I Got my Wife to Try a DE

[Cains Boy]

...sort of.

She swore she'd never touch the thing. It scared her blah blah blah. So last night she gave me a haircut (my short hairstyle saves us money) and asked her to shave the back of my neck.

I showed her how to make a lather with Tabac and a Burma Shave brush (she picked that one over the Rooney because it's "just like Grandaddy's"). When I offered her the DE, a Gillette NEW, she balked and said she'd rather use her cartridge thingy. I told her that those really can irritate my skin and she should just try the DE.

I demonstrated the proper angle, (lack of) pressure, grip, etc. with a Tech (no blade loaded) and she finally got flustered and said, "Fine. If you want me to use that thing, then I will."

Result? Not half bad. She found a good angle (quickly, thank God) and used zero pressure. She thought that the sound of the hairs popping out was "neat", and the alum bar and lack of hair on my neck confirmed that she did a good job.

She kind of liked it. Now if I just can get her to use one a DE on herself...

How do you guys get your women hooked on DE shaving (those who have been able to do that)?

 

[talibeard]

My wife isn't hooked up yet but she is tempted; not at first you know, I think women can't stand it when a man has a 'bathroom' hobby and needs more shelve space than she does.....

But anyway the last couple of times I shaved her legs with a DE because she is still too frightened to use it herself (or because she likes the attention). She prefers the result above any other method so any day now I expect her to have confiscated my best brush and favourite razor!

 

[ambrose]

with a pink lady gillette

 

[Newfie]

My wife wouldn't let her anywhere near her legs with a DE, and she refuses to try it herself.

 

[Monkeydad]

I keep offering to let my wife use my brush and try it on her legs....she keeps refusing...probably out of fear because when my mother was visiting, she saw my Gillette SS and said "THAT'S THE SAME RAZOR I GOT THIS SCAR ON MY LEG FROM!" and showed us where she removed a large chunk of her shin in an apparent shaving accident about 30 years ago.

Thanks, Mom...undoing all of my hard work.

Maybe I'll get my wife a Lady Gillette.

 

[kingfisher]

Aint gonna happen at my house. Period.

Labor Day was the first time she's actually watched me shave with a DE razor. She now thinks I'm completely crazy.

"How many times are you going to shave?!?"

"I'm doing three 'passes,' but it's only one shave."

"THREE TIMES! It's ridiculous."

"But I enjoy it."

"It takes too much time! You should go back to the other way!"

 

[withoutink]

Aint gonna happen at my house. Period.

Labor Day was the first time she's actually watched me shave with a DE razor. She now thinks I'm completely crazy.

"How many times are you going to shave?!?"

"I'm doing three 'passes,' but it's only one shave."

"THREE TIMES! It's ridiculous."

"But I enjoy it."

"It takes too much time! You should go back to the other way!"

+1 sounds like a conversation with my SWMBO

 

[mainaman]

I told mine it will save some serious cash ,

 

[paulboeck]

+1 sounds like a conversation with my SWMBO

Ditto!

 

[dbconlin]

I told mine it will save some serious cash ,

Good one!

 

[sir_towel_rack]

Good one!

LOL I love on this site how so many guys have this "battle" against their women, sneaking things home, exaggerating costs and cost benefits, having counter-space battles, and so on. And gabbing with the guys here calling them SWMBO. Hilarious (I live alone)!

"It takes too much time! You should go back to the other way!"

My gf seems fully understanding, my explanations of the mechanics of multi-blade vs. single and improvement in skin appearance seem to make sense to her, as does not paying huge money for cartridges. She's supportive. Then again, it's my money and bathroom, might be different if we were married!

/ Getting her a DE
// Hopes held high, but not really... more expensive/safer will probably win over cheap/oldschool

 

[cmiwa]

with a pink lady gillette

+1 This is a well known universal truth. The Pinky has magical powers. It even sort of looks like a wand.

 

[onotoman]

but it's fine for them to take an hour to apply makeup, change their outfit 3 times, ask 'Does my bum look big in this'? to which we reply 'of course not' but they change the outfit anyway. Change shoes a couple of times then decide the jewellery doesn't go with the outfit and change again...

Or is this just my good lady?

She uses my alum bloc too!

Aint gonna happen at my house. Period.

Labor Day was the first time she's actually watched me shave with a DE razor. She now thinks I'm completely crazy.

"How many times are you going to shave?!?"

"I'm doing three 'passes,' but it's only one shave."

"THREE TIMES! It's ridiculous."

"But I enjoy it."

"It takes too much time! You should go back to the other way!"

 

[Newfie]

If I may be so bold as to jack this thread a little:

SNIP<<<< 'Does my bum look big in this'? >>>>SNIP

That is a question no man in his right mind will answer.

Say yes and you're dead.

Say no at the wrong time and you may get an answer like "What? You don't think my butt has any shape to it??"

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt and it don't fit.

THREADJACK OVER, WE WILL NOW RETURN YOU TO YOUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING

 

[Proinsias]

Far too much time and effort she says, it's just silly.

She does have a knack these days for going in for bath as I'm about to start a shave. Once I've soaked the brush and soap, worked up a nice warm lather in the bowl and taken out a DE she says "could you pass me that for minute?".

Too much time and effort for her......

I can get my own back by stropping a straight instead of taking out the DE, apparently there is something a little unsettling about someone preparing a razor sharp edge on a piece of leather in front of you whilst you sit in the bath - some people are really weird.

 

[rainman]

You have accomplished something that I could never achieve.

 

[Proinsias]

To be fair I think it started with us getting ready for a night out, her in the bath and me shaving:

"Could you pass me one my of razors?"

"None left"

"Hmmm, gimme your stuff then, as it's ready"

Tomorrow I get to tell her I was talking to guys on the internet about her in the bath

 

[Barbarian]

1. Hide or throw away all of her crappy razors.

2. When she gets desperate to shave, act like you don't want her to use one of your 'vintage' or 'special' razors.

3. Finally, give in. She will think she won something in true SWMBO fashion and use a DE.

4. Now that it is her idea, go on to explain that they do make some DE's for ladies...buy her a Lady Gillette and you are in business.

This is kind of how things worked with my wife, but more from necessity. She ran out of disposables - I didn't have to hide them.

 

[bigben]

great, saves money.

 

[koso]

My wife must be the adventurous type: she was already using my KMF cream, when I offered her a late 40's SS she tried it and loved it. It's hers now.