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Are guys really that dainty? I have a Schick Quattro that I swich out the blades on every few months and get refills when there's a deep enough sale at Costco. Haven't used shaving cream or aftershave for years (just warm water). Probably spend less than $10-20/yr on shaving, tops.

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Shaving without shaving cream or gel feels like trying to rip my face off, and I end up cutting myself and getting nasty razor burn. I think it really depends on the composition of your facial hair.

Try immediately after getting out of the shower. There is about a 90 second window for me.

I shave in the shower and I wouldn't consider a full shave without soap or cream. Some people's beards are just too thick for that to work.

When you say "in the shower", do you mean with the water running? Or do you turn the water off and just retain the warm humid air?

With the water running. I'm not sure how else I would rinse out the razor efficiently.

Or better yet, get a shower mirror.

But why not just use a gel or soap?

Try a little bit of olive oil. A few drops will do.

As a dainty man, apparently water won't work for me because without shaving cream and patience I get razor burn.

I just buy the shaving cream in bulk from costco though, never tried Harry's.

Sorry, that came off overly harsh. To each their own, but it took some getting used to for me. Once I was used to it I didn't get razor burn.

Teenage boys also find it very easy to shave. People have different thickness / toughness of skin, and differing toughness of their facial hair.

I probably have thicker than average hair. No idea about my skin. Sadly not a teenage boy, far from it now.

I'm the same. Just shave in the shower with a bit of soap. Seems to work well, as long as there isn't too much of a beard.

You go by feel or do you have a mirror in there? If I don't watch myself in the mirror around the jaw I end up shredding my face.

Just by feel. I will miss a spot now and again but can sort it out by using a mirror.

I bought a cheap shower mirror in target and it's been a life saver. Definitely worth the ~10-15 bucks.

If I reuse blades more than once I get warts on my face. My DE Merkur does in fact cut me, and I have a thick beard and olive skin. I’m “swarthy” as they used to say in the old Hardy Boys books.

I admit I don’t use shaving cream or gel either. An earlier post mentioned that DE razors turn a 10 minute job into a 20 minute job. I have to admit I spend maybe 3 minutes shaving with a DE razor, and about 1 minute with a Gillette.

Everyone's different I suppose.

I use Harry's and the blades start to hurt after about 7 shaves (so about 2 weeks). And then I switch to a new blade, and it works again very smoothly. And shaving cream is ideal, although when I'm traveling, I just use bar soap.

Tried the single razor stuff but got a couple of cuts and got scared. THAT's dainty! :-)

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