Poll of the Day > Do you usually shave with an electric razor?

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i do, i find it's faster and neater
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I don't. Mostly, didn't really want to buy one at first. Nor really thought I needed one. But I was fine with regular razors once I started to shave. Then, I thought one would be useful when I was in the military and had to stay beardless everyday, but always forgot to get one. In the end, now I don't go to base as much. I could buy one, but it would be mostly useless these days...
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I have big old beard, don't even groom it. I'll probably shave it off next spring with an electric shaver + razor blades. Or maybe I'll just keep it.
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so you only shave like once a year or something?
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I haven't shaved in at least 5 years. This is the second time I let it grow this long before shaving. I really should be grooming though because at this point I am the quintessential neckbeard.
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your work, doesn't care how long it is?
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DoubleOSnake posted...

your work, doesn't care how long it is?

Nope. It's a private business jointly owned by my dad who also has a full beard. We are some hairy mofos.
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i think it stops growing after a year, anyway.
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No, wet razor. I shave my head every day and you can't get a smooth enough shave evenly over your head with an electric.
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You reminded me I need to go buy more disposable razors.
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I just use a disposable blade.
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Shave?
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Yes, but not on my face.

I used to but now I just use a regular razor whenever I take a shower.
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Yes, for trimming my beard.

If I was going hairless, I'd use a standard razor.
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Yes. I only shave ~once a week or so (I have a very short beard, so it's mostly maintenance to keep it from looking messy) and I generally prefer the electric razors to the manual.

The only pain in the neck with the electrics is that my hair grows so quickly that if I don't want to use the beard-trimmer-thingy on the back, I need to shave daily, otherwise it becomes too long for the razor to handle without becoming painful.
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Too expensive for me and I dont like the sound. I just get a pack of disposables at the dollar store. I just use them for my legs anyway.
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no, disposable blade. i can easily go 4-5 weeks without shaving
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Electric Razors are fine if you can't grow a beard and just like shaving away the peach fuzz that sprouts once in a while.

For those of us with actual facial hair (especially if it grows fast), wet shave with a disposable / safety / straight razor or no shave at all.
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For my face, I use a badger hair brush and a stainless steel lather bowl with a bar of Col. Conk glycerine shave soap (4 for $12), a Col. Conk double-track razor and Personna Twin Pivot Plus blades (100 for $14).

For my coin purse and my exhaust port trench, I use a Gillette Mach3. The blades cost a heck of a lot more, but for this purpose they last practically forever, and the handle is rubberized so it's easier to use in the shower than the slippery all-metal Col. Conk.

For everywhere else I generally use a Philips Norelco BodyGroom Pro. It's slower than a blade but you end up with fewer bumps afterwards. It does kinda pinch a bit when shaving certain delicate areas, and the head is too bulky for use in certain cramped areas, which is why I use the Mach3 for those spots.

captpackrat posted...

my exhaust port trench

Do you do this on your own? And if so, any tips? My one friend who did it just had his GF, now wife, do it for him.
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LinkPizza posted...

captpackrat posted...

my exhaust port trench

Do you do this on your own? And if so, any tips? My one friend who did it just had his GF, now wife, do it for him.

You want to be soapy on the inside, not the outside. Put one foot on the side of the tub or a shower stool. One hand holds the razor, the other grabs a cheek and spreads. Be gentle and go slow. Don't try to use a straight razor or double-edge safety razor.

No. I get lots of burns from an electric razor.
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Tails 64 posted...

No. I get lots of burns from an electric razor.

so do i sometimes but they never hurt, do yours?
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electric shaver, no guard, on everything everywhere except head

I have always used an electric razor.
It's a bad idea to shave the genital area with it though.
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I have to. I get awful razor bumps when I use a straight blade.
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captpackrat posted...

LinkPizza posted...

captpackrat posted...

my exhaust port trench

Do you do this on your own? And if so, any tips? My one friend who did it just had his GF, now wife, do it for him.

You want to be soapy on the inside, not the outside. Put one foot on the side of the tub or a shower stool. One hand holds the razor, the other grabs a cheek and spreads. Be gentle and go slow. Don't try to use a straight razor or double-edge safety razor.

Thanks. I think I'm going to have to do this.
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LinkPizza posted...

captpackrat posted...

LinkPizza posted...

captpackrat posted...

my exhaust port trench

Do you do this on your own? And if so, any tips? My one friend who did it just had his GF, now wife, do it for him.

You want to be soapy on the inside, not the outside. Put one foot on the side of the tub or a shower stool. One hand holds the razor, the other grabs a cheek and spreads. Be gentle and go slow. Don't try to use a straight razor or double-edge safety razor.

Thanks. I think I'm going to have to do this.

If you think a shorn scrotum is breathtaking, just wait until you shave your Play-Doh Fun Factory.

captpackrat posted...

coin purse

exhaust port trench

Play-Doh Fun Factory.

Y'all liking these euphemisms?

I shave with an electric razor every day, and on weekends I let it grow....and then shave with a razor at the start of the work week.

I prefer electric razors because they are much quicker and easier. However, if it's been more than one day of growth, I have to use a classic razor because the electric just won't cut some of the ones on my chin and under my neck. The hairs lay too flat or something. It's annoying.
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