duffa Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I'm fed up with the price of cartridge shavers ..so may have a go at the old 'double edged' shavers / blades .. anyone tried them before ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 I'm fed up with the price of cartridge shavers ..so may have a go at the old 'double edged' shavers / blades .. anyone tried them before ? never tried the old style doubles tbh but It cant be any harder than using a shavette and I managed with one of them for months without slitting my own throat. obviously I dont still use it given that most mornings I can shake like a smackrat three days into turkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganges Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 used them years ago, they are fine once you get used to them, so to start with have plenty of bog roll handy , the only issue i had really was that you dont really know (until its too late) if you are using each side evenly, if you get my drift, so not really sure you will see much in the way of any savings, ie one side may get duller than the other, so you change the blade (hope you see where i am coming from), so my suggestion do as i did grow a short lenght beard, and just shave to trim the sides and neck, yes i know dont say it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) Apparently it's the latest craze to buy the old "safety razors" I do think it will save money even in the medium term (not short term as the razors can be over 30 quid) The blades are DIRT cheap, the soap which you use to create the lather be dirt dirt cheap too, the only downside is the amount of time it takes you shave (apparently you have to reapply the foam so you're doing the whole face twice..if not THREE times, and it takes 2 minutes just to create the foam in a bowl. The upside is the savings and the fact they apparently never give razor burn,ingrowing hairs or lumps and bumps on your skin. I'm thinking about it myself but im not sure i can get up early enough in the morning to spend 15 minutes shaving Edited October 1, 2013 by Craig855S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Ive adopted the "designer stubble" with one of those babylis(sp) for men thingies the missus bought me. least thats the excuse......... basically Im just bone idle now where shavings concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 thankfully at work i dont have to see or speak to customers, so i can afford to be lazy about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganges Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Ive adopted the "designer stubble" with one of those babylis(sp) for men thingies the missus bought me. you t*at pmsl only you least thats the excuse......... basically Im just bone idle now where shavings concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Bloody hell, lads. How quickly are you firing through razors that you're having to resort to anything but a regular modern shave? I shave my head daily, and my face twice a week.. I get a fair bit of mileage out of my Wilkinson Hydro 3 blades, and they're around a fiver for a pack of 4 replacement blades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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