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I shaved my face with a safety razor for the first time (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 days ago by OhShitSon@lemmy.zip to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world

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Bought a Merkur 33C, a synthetic Parker brush, and a mühle soap bar thar I received today.

Not as close a shave as I'm used to, but my skin feels a lot less irritated than it used to after a shave. Cut myself twice, on my upper lip and on the underside of my chin.

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[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 child)

I honestly don’t understand why people buy the plastic razors when it is neither more convenient or cheaper.

Exposure is definitely a big part of it. The only reason I'm using one is because some podcasts / YouTubers I liked were extolling them and I looked into it. I can't recall ever seeing a safety razor for sale at any big grocery or drug store. I guess I could have just missed them. But they stock what gets advertised most, and by an immense margin: The dodeca-bladed monstrosities in either pussycat pink or blackout tacticool gunmetal. AFAIK, that's what everyone I know uses. I get asked every now and then if I can recommend my barber for a shave, then I mention the safety razor, and most guys have no idea what I'm describing to them.

Also, no matter the design, safety razors have an air of "old fashioned" that I think most people just cannot appreciate now. The notion that they'd ever have to do anything besides use the product and send it to the landfill is enough to make most people nope out immediately, and here you've got disassembling, reassembling, replacing parts, proper disposal... All that takes time and attention that most people can't reconcile.

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[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago

It's not that much longer. If the extra 3 or 4 minutes is that critical, and that's using a soap and brush to make lather - you can use creams too, stop hitting the snooze and just get up already.

In any case, shaving is one of those activities us men can do to pamper ourselves every day. We need to learn from women that's it's OK to smell nice, and that jasmine scented shaving lather made in a warmed double shaving bowl with your favorite brush is a treat you should experience. You are worth it!

So guys, let's stop looking a shaving as a chore that needs to be done. Instead, make your shave something to look forward to and enjoy! Start you day out right!

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