I've just recently started using a DE within the last month and I can say I certainly enjoy it. Before that, I was using an electric razor and it felt like a chore when I needed to shave. Now I look forward to it! I hope that feeling never wears off.
Do you enjoy shaving?
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Yes, I enjoy shaving now. Before I got into DE shaving a few months back, I was like you and many others and disliked shaving. It was a chore that I just did because I had to. It made my face feel awful and irritated sometimes, so obviously I wasn’t in rush to do it again the next day. But DE shaving is a lot more fun and customizable to the individual, so It’s become a welcome task now.
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I've used a DE razor for most of my shaving life. I like the results, and the entire process (shower, shave) does add a zen-like 20 minutes to my day. I love the smooth results and the scents of all my soaps. But no, I don't quite quite enjoy it; several days can pass between shaves. I think enjoy is the wrong word for me. It's now a chore that I complete with some pleasure and satisfaction, but it's still a chore.
I always liked being clean shaven but I couldn't use my cart razor frequently. I used to shave every 3 days so as to avoid irritation. That way it was OK. During my army service, it was definitely not enjoyable.
Since I begun using a DE razor and a brush, I enjoy it and I am always looking forward to it.
Since I begun using a DE razor and a brush, I enjoy it and I am always looking forward to it.
I've been bingeing on razors, soaps, blades etc. for a year now and following this forum and ATG. I think my initial honeymoon period is starting to wane and I'm happy to shave every 2 days.
At this stage I need variety to keep my interest going. I've pretty much settled on 3 favourite DEs, a couple of GEMs, 3 favourite blades, and a good 26mm synth. So I can still rotate a little and I experiment with handles.
My main variety is 30 soaps, so when the hardware gets more predictable I can still look forward to a different artisan soap every shave. I'm very into scents and choosing one is always an interesting moment.
At this stage I need variety to keep my interest going. I've pretty much settled on 3 favourite DEs, a couple of GEMs, 3 favourite blades, and a good 26mm synth. So I can still rotate a little and I experiment with handles.
My main variety is 30 soaps, so when the hardware gets more predictable I can still look forward to a different artisan soap every shave. I'm very into scents and choosing one is always an interesting moment.
I enjoy my shave always.
I think I enjoy talking about shaving. LOL!!
I was not fussed years ago. It was a chore and had to be clean shaven in certain jobs that I had. It is fun now, not a chore and with all the different soaps and blades and razors etc that I now own I look forward to shaving every day.
Yes.
More so after I retired and have the time to enjoy the ritual.
I always shave at night, unless it's after a shower after mowing the lawn in the afternoon.
More so after I retired and have the time to enjoy the ritual.
I always shave at night, unless it's after a shower after mowing the lawn in the afternoon.
I do. It's a lot of fun like playing counter strike.
I'm with ya... Thank Heaven for B&B, though; I've found the general population has little patience for the topic.
I guess I have to enjoy it to do it since I don’t necessarily HAVE to shave.
Had a party to go to on Friday evening. Thought that I might wait to shave until then, but I really felt like shaving in the morning. I went ahead and shaved telling myself that I could always shave again later if I felt like it. I did end up doing two three pass shaves that day without a bit of irritation. Two great shaves in one day!
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Until a couple years ago, I was one of those indifferent sorts; shaving was just something to be done. When I was in high school, I had a part-time job as a hospital orderly, and one of my duties as such was to do the shave preps on men who were scheduled for surgery the next morning. After having to shave a couple of really, really woolly gents from neck to ankles (knowing that if I nicked any part of the guy, the surgeon would loose his mind, find me at school the next day, and call an assembly to publicly accuse me of trying to kill his patient before shooting me down like a dog -- AND with the RN pressuring me to hurry the hell up), shaving my own face no longer seemed daunting. Also, though it's never been much to look at, my face has always accepted the razor without argument: no irritation, rashes, bumps or anything like that.
My one issue had always been that cartridges clogged up on me. I always had to keep a toothpick handy -- whittled very thin on one end -- to remove the accumulated crud several times during a shave. When carts got so expensive the supermarkets had to keep them locked up, I switched to less-expensive disposables. (Here's another question for Gillette/Schick/Etc.: Why is a cartridge permanently mounted to a handle less expensive than a cartridge alone with no handle?)
I discovered traditional shaving (and this fine community!) quite by accident. Just looking for information on brushes. Got a couple crappy ones at retail, and wanted to know if the problem was in the brush or the operator. Decided to try the DE thing, attracted mainly by the price-per-blade aspect. Thanks to the gents on B&B and a couple other similar communities, my dialing-in was brief and fairly inexpensive. I only have one rejected DE, which I gave to Mrs. Potrzebie to try, and she LOVES it! After two years of shaving with Feathers loaded into a Muehle R41 (which I still keep in reserve), I've made the switch to a Parker SRX. DE or shavette, shaving is a positive delight for me. Not sure why, and I'm not sure that the "why" is important. I enjoy it tremendously and I spend very little money on it, so I have no reason to question it, really.
sorry cheeper what planet are you from with the cost of cartridges now staring at £8 for four .
I've been enjoying shaving since '63, I consider it my "Me Time". The only time I haven't enjoyed it is when I used the Cartridge razors, got ingrowns and razor burn. Otherwise the ritual of the face soak prep, the building of a good lather and the shave itself is always enjoyable. A nice splash of the after shave and it's off to a good looking day. As my father taught me, "A gentleman is always well groomed, even in old work cloths"
When I joined the army I hated shaving. Once I got out I didn't mind shaving much. I would only shave once my beard got too unruly or I tired of the look. And then I would only shave 'til my package of blades ran out, 2 of which were consumed removing the beard.
Since starting shaving with DE and SE blades, I do enjoy shaving though.
Since starting shaving with DE and SE blades, I do enjoy shaving though.
Yes, I enjoy shaving with my DE razor. The members at B and B got me into this hobby.
The DE blades these days are really good.
The DE blades these days are really good.
This pretty much sums it up - hated it with a passion with cartridges. Made the conversion to wet shaving with a DE and liked it. Now that I have a few different soaps/brushes/aftershaves so I can switch it up depending on what I feel like, I truly look forward to it.
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