I swapped to Harry’s a few years back as they’re one of the few vegan brands. But this shit is frustrating. Those little rubber side pieces are load bearing and made thin enough that they’re gonna break after a while.

I literally can’t remember the leftist word for a product that’s designed to break after some time.

No shame directed at the bearded comrades, but damn shaving helps get a tight seal with N95s.

  • ButtBidet [he/him]
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    1419 days ago

    I have actually. Maybe I’m doing it wrong or I got a bad brand, but I couldn’t get a close shave.

    • Bobson_Dugnutt [he/him]
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      1419 days ago

      It might be that you have the wrong blade. You can buy sampler packs of different brands to see which works best. Also, I find it works best to screw and unscrew it a couple times to get the blade seated in the right place.

        • quarrk [he/him]
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          1019 days ago

          Completely agree with the sampler pack. Different blades work best on different hair types.

          I spend maybe $10 every 1-2 years on razor blades. It’s much cheaper and less wasteful of plastic.

        • Bobson_Dugnutt [he/him]
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          819 days ago

          I will warn you that I only get about 10 uses out of a blade, but they’re like 5 cents each. And despite the name, it’s very easy to slice yourself with a safety razor.

    • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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      1319 days ago

      I use a single blade safety razor, I get a really close shave by shaving with the grain, across the grain, and against the grain with plenty of soap each time

        • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
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          219 days ago

          Oh darn I meant double edge, I can never keep my shaving terminology straight. All I know is that I can get a years worth of blades for less than a single crappy multiblade razor (gillette etc) and it gives me a really close shave

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      1019 days ago

      So just throwing this out as a possibility. Depending on the type of handle you buy, it’s very possible to put the blade housing together incorrectly when you load a blade in. I actually did that myself when I first switched and couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t shaving well. I looked up an online tutorial and immediately realized what I did wrong. Depending on your facial hair, you might have to take an extra pass or two with a safety razor. It is a bit slower of a process. I have to shave against the grain to get close no matter what type of razor I use.

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      619 days ago

      it takes a bit of practice, but in my experience they’re miles better than multibladed razors. specifically i went from a gillette mach 3 razor to a henson aluminum razor because i was convinced by youtube promos. idk what brands might be better or worse.