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Are these as easy to use as Gilette razors? The savings sound good, but I'm a quite clumsy person, so if I'm going to be cutting myself every other day I'd rat
by Al-Khwarizmi 8y ago
Are these as easy to use as Gilette razors?
The savings sound good, but I'm a quite clumsy person, so if I'm going to be cutting myself every other day I'd rather pay the Gilette tax.
- slavik81 8y agoThey're not quite as easy but I wouldn't say they're difficult. The main drawback for me is that it takes longer. I need two passes for a good shave with a safety razor, and each pass is slower. I'm told it's a good time to relax and reflect, but... if I'm in a hurry I grab my quatro.
- AmericanChopper 8y agoI prefer to use them even without considering the costs. It’s possible to nick yourself, but I’ve never done anymore damage than I’d previously managed to do with a Gillette, and it doesn’t happen that often (to me at least, YMMV).
- RBerenguel 8y agoSlightly harder, only. Have only got cuts in the same places I had before, around the chin area, but overall I actually get less minor cuts with safety razor than disposable multi-blade razors (have been using safety for around two year).
- _asummers 8y agoYou'll likely cut yourself a few times at beginning as you learn the technique to hit the contours of your face. That was probably true with Gilette at beginning though right? You can buy a thing called a styptic pencil to stop bleeding. They're great, and super cheap ($1? something like that). I have a few in various toiletry bags. I cut myself MAYBE once every few hundred shaves and it was usually a bump I missed on the back of my head because I don't do it with a mirror. The typical technique is with grain, against grain, cross grain for whichever direction the hair is flowing, but I usually stop after the second one because it's smooth enough.
- _asummers 8y agoAlso blade disposal: use an old laundry detergent bottle instead of buying the little overpriced boxes.