What's Your Pleasure?

[mbrossar]

It's interesting reading everyone's passions about their decorticate accoutrements, but it gets me wondering, what is the distribution of shaving instrument classifications across this group? So, I thought I'd post a little poll. Realizing that your current equipment may have something to do with your relative experience, perhaps you could also comment on that too. Anticipating that some vary their line-up, which would you rate as your favorite and then perhaps comment on your rotation.

That said, what's your favorite razor type?
1. Straight
2. Safety - Slant
3. Safety - Open Comb
4. Safety - Closed Comb
5. Injector
6. Cartridge (e.g. M3)
7. Electric
8. Other

Okay, I'll start...

I'm a nood, about a month into it. My implement of choice is an open comb safety.

 

[Jonnyfive]

So far I have only tried open comb and closed comb and I prefer closed comb

I find the teeth on an open comb to be too rough on my face. Not that it leaves any marks it's just not as smooth an comfortable as a closed comb.

 

[Muirtach]

Other people's leisure

 

[SavantStrike]

Straight!

I also voted electric because I wanted to be the only guy on here to do it.

I own a single DE, and have used it to good effect, but it doesn't get a lot of play time.

 

[m13a8]

As of right now I love my DE closed-comb, but if I'm in a situation where I need a shave in 2 minutes because I over-slept, it's the electric. I use it less than once a month, so I didn't even vote for it. I want to move into straights at some point, but I find them intimidating and think I should get more experience with DE's first.

 

[wundergussy]

I switch back and forth from the slant to the open-comb about equally. Variety is the spice of life, and I want to keep a spicy face.

 

[adonnellyr]

Straight!

 

[mdunn]

Straight!

meeee tooooo!

 

[Luc]

I have to go with the open comb... Love the design, love the way it works!

 

[Dustinl]

For me it's a single-edge closed comb. Nothing delivers a closer, irritation-free shave for my beard and skin type than a 1912 type single edge razor.


DL

 

[40_Caliber]

What no choice for an adjustable?

MERGRESS hands down favorite.

.40

 

[RayH]

I prefer closed comb/safety bar type razors. I have a Merkur #157 open comb. Its fine but I think I get a better shave with the Merkur #42 1904 closed comb.

 

[Johnny Dale]

What no choice for an adjustable?

Good point! I love my Fatboy. Matches my waistline!

 

[Bright (Satin) Futur]

Merkur Futur -> Feathers, Dorco 301-ST
Vulfix Super Badger Brush

HydroLast Soap Cube
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
Tabac
L'Occitane Cade Soap
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
Yardly bar soap (.70 cents at Big Lots!) Great; smooth and cheap

Hydrolast Aftershave Balm (ASB)
The Gentleman's Refinery ASB

 

[Stubblefield]

Sharpened clamshell does it for me.

 

[ambrose]

Straight, open comb slant, then open comb, last the safety bar.

 

[mretzloff]

I voted for straight and closed comb. I am just starting to straight shave, so right now I still prefer my closed comb.

 

[ouch]

It's interesting reading everyone's passions about their decorticate accoutrements, but it gets me wondering, what is the distribution of shaving instrument classifications across this group?

I was sitting in the public library on Thurmon Street just now, skimming through 'Rogue Herries' by Horace Walpole, when suddenly I came over all peckish. Esurient. Eee I were all hungry, like! So I thought to myself, 'a little fermented curd will do the trick'. So I curtailed my Walpolling activites, sallied forth and infiltrated your place of purveyance to negotiate the vending of some cheesy comestibles.

 

[mbrossar]

What no choice for an adjustable?

MERGRESS hands down favorite.

.40

You're right. My appologies. I totally spaced the adjustables. Actually, it was on my list and when I actually typed the poll, I spaced it. Now I don't think I can change the poll. Perhaps we can just continue the way we have as voting for other and noting that you use an adjustable.

Sharpened clamshell does it for me.