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PaperclipPerfector  1mo ago (text post)   2468 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for October 3, 2025

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What razor do you use? And what is the process for shaving that you use to cut yourself the least?

I used to shave every 2 or 3 days in high school. I didn't use any shaving cream, I just got in a hot shower and then either shaved afterwards, splashing hot water on my face, or shaved while I was in the shower. These days, I just use hair clippers to clip my face. It works okay, but I should do it more often. But I think I should probably start getting close shaves again.

Back when I used to shave, I used a straight razor. It was amazing. Some days I used shaving cream, most days I just did it straight out of the shower with a room full of steam. When I'd freshly sharpened it, it was like a magic eraser for hair.

It does take some practice for getting into the nooks and crannies around your jaw line. But there are really only two things you need to do in order to not cut yourself. Never, ever, no matter what pull along the blade. You will instantly slice yourself. Probably not deep if it's just sloppiness, but you're getting cut. Second rule of thumb is to go with the grain at least once, and then do another pass against the grain if you want it extra smooth, but I rarely found it necessary. If you are having trouble, ease off on the angle.

The other nice thing about is over disposable razors was I got a lot less skin irritation. Since it lifts the cut hair off and away, instead of gumming up the 3-5 blades and grinding it against your face, it felt a lot better. You can also keep it sharp, so you use a lot less pressure, meaning your doing a lot less damage to your skin attempting to scrape the hair off your face.

pull along the blade

What does this mean?

A slicing motion as opposed to a scraping motion.

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