I've been happy with Dorco. I did Dollar Shave Club until I realized they were just reselling Dorcos. plus go on Slickdeals there are always some Dorco coupon codes
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 16 January 2019 20:15 (five years ago) link
What is dorco? I get my razors at cvs
― Trϵϵship, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 20:39 (five years ago) link
Still the greatest Onion op-ed
https://www.theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036
― Number None, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 20:40 (five years ago) link
Hoping I don't shred my face.
So far, so good.
― Locked in silent monologue, in silent scream (Sund4r), Wednesday, 16 January 2019 20:52 (five years ago) link
intelligible if your expectation for communication from ppl is words that make grammatical sense but convey no information
― Mordy
rolling maleness and masculinity: the place to go for information
my grammar is okay most of the time but my mechanics are pretty weak
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Thursday, 17 January 2019 02:20 (five years ago) link
this is a thread about razors, i like ms. tree as much as anybody but to hell with substance
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Thursday, 17 January 2019 02:23 (five years ago) link
I have to object about being called ‘ms. tree.’ I’m woke enough, but come on
― Trϵϵship, Thursday, 17 January 2019 02:24 (five years ago) link
https://www.catspawdynamics.com/ms-tree/
― The Elvis of Nationalism and Amoral Patriotism (rushomancy), Thursday, 17 January 2019 02:29 (five years ago) link
The Ms. Tree Method
― peace, man, Thursday, 17 January 2019 11:57 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogQjuc61EGU
the only feminist Gillette I'm interested in
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 17 January 2019 13:26 (five years ago) link
since the question came up this is from a forbes article (that a pro-commercial slate article linked to):
As Gillette has come under increasing competition from low priced competitors such as Dollar Shave Club and Harry's, along with a resurgent Schick who is offering refill cartridges that fit Gillette razors, its market share has dropped from 70% to 50% over the past decade. Gillette has been forced to drop the price of its razors by about 15% over the past few years and is on the verge of losing master brand status.
― Mordy, Thursday, 17 January 2019 16:23 (five years ago) link
tried to move my rider and the mother-effin' battery died. I can just jump that from a car battery right?
― frogbs, Thursday, 17 January 2019 16:26 (five years ago) link
Schick who is offering refill cartridges that fit Gillette razors
This is v.v. smart but can also backfire if Gillette does the same.
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Thursday, 17 January 2019 16:48 (five years ago) link
shaving's a pretty great scam, especially in beardo times where you can soak consumers with a beard trimmer that doesn't clean up the neck well necessitating a traditional razor to clean up the edges
on the bright side it means I buy actual razor blades like, once a year or something because neck cleanup takes a while to kill a blade
― mh, Thursday, 17 January 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
yeah my philips beard trimmer is shit at cleaning up the neck actually, that's a fair point.
For a while I was on the chromed out safety razor kick--it was a better shave but I nicked myself more.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 17 January 2019 17:05 (five years ago) link
I started doing my neck with a safety razor a few years ago and haven’t looked back. Hot towel for neck, shaving soap, cheap-ass badger hair brush, Feather razors, and witch hazel for aftershave. I knick myself, mainly when I’ve used the razor one too many times, but I did the same with the Mach 3, too.
― beard papa, Thursday, 17 January 2019 22:18 (five years ago) link
“Traditional” masculinity is DEAD. The secret to male sexual stamina is veggies. 😉 pic.twitter.com/51DUsqzyO3— PETA (@peta) January 16, 2019
get ready for lots more of this
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 18 January 2019 03:35 (five years ago) link
I shave in the shower without cream and a 4 bladed razor. I swap out cartridges every 3 or 4 months.
― ٩༼ º෴º ༽۶ (FlopsyDuck), Friday, 18 January 2019 03:41 (five years ago) link
Since we are all outing our shaving routines: Phillips OneBlade every other day or so and for beard and moustache trimming, Gillette Fusion5 once a week or when I want to look extra classy. I use a shaving gel called Shave With Benefits (the company's owned by a friend of my father's) that is very nice smelling and feeling in itself and claims to extend razor blade life -- and in my experience, it actually does. Pitralon as aftershave, but only the version made for the Swiss market because it's a completely different and better product and finally now readily available outside of Switzerland. (German heads understand.)
― Three Word Username, Friday, 18 January 2019 07:40 (five years ago) link
Once out of the shower and toweled dry I put the Ralph Lauren boxers back on and before applying the Mousse A Raiser, a shaving cream by Pour Hommes, I press a hot towel against my face for two minutes to soften abrasive beard hair. Then I always slather on a moisturizer (to my taste, Clinique) and let it soak in for a minute. You can rinse it off or keep it on and apply a shaving cream over it - preferably with a brush, which softens the beard as it lifts the whiskers - which I've found makes removing the hair easier. It also helps prevent water from evaporating and reduces friction between your skin and the blade. Always wet the razor with warm water before shaving and shave in the direction the beard grows, pressing gently on the skin. Leave the sideburns and chin for last, since these whiskers are tougher and need more time to soften. Rinse the razor and shake off any excess water before starting. Afterwards splash cool water on the face to remove any trace of lather. You should use an aftershave lotion with little or no alcohol. Never use cologne on your face, since the high alcohol content dries your face out and makes you look older. One should use an alcohol-free antibacterial toner with a water-moistened cotton ball to normalize the skin.
― Pierrot with a thousand farces (wins), Friday, 18 January 2019 07:51 (five years ago) link
My skin kept naturally soft by my liberal snowflake tears, which leak copiously on the daily.
