Maybe if you stopped wasting time on shaving you'd be able to find enough time to continue to perform you modding/admin duties.

:-P

No kidding, Tolstoy. Is this what it's for, abge? Quit modding so you can write posts about how to save money joining some pyramid scheme?

Man. What a gip.

lol

Well, now that I'm not raking in the big bucks as a mod, I have to make a living somehow.

more for meeeeeeeee (that way i can afford my fancy-pants four-bladed razor)

My beard's coming back this year, but best of luck to you all.

And if you really want to save, A barber's straight razor costs <$30 and the blades can be had for about 3.5 cents each (that's right $3.50 for 100). Just search barber razor on Amazon. Closest shave you'll ever get. And if ya want some help, I'll shave ya, just make certain we aren't in a game together or I might shave you a little *too* close. ;-)

A while back, I looked into straight razors, but decided they were too involved. Plus, my hand-eye coordination is slightly sub-par, so I was a afraid I'd Sweeney Todd myself.

@CA

I've been growing a beard as well, but I still need to shave my neck and the top part of my cheeks.

A dedicated equipment for facial hair? What a waste, just use electric hair clippers.

I know karaaate, I know jujitsu and i driiive like a gangster when i'm comin to see you. :P

So how come men don't use Nair or a product like it on their faces rather than shaving multiple times a week?

And for the record, I have a beard so am not an ideal test subject for the group.

Nair? I'm guessing blades are more manly... Saw an interesting article about how men don't become vegetarian becuase it's not manly enough, pretty sure the same applies to shaving.

I'm a vegetarian, suck my dick. Lol.

But I don't use Nair, that's for giiirrrlymen.

:P

Nairobi will burn your face. It's harsh stuff and even the manifest men would wind up looking like they were blushing for days after using it.

*Nair - stupidphone autocorrect.

Oh god. Nair sounds awful. No way I would put that on my body.

manliest - another stupidphone autocorrect

I'm a vegetarian and a man and a straight razor user, so maybe I have some special insight into this issue.

I strongly recommend using a straight razor, with quality shaving soap or good cream. Most cheap disposable razors, especially the ones with eight blades or whatever number they're up to, make my face hurt and give me razor burn. This only makes sense: the first cheap blade tugs the hair out, the second cheap blade cuts it, and the whisker slides back down below the skin to get irritated. I have never gotten razor burn using a straight razor.

Plus, it's cheaper. Blades are so cheap as to be practically free, if you buy in bulk from Amazon or somewhere like that. The initial investment in the razor and brush is a little pricey, but if you shave often, it will pay for itself in less than a year. Also, the fanciest shaving soaps are cheaper than canned cream.

It's a depilatory cream that will leave your skin irritated somewhat and, sensitive skin (like the face) will actually get a slight chemical burn.

Merkur safety razor with Kiehl's for the brush and get the blue stuff while you're there for after.

I was going to say, what's not manly about spreading caustic chemicals over your face to melt the hair away? But I see why people wouldn't want to end up looking like the joker.

If you use a straight razor, don't you need to sharpen it before every use with a leather strop or something like that? How much does a strop cost on top of the $30 cost of the razor itself, and does that make the process much more of a hassle?

Just buy replacement blades at 3 or 4 cents per blade (yes *cents*).