• @reverendz@lemmy.ml
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    02 years ago

    Safety razors are the best! They are cheap, you can buy a bunch of quality blades for pennies compared to a “Mach 3” or whatever.

    Once you learn how to shave with one, there’s no going back.

      • @Satiric_Weasel@beehaw.org
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        02 years ago

        They’re much less irritating to your skin. Disposable razor commercials sold the world on the idea that more blades=closer and smoother shave; when in reality they can really tear up your face and leave razor bumps and ingrown hairs.

      • @Staiden@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        02 years ago

        Just crazy cheap. I spent probably 5 dollars on shaving last year. That’s using the most expensive blades made.

      • ferret
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        02 years ago

        The head isn’t on a hinge so you have to manage the angle yourself

        • @Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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          02 years ago

          Do they really not make any with a swivel head? That’s a pretty useful feature imo, and certainly would be easy to design for on a safety razor.

          • lad
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            02 years ago

            I’d say it’s more of a learning curve question. With a swiwel you get good results most of the time but if it doesn’t work as you need there’s nothing to do. With a solid construction you need to learn to manipulate it efficiently but then it’s that you can use it for any shape of skull. TL;DR convenient ≠ better

            • @Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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              02 years ago

              I’ve literally never once had a swivel head razor that didn’t work.

              It really seems like a stretch to make this into a skill issue lol