Do you use a cartridge razor?

Well, it was a change, it was new back in its day, "safer" to use (well, at least for those idiots that also think they can dry their cats in the microwave).

Canned goo was invented as a convienience-item. It saves you two minutes whipping up the lather in the morning, hey, that's 12 hours of lifetime per year!

 

It was all about convenience. They made it sound like a huge chore. A waste of time in your life where you could be doing uch better things like sitting in front of a TV sucking suds and eating junk food. A head to head results test would have been discredited in a minute by the marketing machines.

 

You simply can not run fast enough to pay me to take one of those cartridge razors.

 

I'm using up my Mach 3,Sensor and Schick Quattro cartridges at the moment.All I can say is that with a good prep they still give a damn good shave with zero irritation.I love the shaves I am getting with my Gillette's and Gem's but you can't deny the technological advantages of a pivoting head.Expensive yes,bad shaves definately not.

 

Yes I use a Fusion because on the back side of the blade it has a special blade for shaving the crease below my nose and sideburns. :ashamed001

 

Let's just say I shave some " delicate " area's I will use a Schick injector thats the closest thing that Ill ever use that feels like holding a cartridge razor.

Cartridge is dead to me.

 

I use a Fusion on my bald head. Works well. No nicks, care free.

 

Although I use a DE razor (Merkur 38c) at home, I use either a Mach3 or a Fusion when traveling. The main reason is that they don't allow DE blades in carry-on luggage.
To be frank, I find that the cartridge razors give closer shaves with fewer nicks, weepers and cuts than my DE if I use them the same way I use my DE; three-pass shave with no pressure. (I've cut my chin twice in the last month with my DE, but I can't remember the last time I cut my chin with either cartridge razor.) My experience is that cartridge razors are much more forgiving than my DE, regardless of what DE blade I use. BTW, I use a Derby blade in my DE.
So, the question is, "Why do I continue to use my DE?" The answer is simple. I enjoy the retro feeling of the DE as well as the extra skill that is required. Some people might also cite cost saving as a reason to use a DE, because the cost of cartridges is so big. However, if you're someone, like me, who has spent quite a few $ on expensive, silvertip shaving brushes, and luxury triple-milled shaving soaps and creams, the issue really is which type of razor makes shaving a more pleasurable experience.

 

Not any more. I'll admit that the Fusion got me into the whole DE thing.

I'd tried shaving 2-3 time in my adult life and always got bumps. I tried everything that I knew (which wasn't much). WTG only, every other day, one canned cream after another. The longest I'd shaved was couple of weeks before the bumps got so bad I'd give up. The other thing was I didn't care for how it felt. With hair, I could feel things before the touched my face. Shaved, it felt a bit numb.

Then I saw an ad for the Fusion that said the 5 blades were closer together meaning less irritation. Made sense, so I gave it a try. There was less irritation, but it wasn't gone. So I started searching the web thinking maybe there some technique I was missing out on.

Most of the tips I found were with regard to shaving with safety and DE razors, but were fairly basic (hot water, light pressure, successive passes) and could be applied. They helped quite a bit. I also found for some reason I liked the feeling of a clean shaven face. Instead of feeling numb, it felt very sensitive. And I love the smoothness.

Of course I came across lots of stuff about how DE razors were far better than multi blade cartridges. Particularly after reading Leasureguy's blog and Shaveblog, I was convinced to give it a try. Of course I was talking to my wife about all this. I did a bit of research and decided to start with a Merkur Vision. My wife surprised me with an early birthday present with a four piece Vision set and a tub of GFT coconut cream.

I got my first ebay razor (a Gillette slim) when my Vision broke and I sent it back. While my slim was in the mail I went back to Fusion, but only used the single edge side. That was ok and protected my skin from the five blades attacking all at once. Little did I know that was the start of a serious case of RAD.

Well I'm hooked. I've learned SO much in the last couple of years, thanks to sites like this. I've refined my technique, tried difference blades, razors, creams, soaps, aftershave products.

Anyway, I've gone on much longer than I intended. Thanks for this site and thanks for reading.

 

DEs work fine in the shower. I do it every morning. 1) We have a small bathroom and timing is usually bad. Me shaving at the sink keeps my wife from drying her hair in time to get to work. 2) I find it easier to get a good prep soak in the shower. OTHO, I miss floating my shaving mug in the sink (a corning soup mug with a snap on lid) to keep the lather warm...

 

I disagree. Without the effort and attention, you get a better, nick free sahve with a multi blade pivot razor. But with concentration, attention, proper prep, careful selection of blade and cream, refining one's technique, and good aftershave treatment, one can get a much closer, smoother shave with a fixed DE razor. Of course the prep, etc can be used with great effect with a cartridge razor too, but the modern razors take almost all the technique out of the hands of the user, and don't allow you to choose your blade. The selection that Gillette/Schick make may not fit YOUR skin and beard.

Modern razor are all about convenience. You can do it quickly w/o paying much attention and get an ok shave. Not horrible, but never as good as the best shave from a DE.

Well, that my opinion anyway... :}

 

ive been using a pivotless trac II lately, and I must say it's been a real treat.

for me, proper prep and proper lather is more imp than razor selection. ive got tons of DEs, but I'm enjoying my trac II handle(s) at the moment. i still makes two-three passes so the experience is still prolonged.

 

space filler

My Cartridge razor currently fills the void on my rack, where I will put my eighth DE. When it arrives.
I Think my AD has reached it's limit at eight. I will start trading off the razors I don't use, for razors I'd like to try. Or I'll trade american and English gillettes for Canadian Gillettes.

 

I use a sensor for the corners around my beard and mustache. My de is too heavy at the silo doors for that.

 

I use a cartridge razor every now and then- I use it for travel because I don't want my razor and blades confiscated, and I use it for the corners of my mouth and moustache if I don't have time to shave carefully with my DE.

That said, I much prefer my DE. Shave quality's roughly the same, but I got into using DE's as a cost issue. Also, I discovered that while it's more difficult to nick myself using my cartridge, it hurts 10x worse and heals much slower AND I end up with really bad razor burn around the nick.

So I prefer my DE and use my cartridge on rare occasions.

 

Same as several others, just for travel.

 

the latest cartridge razor i tried was called the rolling razor been using it for the last couple weeks no ingrown hairs or irritation so far so good

 

Welcome to TSD, Corinbal. Enjoy your stay!

 

carts

Yes, I use cartridge razors, but I'm not supposed to admit that.