight edge and love it. Any advice on shaving my legs and man parts?
I'm a swimmer so let's get that out of the way,
Thanks in advance
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I saw this was asked but no real answers given. I just started with the straight edge and love it. Any advice on shaving my legs and man parts?
I'm a swimmer so let's get that out of the way,
Thanks in advance
I've asked the same questions a number of times (ok, to be honest, I've viewed a number of other's posts who have asked that question) and received no answers...at least no answers that didn't have the intention of harassment...lol. I'm an avid biker and tri-athlete and I shave twice a week. I'm with Steveorocks on this one... Anyone have any legitimate answers?!?
I am so over paying for ***** razors that jam and clog. But I don't want to injure my self with the straight edge
I imagine it could be done, though I haven't tried.
I'd take it slow. For a looooong time.
Serious answers ???
OK, check out the ladies forum for hints on shaving legs, it ain't that hard just takes time...
Manscaping, with a Straight Razor IMHO belongs on the Darwin Awards Forum not this one, but I supposed if you took your time and you were really good you could do it... Just seems more like bravado then an efficient way of trimming...
I shave my wife's legs with both my straight and DE. The DE is a little easier, but both can be done. Same as the face, the knee and thighs require stretching so the skin doesn't cause the razor to jump. I've found that a traditional 2-pass (WTG, ATF) is mightily sufficient. Again, I'd say spring for the DE first, then once you get the growth patterns and stretching down, attempt the straight. Haven't really run into many, if any, clogging issues with the DE.
Also, she loves the attention.
Ya beat me to it G-Man.....Manscaping .. LOL
When it comes to manscaping with a straight razor the only safe way I can think of reminds me of an amish beard. That is top lip shaved but hair on the chin left intact.
I'd seriously advise keeping the razor as far from the "Old Boy" as possible.
Alot of things can go wrong with a straight razor and your junk !!!!!!!!!
I understand that swimmers need to be hydrodynamic, thus the leg shaving. The 'rest' is what's confusing me.
I can see two possible options.
1. You have a need for great speed in the water while nude (competitive skinny dipping?)
2. You have a significant other that requires you to have a razor-close shave on your unmentionables.
If it's (1), I have two questions: Do women compete in these competitions? and, if so, where and when do they take place?
If it's (2), I'm sorry.
Well, I will say... I did shave the junk with a VERY sharp knife once, VERY VERY slowly! I think you are less likely to cut yourself with a knife than a straight razor. Their is not much that scares me, but I dont think my well have enough hair on my well you get the point to do it with a straight.
Now come on fellows - we've all gone "turkey neck" at one time in our lives....
All the advice I can give you is this: 1. legs should be pretty easy;
2. manly man-parts: stretching is vital. Allow me to expand...on second thoughts, perhaps I shouldn't.
James.
i think everyone is being overly cautious.....
you go right ahead and lather up and start to shaving.... there is absolutely nothing bad that can happen.....:tu
IMO a DE will do much better job than SR for hair control on the body.
I have tried SR on the chest and arm pits and it works but DE is much faster and gives pretty similar results.
Legs aren't too bad. I've shaved my wife's a few times. Plenty of lather and a sharp blade. I used a shavette and used fresh blades for each leg. You may need to strop between legs with a regular straight.
As far as your junk is concerned- lather up, use short strokes. Never cut toward your twig & berries unless you don't mind negative consequences there.
I've not tried and have no intentions of trying it but I don't see why basic techniques would be any different than the face.
I love wet shaving with a straight.....to a point.
I even do my lady's legs for her once in a while. It's fun for both of us.
However.....I'm not recommending putting 3" of steel near "Jimmy and the Twins". That, IMHO, is just asking for trouble. Eunuch trouble.
I tried it when I had to go in for the snip.
Not much fun to be had there. Due to the fact that there is 'stuff' there, it involves a lot of blade maneuvering and getting things out of the way. Straights are really unwieldy for that purpose. Also the skin type is different, making it more difficult to let the blade glide across the skin.
In the end I just use a trimmer, and then an old mach 3 to finish. That took less than 5 minutes, whereas the attempt with the straight was already taking much longer, and nowhere near 'BBS'.
DerekC, your wife actually lets you near her with a blade? How long have you been married?....40 yrs?
