Are u still active? A razor worth trying is the single bladed Gillette Guard razor made in India, available here in the UK via eBay, it’s a cartridge razor, cheap but gives a awesome shave👌excellent for travel use. Cheers🍻🥃
Thanks for the notice upload message you sent me and a good review on this safety razor. I think once you master shaving with a single bladed double edge razor it really doesn't take any more time than shaving with a cartridge razor and if you are wanting to try a vintage Gillette safety razor then I would buy a Gillette Fatboy Adjustable or a Gillette Rocket HD both are great razors.
Hi mate, have you tried the Wilkinson Sword Razor blades in that Razor 🪒. Interesting to see what you think. Just one other suggestion. Hace you tried Palmolive Cream shaving cream. Lathers up good. You should try that.🙏
You can get a decent set of safety razor, blades, brush and soap for $50. Then all you need to get are more blades once you run out. You can buy those for $0.10 each if you buy them in packets of 100 blades. You will come out ahead in less than a year vs disposable razors set up.
@@sharpshaves How do I shave with a dove soap bar? I first used the dove shea butter bar.
cut the whole bar. put the cut-up bar in a van der Haggen shave mug. add water to the mug with the soap inside the mug. make sure to cover the soap with water completely. microwave 30 sec at a time one minute. don't let the soap bubble out of the mug? stop it cool for a sec or two? do it again? it will congeal. leave in a sunny spot the water will be gone in a week or so? the soap hardened in place in the mug. don't get the soap or mug to hot a little at a time easy does it wheelchair Larry
@@sharpshaves Muhle R89 head only with iKon razor handle. derby black blades are best ones for the money. smooth and cheap 200 $20 i only use amazon wheelchair
I think you showed exactly why people use the cartridges. EASE OF USE Also you can not throw the metal blades in the recyling because they are considered a Sharps , like syringes, they are also considered a potential bio hazard with blood and transmitting of disease / infection. I notice there are still a couple of subscriptions you have not tested, including all the Gillettes and the Wilkinson Swords and the King Of Shaves yo name a few.
Thanks Geek of Shaves for the thoughts on other razors to put through their paces. I'll look them up and add them to the list. For recycling, I think it is OK if you save them up in a metal tin and then take to the tip and put in the metal recycling. Better than all the plastic anyway. Adds around 2 minutes to my shave. I'm thinking it has to be worth it.
Easy to use, certainly; more of a chore, whereas using a safety razor is a joy. And cartridge razors use a ‘tug and pull’ approach that can cause painful razor bumps / ingrown hairs and irritation. They also make use of plastic, so are not good for the environment. Finally, cartridge blades are very expensive, costing around £2 to £3 a per blade, while safety razor blades are very cheap. You can buy 100 for about £10.
@Pete Kadenz yep razor blades for DE are very cheap. Yes DE shaving is made into an event for sure by many, and this is helped a lot by wonderful shave preps. Cartridges do also have plastic for sure, although I recon it won't be long before bambo or other degradable substrates will be used as they do in some of the handles on disposables now. Most important of all is to find a shave that suits you and your needs at that time. Sometimes speed and convenience is needed and sometimes pampering and time is better to help relax. Thanks for the reply as it is always interesting to hear people views
Although I started out looking for the best subscription razor I am already getting drawn to buy more safety razors. Have been looking for a vintage Gillette.
@@sharpshaves they are very alluring. Subscriptions are dead, I have been following them since they kicked off with DSC in the USA, I did videos on why they won't work in the UK and they have held true, hence most are now fighting for shop shelf space, and all have lost millions £
Are u still active? A razor worth trying is the single bladed Gillette Guard razor made in India, available here in the UK via eBay, it’s a cartridge razor, cheap but gives a awesome shave👌excellent for travel use.
Cheers🍻🥃
I'll order that and give it a review. Thanks for the recommendation
I'm going to be testing the Gillette Guard over the next 2 weeks - thanks for the idea.
Thanks for the notice upload message you sent me and a good review on this safety razor. I think once you master shaving with a single bladed double edge razor it really doesn't take any more time than shaving with a cartridge razor and if you are wanting to try a vintage Gillette safety razor then I would buy a Gillette Fatboy Adjustable or a Gillette Rocket HD both are great razors.
