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I bought 1000 ct Wilkinson Sword Gillettes. Probly last me until I die. I’m 60. My facial hair is stiff as hard drawn copper wire. I only get a maximum of 2.5 shaves per blade.

I just use Noxzema or hot water.

They sell blade samplers on ebay, and I strongly recommend OP picking one up. Everyone's skin and facial hair is different, and what works great for someone else may chew your face up. Try several different blades and eventually you will find one that works for you.

I recently bought a bag of the Schick single blade disposable razors because they were cheap. They work better than most cheap disposable razors that I know of.

Electric razors give me a festering batch of ingrown whiskers. Been using safety razors for years now. Recommend getting one that can adjust the blade angle. Also try different blades; one man's medicine is another man's poison. I've actually had pretty good luck with el cheapo Derby blades.

I'm not a very good barometer because I only shave when I go to town which is usually once a week (sometimes twice) but I get about a month out of a blade.

I thought this thread was about pussy. Never mind.

Another good product for ingrowns: Tend Skin aftershave.

Expensive as all get out and burns like the fires of Hell, but it is the most effective ingrown treatment I have found. Use daily. Follow it with a balm.

What's a razor?
In my other life, I'm Santa.

I’m working my way through a sample pack of blades that I bought on amazon. Ten blades from ten different manufacturers. The Persona blades have been the best so far. Derby was OK. Feather nicked me too much. I wouldn’t have thought that different blades could be so different. It’s a little nerdy but I’m making notes on how each one performs. I’ll probably round robin and check notes on the second cutting and make comparisons. Maybe a ladder test for best accuracy. Nerdy.

I have actually been enjoying shaving since Gillett pissed me off enough to go old school safety razor. Guess I got lucky because the crazy sharp Feather brand blades are treating my face just fine. No need for a ladder test but IZH27 please do report back on how your test results turn out

https://www.amazon.com/MERKUR-Class...amp;refRID=N2RV7TF86KCGG3MG01V4&th=1

This is the razor I bought..... I bought 50 of the Feather blades for less than $12.00. I'm more than happy with the results so for less than $23.00 I just placed an order for 100 more..... I should be good for the next 3 years now. Bite me Gillett.



https://www.amazon.com/s?k=feather+razor+blades&i=beauty&crid=3T47WBFSLY3YY&sprefix=Feather%2Cbeauty%2C161&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_7

Not sure why the Feather razor blade link isn't working but you can just type in the name....

Adjustable Gillette safety razor, 70s vintage, is now my go to. Eying Feather blades but have dozens of Astras to use up first... I generally go 6 to 10 days between harvests while on the road. I like shaving at home. A new blade makes it a pleasure

I do also use Schick Extreme 3s for less challenging crops.


Adjustable butterfly for me... Seems like the ideal design to me.

I've been using the Kai blades in my Merkur and they give a great shave...typically keep 'em for a couple weeks up to a month before swapping in a new one.
KAI stainless steel double edge safety razor blades

Used the Williams "Mug" shaving soap for decades....cheap and good enough. Then decided to try something different and ordered some Phoenix Shaving Soap - "Gondolier" flavor. WOW! What a huge improvement and didn't realize what i had been missing....it's easy to use too much - only a light dabbing with the brush is plenty and it smells pretty good as well.
Phoenix "Gondolier" saving soap

Started using an electric when I had my appendix hacked out of me. It was just much easier shave with at the time. I never went back.

same one i bought a few months back along with a 100 pack of astor blades. been happy with it.

If you want to try some different blades, here you can buy a bunch of different brands.
You can pick your own selection and buy just 1 blade of any brand you want.
That way if you don't like a blade you don't have others that you are stuck with.
http://tryablade.com/blade

Fyi the first blades I tried were van der hagen that I bought at Walmart. Those suck.

Nicks are a problem for me. Aspirin, plavix and Eliquis cause problems with a blade. Electric for me. Hasbeen

Pre-war Gillette Tech Fat Handle with Feather blade.

Pretty basic Merkur with Feather blades does the job for me. Blades last about a month shaving every day. The trick for me is shower before shaving, and clean/flip blade every other day.

Yeah, taking blood thinners and aspirin are is what keeps me from buying a safety razor.