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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 6 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Or you can buy a safety razor and a 100 pack of blades and never have to think about razors again for the rest of your life.

Shaving is one of the most basic of human grooming techniques going back hundreds of years, we figured that shit out ages ago. Ignore Gillette's marketing, ignore BIC's "cheap" prices. Just get a no-name safety razor and some blades and you'll be sorted for the rest of your life. You don't need fancy shaving creams either, lather up some soap and rub it all over your face. Done. Easy. Cheap. Sustainable. Now you can use your time on picking your nose or playing video games or whatever you wanna do for fun!

[–] BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 10 hours ago

This will cost like $30 and you might not need to buy blades for years and years.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

I went a different route and just didn't shave for six years, then chopped it off in one go with an electric razor.

When I did leave the house and worried about being presentable, I did enjoy a safety razor. I also had good luck with a shavette. Never got a really good shave with a straight razor, but I did both damage my (cheap) sink and sport a stylish but gnarly cut for a few days. That is, of course, a skill issue rather than tool issue.