Shaving Blades

[Donnellys Hollow]

I ditched the cartridge razors a year or two ago and bought myself one of the old style double edged safety razors for about €50. A pack of 100 blades which last for well over a year can be bought online for less than a tenner. Initially it takes a while to get the hang of it and it does take a few minutes extra to shave each morning but it's a much closer shave than the Gillette and Wilkinson Sword cartridge razors.

[bennydorano]

No electric men? I used to use a pretty decent one at some point, but never could get used to it, always thought it was worse in the skin than the blade & soap.

[GalwayBayBoy]

No electric men? I used to use a pretty decent one at some point, but never could get used to it, always thought it was worse in the skin than the blade & soap.

Don't like the feeling an electric shaver leaves after you use one.

[Orior]

Very disappointed.

I thought this thread was going to be about shaving babes.

[Tony Baloney]

No electric men? I used to use a pretty decent one at some point, but never could get used to it, always thought it was worse in the skin than the blade & soap.

Electric here. Blades bring me out in an awful rash around the throat and although the electric razor isn't as close as a blade it does the job.

Had it at least 16 years and cost about 80 quid so a fiver a year isnt too shabby.

[Bud Wiser]

Theres a friend of mine, Paddy Drac (Google his pic and you get the drift) and a few years ago he got the gig of Santy Claus in the Square in Tallaght and a young lad comes in and pops up on his knee. Conversation goes like this;

Paddy; Hop up there, now,  are you a good boy.
Young Lad; Yeah.
Paddy; Well tell me what you would like me to bring you for Christmas.
Y.L. ;  Ah, well, blades anyway.
Paddy;  But shur your too young to be shaving?
Y.L.;   Roller blades ya f**king thick ya?
Paddy: (Little slap on the knee) Don't you curse at Santy or use that language or I'll bring you nothing.
Y.L  Starts bawling

Young lads Ma goes for Paddy and starts bating him, end of Santy Gig, Santy sacked.

[heganboy]

Dollar shave club
http://youtu.be/ZUG9qYTJMsI

any excuse to show the best ad of the year...

[ziggy90]

Theres a friend of mine, Paddy Drac (Google his pic and you get the drift) and a few years ago he got the gig of Santy Claus in the Square in Tallaght and a young lad comes in and pops up on his knee. Conversation goes like this;

Paddy; Hop up there, now,  are you a good boy.
Young Lad; Yeah.
Paddy; Well tell me what you would like me to bring you for Christmas.
Y.L. ;  Ah, well, blades anyway.
Paddy;  But shur your too young to be shaving?
Y.L.;   Roller blades ya f**king thick ya?
Paddy: (Little slap on the knee) Don't you curse at Santy or use that language or I'll bring you nothing.
Y.L  Starts bawling

Young lads Ma goes for Paddy and starts bating him, end of Santy Gig, Santy sacked.

Brilliant.

[CiKe]

I ditched the cartridge razors a year or two ago and bought myself one of the old style double edged safety razors for about €50. A pack of 100 blades which last for well over a year can be bought online for less than a tenner. Initially it takes a while to get the hang of it and it does take a few minutes extra to shave each morning but it's a much closer shave than the Gillette and Wilkinson Sword cartridge razors.

Did the same 5yrs ago, would never go back. Cut the face off myself for the first month but much much closer and don't have have to go over and over the same patch. I tend to be scruffy so twice a week max, pack of 10 does me for some time! Bought the brother one for Christmas one year. He'd have much heavier beard and never got used to it.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Very good Bud, can just imagine that one! 

[Bud Wiser]

Paddy got a gig in Hush nightclub for Christmas and got in trouble again, something about telling one of the ladies where he would like to empty his sack. 

[bennydorano]

I've been going through a few new types of blades this year - caught by a bit of marketing gimmickery for a Cornerstone,  and Dorco, but surprisingly enough the new winner is a Bic! A much fancier updated one that the old disposable one - it's very impressive for head & face.

[Seany]

I've moved to Harry's recently. Far better. Cheaper. They work out what your needs are and then send you them each month.

[bennydorano]

That seems to be the new in thing, had that with Cornerstone and now again with Bic.