― Three Word Username, Friday, 18 January 2019 08:04 (five years ago) link
I dunno how people use no razors whatsoever - like as mentioned I need a razor to shape my beard on my neck, the full rectangular neck beard looks terrible, particularly if I have to dress formally, all squashed by a buttoned up shirt.
So I probably buy one or two packs of Wilkinson Sword "Extreme 3" disposable razors. They are the best value and sharpest brand I've used but I wouldn't say I've investigated others in the last 10 years or so. Now that Gillette have created such a nuanced and poignant skewering of how we have lived thus far in the world I might have to give their products a more just reckoning.
I mean while we are on this routine - that hair on the back of the neck is irritating. I prob would shave my own baldy head except for how hard it is to get rid of that. I leave it to the pros, for that reason and also because I don't like the reality or symbolism of sweeping up chunks of my own dead hair off the floor of my home.
― FernandoHierro, Friday, 18 January 2019 08:14 (five years ago) link
I just use a beard trimmer on the shortest setting every 2 or 3 days.
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 18 January 2019 08:18 (five years ago) link
I don't know why, probably laziness/working and studying but I tend to leave huge gaps between use of the trimmer, and I sort of allow myself to think maybe having a huge beard looks great as long as it's there, then every time I trim it at the shortest setting and a day or two passes I think I should have it that length always.
― FernandoHierro, Friday, 18 January 2019 08:20 (five years ago) link
I like how this thread has just become men talking about themselves again.
― don't let's be beastly to the gammons (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 18 January 2019 11:05 (five years ago) link
If we don't want men to talk about themselves in the rolling maleness and masculinity thread then may I suggest tackling a completely different topic? Alternately, we can ban men from posting itt.
― pomenitul, Friday, 18 January 2019 11:25 (five years ago) link
chose to take uug comment at (clean shaven) face value
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 18 January 2019 11:45 (five years ago) link
Two roads diverged in a wood…
― pomenitul, Friday, 18 January 2019 11:48 (five years ago) link
split ends
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 18 January 2019 11:51 (five years ago) link
Is wins quoting American Psycho?
― ٩༼ º෴º ༽۶ (FlopsyDuck), Friday, 18 January 2019 12:44 (five years ago) link
ok, it was. I couldn't google it an hour ago
― ٩༼ º෴º ༽۶ (FlopsyDuck), Friday, 18 January 2019 13:59 (five years ago) link
Which shampoo will I use today? Maybe PsycoPath®, the sports shampoo with salon grade microprotein packed in a manly black injection-molded plastic motor-oil canister. Afterwards? A bracing energizer splash of Monk-On-Fire®, containing placenta, nectarine-pit extract, and B vitamins. And to hold it all together? First Strike® sculpting mousse manufactured by the pluTONium™ hair-care institute of Sherman Oaks, California. It's self-adjusting, with aloe, chamomile, and resins taken from quail eggs. Gloss, hold, and confidence. What a deal.
― peace, man, Friday, 18 January 2019 14:14 (five years ago) link
This is good in how it shows some nice bear upkeep/trimming before and after. https://www.buzzfeed.com/kevinsmith/17-shocking-transformations-that-prove-a-good-beard-is
― Yerac, Friday, 18 January 2019 14:20 (five years ago) link
yikes i posted the wrong link. There are no bears in that.
― Yerac, Friday, 18 January 2019 14:21 (five years ago) link
idk a couple of them might be
― mh, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:12 (five years ago) link
that URL is the stuff of nightmares
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 18 January 2019 15:14 (five years ago) link
Too much facial hair or too much buzzfeed?
― Yerac, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:17 (five years ago) link
beard say hi to me
― valet doberman (Jon not Jon), Friday, 18 January 2019 15:18 (five years ago) link
Before > after in at least half of those side-by-side comparisons.
― pomenitul, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:18 (five years ago) link
"kevinsmith" is the primary source of dread, I expect
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 18 January 2019 15:18 (five years ago) link
I was imagining an article that's just all pictures of film director kevin smith with different levels of beard
also he would be wearing huge shorts in every pic
― mh, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:19 (five years ago) link
While driving me to work this morning my wife saw this stuff being advertised on the electronic billboard on the football stadium and was flabbergasted at how stupid it is. Not the existence of "wine in a can" per se, but this branding and marketing. Because, you know, drinking from a glass is so fucking girly.
https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBnppR6.img?m=1&b=black&w=412&h=232&f=jpeg&q=60
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Friday, 18 January 2019 15:20 (five years ago) link
Wine is made for shotgunning after all
― jmm, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:24 (five years ago) link
Last week I tried to explain to some of my French friends that drinking wine is a girly habit according to a certain contingent of the anglophone population and they struggled to wrap their minds around it.
― pomenitul, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:25 (five years ago) link
Incidentally, it seems like every culture has some bullshit about how their traditional rivals are 'effeminate'.
― pomenitul, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link
The only ones that are somewhat better in the before pic are the ones that were already ridiculously hot.
― Yerac, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:33 (five years ago) link
lol putting it in a can isn't enough, it has to *say* "MAN" on it in big bold letters, jfc
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 18 January 2019 15:33 (five years ago) link
tbh if someone told me they were going to the bar to get some mancan my first thought would not go to wine
― mh, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:34 (five years ago) link
I always figure men in the US think drinking wine is effeminate because they know nothing about wine.
― Yerac, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:35 (five years ago) link
Dunno, is #1 ridiculously hot? The shaggier look suits him better imho.
3xp
― pomenitul, Friday, 18 January 2019 15:35 (five years ago) link