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vgrund
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Aug 6, 2015
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DE shaving is all about technique. Arguments that it is not money saving are arguments that one did not master the techniques. A $30 DE razor will do nicely for learning. Once one's techniques are polished, one can appreciate the finer qualities of this baby.
KAPS1M0
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Aug 16, 2015
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semkaHere are my two cents, recently having tried new ways of shaving myself...
Shaving expenses (within the last month): Muhle R89, Vulfix Grosvenor Brush, Proraso pre-shave Cream, Proraso shaving soap, Edwin Jagger shaving bowl, Alum Bloc, Proraso shave cut healing gel, Proraso aftershave, blade sampler pack (+ Supermax shaving cream), Kent brush stand, Muhle blade guard.
All these for approximately £115. Let's swap the Muhle razor for the Feather razor ($150=£100): 115 - 25 + 100 = £190 And now let's swap the Grosvenor (£15) for a luxurious £125 brush. That makes it £300.
Previous shaving expenses: Gillette Mach3 + tens of useless blades (couldn't shave with that) Wilkinson Sword Quattro + even more blades (marginally better than the Gillette) Many useless disposable razors A lot of shaving foam and gel cans
Unfortunately, I don't have the receipts for all of these, so I'll improvise: I'll take their prices from Amazon.co.uk (which offers far better prices than what I've paid over the years)... Ok, so for 2 packs of disposable BIC razors, 2 cans of Gillette gel, 1 can of Nivea foam, 1 Mach3 razor+16 Gillette cartridges, 1 Wilkinson Quattro razor+160 cartridges, and an aftershave I get £310. Lol £310. I have spent way more than that. But I'm keeping the £310.
So, I'd spent £310 for very poor shaves before I splashed in £300 and luxuriously shaved myself to baby-face levels of smooth for the first time in my life. I mean this, I can't remember the last time my face felt so smooth (not all of it though, some patches weren't that smooth, I'm still learning).
Seeing that I won't spend big cash on blades anymore and I only need a shaving soap/cream (say an expensive one at £20) every few months, whereas I would spend £20 every month for multi-blade cartridges and foam, I'd say that I do save a little money. And I do so with class.
Shaving expenses (within the last month): Muhle R89, Vulfix Grosvenor Brush, Proraso pre-shave Cream, Proraso shaving soap, Edwin Jagger shaving bowl, Alum Bloc, Proraso shave cut healing gel, Proraso aftershave, blade sampler pack (+ Supermax shaving cream), Kent brush stand, Muhle blade guard.
All these for approximately £115. Let's swap the Muhle razor for the Feather razor ($150=£100): 115 - 25 + 100 = £190 And now let's swap the Grosvenor (£15) for a luxurious £125 brush. That makes it £300.
Previous shaving expenses: Gillette Mach3 + tens of useless blades (couldn't shave with that) Wilkinson Sword Quattro + even more blades (marginally better than the Gillette) Many useless disposable razors A lot of shaving foam and gel cans
Unfortunately, I don't have the receipts for all of these, so I'll improvise: I'll take their prices from Amazon.co.uk (which offers far better prices than what I've paid over the years)... Ok, so for 2 packs of disposable BIC razors, 2 cans of Gillette gel, 1 can of Nivea foam, 1 Mach3 razor+16 Gillette cartridges, 1 Wilkinson Quattro razor+160 cartridges, and an aftershave I get £310. Lol £310. I have spent way more than that. But I'm keeping the £310.
So, I'd spent £310 for very poor shaves before I splashed in £300 and luxuriously shaved myself to baby-face levels of smooth for the first time in my life. I mean this, I can't remember the last time my face felt so smooth (not all of it though, some patches weren't that smooth, I'm still learning).
Seeing that I won't spend big cash on blades anymore and I only need a shaving soap/cream (say an expensive one at £20) every few months, whereas I would spend £20 every month for multi-blade cartridges and foam, I'd say that I do save a little money. And I do so with class.
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