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ONLY NICE THINGS

19:45 / 21.03.07

Oh cripes. I feel suddenly responsible.

Um. Maybe I just haven't got the hang of other razors...

19:48 / 21.03.07

Well, I read a whole bunch of other recommendations, and I like me a bit of male grooming luxury, so I wouldn't worry.

Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero

21:42 / 21.03.07

I've been in love with the SR-71, which travels, as any obsessed twelve year old knows, at Mach-3, since I was a tiny tiny boy, and that much nostalgia is too much to pass up.

Plus the X-men used to get around in one!

Um. I mean. MANLY FACIAL BEARD CHIZEL etc etc.

The whole brush and blade thing sounds great, especially in light of the news regarding Proctor & Gamble, but it also sounds like a lot of work for a lazy man like myself. I never have a whole five minutes to devote to shaving--half the time I don't even have time to use the Mach 3 and foam and opt for the electric shaver instead. Which usually leaves me still looking kinda scruffy.

22:09 / 21.03.07

And yet you have 5 minutes to post here?! Methinks you must've fallen for some sort of subliminal Barbelithian ad campaign.

Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero

23:24 / 21.03.07

Holy crap in a hat, I never would have guessed! You know what? I bet it's also the secret Barbelithian subliminals that make me spread jam all over myself and eat rocks every havest moon!

....No? Well I guess I'm just crazy then.

15:59 / 22.03.07

On shaving: I stuck with the Gilette Sensor. I've used Mach 3 blades on it and not noticed much of a difference. I like Sensor blades better, but they're harder to find.

I *did* notice a difference when I use a brush rather than using cream or smearing on whatever soap happens to be handy in the shower. Brush + shaving lotion, brush + some of that nice oily gift soap one gets from people who don't know what else to give you, brush + a bar of Zest -- doesn't really matter that much (although it's hard to get Zest to lather nicely).

So try brush. I think the extra time it requires must somehow soak the stubble or the brushing on softens the skin or something. Shaving brushes don't have slick marketing, alas.

17:08 / 22.03.07

However, cut throat razors do.

Applicationletter to Gillette

(Beware, very NSFW, contains verbal describtions of adult activities incl. sex, violence and sexy violence. Only funny if you remember the author sent this as a cover letter with a CV)

17:09 / 22.03.07

Should we change the title of this thread to 'the shaving thread'?

Blade razors though, I'm not sure about them. I don't think I fully trust myself enough to hold something against my neck that could, in all likeliness, kill me. What if I was to sneeze, or have a sudden cough that I can't stop? Although, it does give you the possibility of a brilliantly gory prank to play on your loved ones, it's just not as believable if you say you've gored yourself with a standard razor.

17:24 / 22.03.07

As I said earlier, soap=super dry skin, so that's a big no no from my point of view. Also, I do like Sensors but find I get a slightly quicker shave with a Mach 3. I accept that Sensors might be better for my skin, however.

I'm so getting a brush, but I find shaving oil really clogs up my razor.

I should stress that I have thick, dark beard hair.

18:23 / 22.03.07

From that pic of you and Bojnr as Luke and Yoda I find that hard to believe.

18:43 / 22.03.07

I'm so getting a brush, but I find shaving oil really clogs up my razor.

I started out with a tub of this sandalwood scented stuff from Body Shop that worked pretty well. It wasn't an oil, but wasn't a solid, either -- I can't see it clogging a razor.

18:50 / 22.03.07

That sounds great. I'll see if I can get it here.

18:51 / 22.03.07

I shave closely, Trips. I am teh beard after more than a day.

22:49 / 22.03.07

I use weasels for my chin hair. Yeah, I'm a sucker for the subliminal marketing of album covers from records my Dad used to own.

On a more practical note, my man-thing swears by something called acqueuous cream for shaving. He claims it's why he remains so unwrinkled. It could be a bit razor-cloggy but it leaves nice, smooth skin.

13:41 / 23.03.07

Man-Thing would totally clog a razor.

(Weird -- place of birth, Omaha, Nebraska.)

13:53 / 23.03.07

"Congratualtions! You're a man-thing now, and we at Gilette thought you might need a man-thing's razor".

Less searchable M0rd4nt

15:01 / 23.03.07

Yeah, aqueous cream ftw. I used to use E45 for shaving my head.

15:08 / 23.03.07

I have shaved with E45. Is gud, but I'm sure there's better products out there.

(I am slightly obsessed by shaving, I suppose because I really hate having to do it)

ONLY NICE THINGS

15:43 / 23.03.07

Boboss - I don't find my skin drying with dedicated shaving soap - I use.. um. Not sure. Cost about a tenner, comes in a wooden bowl, I think they sell it on St. James Street. Smells of rose, I think. I wouldn't use a soap that wasn't intended for shaving. However, you can also use a brush with shaving foam or gel, and apparently it lifts the hairs and makes the shave better. There's an italian product which comes in a tube that a lot of people swear by - I'll try to remember the name.

15:58 / 23.03.07

Oh he does. The entire bathroom gets covered in hair-like strands of vegetable matter. It's a bugger to get rid of.

Make me Uncomfortable

03:55 / 25.03.07

I've been in love with the SR-71, which travels, as any obsessed twelve year old knows, at Mach-3, since I was a tiny tiny boy, and that much nostalgia is too much to pass up.

Plus the X-men used to get around in one!

Um. I mean. MANLY FACIAL BEARD CHIZEL etc etc.

Actually, the X-Jet, or "Blackbird" as it is now being called (a clear tip off to it being part of the SR line) has been refered to as an SR-73 - the main differences ostensibly being that the Blackbird can perform Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) (while the SR-71 cannot) and can hold more than two people (IE, it has a cabin, while the SR71 has a 2 man cockpit and is 95% fuel (by weight)), and finally that the SR-73 can hit Mach 5 (according to X-Men Evolution, anyway. Also, the SR-73 has a slightly bulkier design than the SR-71.

With regards to the Blackbird's VTOL capability, the origional SR-71 actually leaked fuel until it got up to about 800 mph, at which point the metal of its body and fuel tanks got hot enough to properly seal. It technically couldn't even take off while carrying more than about 20% of its total fuel capacity. Takeoff procedure went something like "Fill up plane to 15% capacity. Take off. Get up to 350mph, using and leaking about 1/3 of that 15% (5% of total capacity, if you are keeping track). "Refuel" in mid air up to 90-100%. Crank it up to Mach 2 or 3. Stop losing fuel. Start burning Fuel. Want to make a U-Turn? Your turning radius is about 300 miles. And you are so hot that your black outer shell is blue-white, making you more of a BlueBird than a BlackBird."

I mean.... RAZORS ARE STRONG TRUTH!

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