• Staiden@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 months ago

    I still use safety razors. I get all excited when I’m at a bathroom that I can slip one in the wall.

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      9 months ago

      Safety razors are the best! They are cheap, you can buy a bunch of quality blades for pennies compared to a “Mach 3” or whatever.

      Once you learn how to shave with one, there’s no going back.

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        9 months ago

        What’s different about shaving with one as opposed to a regular disposable?

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          9 months ago

          They’re much less irritating to your skin. Disposable razor commercials sold the world on the idea that more blades=closer and smoother shave; when in reality they can really tear up your face and leave razor bumps and ingrown hairs.

        • Staiden@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          9 months ago

          Just crazy cheap. I spent probably 5 dollars on shaving last year. That’s using the most expensive blades made.

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            9 months ago

            Do they really not make any with a swivel head? That’s a pretty useful feature imo, and certainly would be easy to design for on a safety razor.

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              9 months ago

              I’d say it’s more of a learning curve question. With a swiwel you get good results most of the time but if it doesn’t work as you need there’s nothing to do. With a solid construction you need to learn to manipulate it efficiently but then it’s that you can use it for any shape of skull. TL;DR convenient ≠ better

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                9 months ago

                I’ve literally never once had a swivel head razor that didn’t work.

                It really seems like a stretch to make this into a skill issue lol