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    Quote Originally Posted by julesd68 View Post
    I used Merkur blades for a long time but now use the Bic Chrome Platinums which are a little sharper but still extremely smooth for me.
    Choice of blades is a such personal thing though ... Bit like vintage tubes!!
    agreed. I usually prefer Turkish Derbys myself but like feathers too, although they can be a tad sharp. Use a Muhle with long handle myself as Ive big hands
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

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    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

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    I didn’t get on with either of those two blades, especially the Derby which had me worried I was going to cut my face to ribbons at any given moment!
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    I used to hate shaving 'cos water always dripped down my forearm and got my shirt cuffs wet and they took all day to dry out; electric shavers take too long and need too many passes - and I haven't even got a particularly strong growth. Haven't bothered for a couple of years now apart from a weekly trim with a number 1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by julesd68 View Post
    I didn’t get on with either of those two blades, especially the Derby which had me worried I was going to cut my face to ribbons at any given moment!
    think Ive only nicked myself a couple of times with a Derby. and that was due to trying to use it too many times. I usually just have 3 shaves with a blade. You get more out of a feather tho.
    Regards,
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    Quote Originally Posted by Len Co View Post
    I used to hate shaving 'cos water always dripped down my forearm and got my shirt cuffs wet and they took all day to dry out; electric shavers take too long and need too many passes - and I haven't even got a particularly strong growth. Haven't bothered for a couple of years now apart from a weekly trim with a number 1.
    Shave before you put the shirt on Mark
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    Bloody 'ell, I can see why you lot are so OCD about Hi-Fi


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    I shave my head every two or three days using a Lidl 5-blade Shark razor, which cost £2.99.
    I think that's very reasonably priced and the refills are cheap - four for £3.79.
    I get through one a month I guess.

    They're really, really sharp so I always have to take it nice and slow for the first couple of shaves with a new head - on the razor, not on my shoulders

    Twice in the past I've forgotten and done my usual speedy slash shave and taken a long ribbon of skin off my bonce.
    It's very painful and takes days to heal. Incidentally, if you do get a scab anywhere, just moisturise the hell out of it and it heals much faster - the juices in the lotion seem to speed up the entire clotting process for some reason.

    I wouldn't shave my face with one though - far to unwieldy for that, with the five blades - but it's absolutely brilliant for my head. I've used other razors like two- and three-blade disposables and the difference is staggering.

    I actually don't shave my face at all - I've got a beard trimmer and keep a constant level of stubble.
    I don't think I've shaved it for at least a decade, maybe longer.
    It's like tattoos - nobody cares anymore

    Oh, and as for foam or gel .. it doesn't really matter. I've used soap and it's been fine.
    Just so long as everything's lubricated nicely, as the actress said to the bishop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rigger67 View Post
    It's like tattoos - nobody cares anymore
    I do.

    I know many people with tattoos, but I always think it displays something of a lack of judgement to have them.

    Same with extreme body piercings and wearing loads of bling jewelry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Shave before you put the shirt on Mark
    Tried that but my armpits got wet! :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Len Co View Post
    Tried that but my armpits got wet! :-)
    Just had one and mine didnt close enough too and no cuts
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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