The tackle is the last remaining area where a Mach/Fusion/Quattro is a must IMO. Not that I know what any of you are talking about that is.
I've kept the "boys" clean for as long as I can remember and had to give it a try when I got into straight shaving. Let me back-step, when I got proficient with a straight. It's not really that hard, but you will have to stretch the sack quite a bit & in different ways...the skin doesn't want to stay flat. Hanging onto stuff is the hard part as the shave soap is doing it's job...it's slippery. As Bruno mentioned too, the skin is literally different. When you are stretching, each pore is somewhat raised. Use a light touch with the razor in a downward (edge towards the feet) direction, short strokes, & a shorter blade if you have it. You will have to make several passes to run down all the hairs as the skin will fold on you and hide some stubble. Just rinse, inspect, repeat until you are satisfied.
To be honest...I keep some disposeables around for just this reason...but if you do manscape, you have gotta try it...I double dog dare you :gl:
I certainly think shaving legs is very doable - just watch the knees and ankles. For the other parts, I think it's just best to splurge on a $3 razor and be safe.
I personally don’t understand the need or desire to shave the “special area” in the first place, let alone doing it with a straight. BUT if one is so inclined, I don’t understand what all the fuss is about. I mean, putting an open blade to your FACE is a pretty bold endeavor, with lasting and visible consequences if something goes seriously wrong. If you can master shaving your face without cutting your lips, chin, ears, nose, etc., then why can’t shaving the personals be just as successful? I’m sure there is a learning curve, but there was a learning curve for your face as well. Visibly is different, I suspect, but the skills involved - and the Practice-Refine-Repeat process of learning the necessary skills – should be exactly the same as shaving the face, right? The way I look at it ……. as long as you go slow and proceed just as you did when you learned to shave your face, all should be fine. Just my two cents.
I'm just getting started with a straight so it's not getting anywhere near that area. Still, I'm haven't been inclined to even look at another cartridge again.
For the fire-down-below I recommend an old Gillette DE adjustable. Set it on the lower settings, somewhere around 1-3. You still need to take care but it is quite doable and MUCH less risky than a straight. You can find a slew of old Gillettes on ebay for a start or check your local antique stores. I would also suggest a long handle model in addition to the adjustable feature.
For many, it can seem an odd thing to do indeed, but there are potential advantages which I will not detail here (...to the cheers of the crowd...) Let's just say like tobacco and scotch, it can be an acquired taste.
From what I have heard old "strops" need no help softening up. OK, OK, I am self-banning myself from this thread.....way too easy to step over the line and get into all sorts of trouble.
James.
leave your junk alone with the straight.. There's a simple effective and cheap solution, it's called veet. there's a mens version, but the womens bikini line version is better.
I will be fielding no questions on how i know this..
Consider this situation:
Big meet that day. You're a little nervous. You set down to shave, razor in one hand, your junk in the other. Part way through, BANG! Your partner/cat/dog/mother (gads!) slams open the bathroom door to to find you with your razor in one hand, your now disconnected junk in the other and a blank, pale look on your face.
To make matters worse, the surgeon sews it all back on upside down and takes pictures to show his golf buddies.
as far as the legs go, +1 to what has already been said, watch around the knee and ankle and stretch out and go slow, have been forced to shave a leg below the knee for a few weeks due to some skin irritation, that clears up better without the hair on the leg. as far as the package area, did that once for the snip, and a razor has never graced the area again, and wont as far as i am concerned
DE for the man parts and straight for the legs.
No way I'd use the straight edge near my junk. IMO, that blade is designed for the face, or at least somewhat larger, semi-flat surfaces. Not a lot of that down there...
The concept of a very short straight edge as "coochie razor" has been discussed here before. Until something like that hits the shelves, this is one area in which I have absolutely no shame using a Fusion!
I remember the first computers my father bought for his office. Five Wangs.
Now I know what you are thinking: "what on earth do wangs have to do with this thread?"
Well the thing was that along with the wangs, my father had to invest money in training his staff to handle them. In much the same way I think you need to invest some time in learning how to (to continue the analogy) "handle your Wang" as it were, before tackling the shaving.
James.
I saw this story today and it reminded me of this thread...
Desperate cross-dressing dad nearly dies trying to chop off his own penis with a Stanley knife - The Daily Record