Thanks. Really helpful and I'll see if I can find one of those on ebay or similar.
Hi mate, have you tried the Wilkinson Sword Razor blades in that Razor 🪒. Interesting to see what you think. Just one other suggestion. Hace you tried Palmolive Cream shaving cream. Lathers up good. You should try that.🙏
Thanks for the ideas. I'll have a look for some palm olive. Sounds good
You can get a decent set of safety razor, blades, brush and soap for $50. Then all you need to get are more blades once you run out. You can buy those for $0.10 each if you buy them in packets of 100 blades. You will come out ahead in less than a year vs disposable razors set up.
Hey where’s that vid man
On its way soon. Wanted to do a side by side comparison of old Bic to new.
Muhle R89 head only with iKon razor handle. derby black blades are best ones for the money. wheelchair Larry
Thanks Larry. I'll have a look at those blades. They sound good.
Muhle R89 head only $25 usd /// iKon razor handle. $20 usd/// are soother derby black 200 blades $20 usd if you look around? wheelchair
Simpson Trafalgar t3 Synthetic Shaving it a big brush will not lose hair over time best one for the money larry
@@sharpshaves How do I shave with a dove soap bar? I first used the dove shea butter bar.
cut the whole bar. put the cut-up bar in a van der Haggen shave mug. add water to the mug with the soap inside the mug. make sure to cover the soap with water completely.
microwave 30 sec
at a time one minute.
don't let the soap bubble out of the mug?
stop it cool for a sec or two? do it again?
it will congeal. leave in a sunny spot the water will be gone in a week or so?
the soap hardened in place in the mug.
don't get the soap or mug to hot a little at a time easy does it
wheelchair Larry
@@sharpshaves Muhle R89 head only with iKon razor handle. derby black blades are best ones for the money. smooth and cheap 200 $20 i only use amazon wheelchair
I think you showed exactly why people use the cartridges. EASE OF USE
Also you can not throw the metal blades in the recyling because they are considered a Sharps , like syringes, they are also considered a potential bio hazard with blood and transmitting of disease / infection.
I notice there are still a couple of subscriptions you have not tested, including all the Gillettes and the Wilkinson Swords and the King Of Shaves yo name a few.
Thanks Geek of Shaves for the thoughts on other razors to put through their paces. I'll look them up and add them to the list. For recycling, I think it is OK if you save them up in a metal tin and then take to the tip and put in the metal recycling. Better than all the plastic anyway. Adds around 2 minutes to my shave. I'm thinking it has to be worth it.
Easy to use, certainly; more of a chore, whereas using a safety razor is a joy. And cartridge razors use a ‘tug and pull’ approach that can cause painful razor bumps / ingrown hairs and irritation. They also make use of plastic, so are not good for the environment. Finally, cartridge blades are very expensive, costing around £2 to £3 a per blade, while safety razor blades are very cheap. You can buy 100 for about £10.
@Pete Kadenz yep razor blades for DE are very cheap. Yes DE shaving is made into an event for sure by many, and this is helped a lot by wonderful shave preps. Cartridges do also have plastic for sure, although I recon it won't be long before bambo or other degradable substrates will be used as they do in some of the handles on disposables now. Most important of all is to find a shave that suits you and your needs at that time. Sometimes speed and convenience is needed and sometimes pampering and time is better to help relax. Thanks for the reply as it is always interesting to hear people views
Although I started out looking for the best subscription razor I am already getting drawn to buy more safety razors. Have been looking for a vintage Gillette.
@@sharpshaves they are very alluring. Subscriptions are dead, I have been following them since they kicked off with DSC in the USA, I did videos on why they won't work in the UK and they have held true, hence most are now fighting for shop shelf space, and all have lost millions £
I’m not that much into safety’s
Hey when’s the next vid
This weekend. New Bic
Thx
What kind of bic like flex 3 or something flex 5 hybrid
He nicked himself 3ade
Yeah - it takes a bit of extra time for me and you can end up with a nick or two.
It’s a German razor, so it’s not Muh-lay, but more like Muh-ler
Ha thanks Pete. Yeah, German not my strong point.
Muller?
I'll try that next time. But mustn't get confused with the yoghurt!