jaffacake2000
07-30-2006, 02:59 PM
I became a man 3 weeks ago when i started to use my first razor. Started shaving late when i was about 20 with an electric razor, didnt have much growing. Before then i used hair trimmers on my face and scissors, around the age of 14-16.
Now that i have started using a razor i feel like a proper man, before i felt like half-a-man.
My first experience of wet-shaving was while browsing my local pharmacy i was getting abit adventurous about which razor to try. At first glance i spoted the all common, all famouus (not), BIC razor with long orange handle and the single blade, a pack of 5 for only 50 pence. I know its reputation, read stories of how it 'tore peoples faces to shreds'. I even know someone who used to use it nearly everyday and there were cuts, nicks and blood everywhere on the face. Suprisingly, i discoverd BIC sensitive with pink handles with a reassuring protective guard, i didnt know they even existed. Maybe it was the day i was meant to try wet-shaving, so i bought a pack and and unlike the normal BIC disposable i was happy with my first shaving experience. No nicks or cuts, just some itchy razor rash the next day.
I enjoyed my time with BIC sensitive, now i've moved onto Gillette Blue II double blade twin razor. People say two blades give you a more cleaner shave with fewer strokes and less irritation. Suprisingly, i've been disappointed. I havent noticed much difference than shaving with a single blade except its more faster with two blades requiring half the time. I dont think two blades give any cleaner shaving than 1 blade. BIC sensitive gave me the perfect clean shave looking really clean and took almost 3 days for a stubble whereas with the gillette its 2 days. But that was my first try with 2 blades.
Anyway moving on, wanting to try the mach3, 5 and 8 blades and the wilkinson, cant afford the price of the replacable cartridges so im think of going down the DE route. My older generation still uses those and i always think... 'i wonder what its like to try one of those'.
Now that i have started using a razor i feel like a proper man, before i felt like half-a-man.
My first experience of wet-shaving was while browsing my local pharmacy i was getting abit adventurous about which razor to try. At first glance i spoted the all common, all famouus (not), BIC razor with long orange handle and the single blade, a pack of 5 for only 50 pence. I know its reputation, read stories of how it 'tore peoples faces to shreds'. I even know someone who used to use it nearly everyday and there were cuts, nicks and blood everywhere on the face. Suprisingly, i discoverd BIC sensitive with pink handles with a reassuring protective guard, i didnt know they even existed. Maybe it was the day i was meant to try wet-shaving, so i bought a pack and and unlike the normal BIC disposable i was happy with my first shaving experience. No nicks or cuts, just some itchy razor rash the next day.
I enjoyed my time with BIC sensitive, now i've moved onto Gillette Blue II double blade twin razor. People say two blades give you a more cleaner shave with fewer strokes and less irritation. Suprisingly, i've been disappointed. I havent noticed much difference than shaving with a single blade except its more faster with two blades requiring half the time. I dont think two blades give any cleaner shaving than 1 blade. BIC sensitive gave me the perfect clean shave looking really clean and took almost 3 days for a stubble whereas with the gillette its 2 days. But that was my first try with 2 blades.
Anyway moving on, wanting to try the mach3, 5 and 8 blades and the wilkinson, cant afford the price of the replacable cartridges so im think of going down the DE route. My older generation still uses those and i always think... 'i wonder what its like to try one of those'.