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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Safety razor. Bought one for 30 EUR over a decade ago, and it's showing no signs of wear. Razor blades are cheap too. I have no clue why razors with proprietary blades are so popular nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not a secret. Disposable razors are simple to own and use

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Safety razors are really not any harder to use. The real answer is cartridge razors are what are marketed, and they are what are marketed because they make more money.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not sure how to link a Lemmy instance, but this link should hopefully work: https://sub.wetshaving.social/c/wetshaving

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If I'm not wrong it would be [email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Inherited mine from my grandfather, so about 70 years old and still in great condition. Simplicity lasts! Spent E 17,50 to shave 5 years 👌

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have no clue why razors with proprietary blades are so popular nowadays.

Advertising.

I bought a safety razor 15y ago along with a decent supply of Feather blades. I thought those would last me for a few years but I'm still working my way through them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same here, bought a luxury safety razor for €79 with 50 blades. Alas, it's adjustable and that mechanic failed. Got a gilette version from the 60s and that's stoll fully functional, but the new one (qshave) is heavier and nicer to use. Bought a 20 pack of 10pc feather blades with it as well, 14 packs left. (280 weeks of shaving)

The type of razor is working out greatly, I just need to find a way to repair the qshave unit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is a tangent, but I agree that Feather blades are the best.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think Feather is definitely one of the best, from what I've heard; I've also heard...maybe it's too friggin sharp. I do not know from personal experience!!

I've been using Shark blades instead, they're very available & super cheap. You can get 100 Shark DE razor blades for $10, 11 & free shipping.

Do what you want, I do not care, it's all so cheap & available imho we can't really make a "wrong" choice. Feather, Shark, all good. 🤙🏻 Sometime soon I'll get on that wet shaving sub & talk about good safety razors...I, too, have vintage Gillette (Fatboy Slim) & German brand Merkur. Hell might cross-post the Merkur into BIFL.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Feather are awesome, I never could get the same shave with any of the others I tried.