alright guys… I’m going away for a few months on my own and I’m trying to get a hold of a single blade safety razor…you know…the classic ones.
for those of you, who don’t have a clue what I’m referring to, this is what it looks like:
Ever since I started shaving (I’m 22 by the way), I always used my dad’s single blade safety razor kits. he always finds someone who is coming from back home (srilanka) and tells them to bring him a kit or two. that razor is the ONLY type of razor that I ever used on my face( those razors give me the BEST close shave and they never cut my face up like the new fancy ones)…that and my Braun 7000 series.
I recently broke my single blade, and I tried using the new fancy shmancy 4 5 6 blade razors, and they piss me off. so I’m using my Braun 7000. I’m trying to get a hold of a single blade safety razor but they are nowhere to be found locally. online specialty shops are selling them for 50-100$ for a quality piece. I’m dying without one and I need one within a week.
my dad was no use.
ebay was somewhat helpful, I ordered some random ass safety razor to the new place. hopefully it won’t cause any problems
I’m still looking for one in local Toronto.
Now, I know there are a lot of older guys on here and might know where I’m coming from. so what do you guys use?
my brother’s gf went to some uppity place in Toronto to get him a really nice straight blade as a gift and they told her not to bother with it. Instead they recommended just going and getting someone who knows what they’re doing to give you a shave.
too many people cut themselves too often when trying to take this up apparently.
I was using Mach 3 samples for years that my brother had left over from a promotion but when we ran out i couldnt bring myself to spend $30 on a pack of cartridges.
Then i found out that this is another perfect example of what you should be buying off of Ebay… they’re like a buck a piece for bulk, authentic cartridges… i’m set for 3 years
Add that to the list of things that should only be bought on ebay.
blackberry or iphone accessories at 90% off
laser toner cartridges at 90% off
all kinds of other shit that retails at the mall in the $30 - $125 range that goes for $2 and free shipping on ebay.
at tony walker & co, in the body and beauty they carry e-shave, very similar to the products to the art of shaving
e shave has alot of good quality creams and oils that when i was working at TW i tested out from time to time
they also carry the fancy handled basic razors like king stated, i believe they use a 4 blade though (gillette proglide i believe)
i saw a whole show on CBC about how dudes gank entire trucks of that stuff and hustle it to grey market dealers / flea market merchants etc and i’m totally fine with it.
Re: ebay mach3 cartridges… I did some research - the 60 for 60 ones are just “refills” aka not authentic - correct? I bought some the other day, new in genuine gillette package 45$ for 20.
My uncle John used to be the head of Marketing at Gillette, Then moved to Swiss Herbal or some shit a few years ago. I miss getting tons fo gillette and braun shit and duracells when i was a kid.
hmm, I use a gillete fusion (the one that vibrates) and those new 5 blade really sharp razors… I shave every day and these seem to do a damn good job… smooth as a baby everyday
I started out with a Mach 3, then switched to the safety razor. I recently switched now to a Fusion powered pro glide because I just haven’t been happy with how well I shaved with a safety razor. I may go back to it because the main problem I had with everyday run of the mill razors was the burn. I could never shave every day or even every other day without getting bad razor burn on my neck. And I have to say that this went away with the safety razor but so far the pro glide has done me well.
but an ADULT MAN that has to shave every morning isn’t going to go have someone else shave them …