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I have been shaving for my entire adult life, but have recently noticed "Harry's" products becoming more and more available. I have quite sensitive skin so I have to be pretty careful with what razors I use.
Does anyone here use 'Harry's'? If so, how do they stand up to Gillette Labs etc
Haven't tried their razors yet, have sensitive skin too and used to use Wilkinson Sword but now Gilletes Skinguard sensitive, though I feel it's a faff removing blades to save on cost.
I got a Gillete labs razor when they came out, and hated it! Obviously I'm not Raheem Sterling but didn't glide well on my skin and not a close shave. Got a gift of a cheap amazon razor with a billion blades and it did a better job.
I have used Harry's Targeted Blemish Treatment and it worked well for me.
Interested in others opinions on razors.
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Shaving Question on 20:23 - May 29 with 3935 views
I've always had quite sensitive skin, and tend to find that an old-school safety razor does the trick better than any modern gubbins.
You're only shaving once with every pass (rather than 4/5 times as with modern razors), which certainly helps to lessen irritation. Blades are infinitely cheaper as well, so you could even go as far as to use a fresh blade for each shave.
Haven't tried their razors yet, have sensitive skin too and used to use Wilkinson Sword but now Gilletes Skinguard sensitive, though I feel it's a faff removing blades to save on cost.
I got a Gillete labs razor when they came out, and hated it! Obviously I'm not Raheem Sterling but didn't glide well on my skin and not a close shave. Got a gift of a cheap amazon razor with a billion blades and it did a better job.
I have used Harry's Targeted Blemish Treatment and it worked well for me.
Interested in others opinions on razors.
Are there any cutthroat specialists on here? I'd love to hear about the experience.
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Yes, I use Harry’s. Excellent shave. Extremely close. I have sensitive skin. They have excellent shaving gel. You can subscribe to them directly or buy from other outlets, eg, Supermarkets. I do also use an electric shaver if I am short on time. It has Bluetooth so my phone can tell me how well I shaved. £150 wasted.
You are better off getting the Harry’s. Recommended.
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Shaving Question on 20:29 - May 29 with 3866 views
I've always had quite sensitive skin, and tend to find that an old-school safety razor does the trick better than any modern gubbins.
You're only shaving once with every pass (rather than 4/5 times as with modern razors), which certainly helps to lessen irritation. Blades are infinitely cheaper as well, so you could even go as far as to use a fresh blade for each shave.
Interesting....the one pass makes sense. I end up going with the grain and against the grain regularly.
Any brands you recommend?
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Shaving Question on 20:35 - May 29 with 3806 views
Yes, I use Harry’s. Excellent shave. Extremely close. I have sensitive skin. They have excellent shaving gel. You can subscribe to them directly or buy from other outlets, eg, Supermarkets. I do also use an electric shaver if I am short on time. It has Bluetooth so my phone can tell me how well I shaved. £150 wasted.
You are better off getting the Harry’s. Recommended.
Electric razors always took an eternity for me and agitated my skin.
Maybe I'll just go the Irish ginger beard route!
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Shaving Question on 20:41 - May 29 with 3715 views
I've always had quite sensitive skin, and tend to find that an old-school safety razor does the trick better than any modern gubbins.
You're only shaving once with every pass (rather than 4/5 times as with modern razors), which certainly helps to lessen irritation. Blades are infinitely cheaper as well, so you could even go as far as to use a fresh blade for each shave.
Agree, been using a DE safety razor for about twenty years and do use a new blade with every shave, cost pennies so no biggie.
They are much better for your skin, lessen the chance of ingrowing hairs and are a fraction of the cost, a tiny fraction at that.
If anybody decides to venture down this route then expect a few nicks to start with as you adjust your style, and would reccommend finding somewhere that does sample packs of blades so you can work out what you like.
There's a very good forum dedicated to shaving called badger and blade which has lots of advice, reviews etc.
No idea when I began here, was a very long time ago. Previously known as Spirit_of_81. Love cheese, hate the colour of it, this is why it requires some blue in it.
To be honest I only shave every other day the only way to stop massive skin irritation and plucked chicken looking skin. I learnt this after having tried electric, single blade, twin blade, triple etc. don't matter what you use. One pass is best but you might not be shaved as close as you like. Also stop the gel it is a waste of time and clogs the blades. Use hot water to soften the skin is the most important and cold to close the pores after.
To be honest I only shave every other day the only way to stop massive skin irritation and plucked chicken looking skin. I learnt this after having tried electric, single blade, twin blade, triple etc. don't matter what you use. One pass is best but you might not be shaved as close as you like. Also stop the gel it is a waste of time and clogs the blades. Use hot water to soften the skin is the most important and cold to close the pores after.
Hit my late 40s and now my neck irritation when shaving is horrendous. Wet shave still the closest. Electric less irritation but doesn’t get as close a shave.
I have wet shaved for 30 years or so, and use Gillette Fusion blades. They're expensive, and I cant stand the company, then I saw the ads for Harrys and thought I'd give them a try. Didn't like them at all, so I contacted them and got a refund, which they were fine about. Then I looked on Amazon, and saw you could get large packs of Gillette Fusion blades for half the price. They have Arabic writing on them, so can only assume they are imported, but they seem to be pretty close to the ones you buy in supermarkets. Good shaving gel for sensitive skin is important.
No way can Harry produce a competitive blade to someone like Gillette.
It's all marketing - ask Sticky Mockwell, he knows about these products, despite being a lazy hippy.
I dont think they can having tried both, Harrys blades are notably rougher on the skin, and require more passes to shave everything, also easier to nick yourself I find, but that maybe the result of the first point, Gillettes just do feel better quality imo.
even though youd think the difference in producing razor blades must be infinitesimally small
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Shaving Question on 21:38 - May 29 with 3287 views
I have wet shaved for 30 years or so, and use Gillette Fusion blades. They're expensive, and I cant stand the company, then I saw the ads for Harrys and thought I'd give them a try. Didn't like them at all, so I contacted them and got a refund, which they were fine about. Then I looked on Amazon, and saw you could get large packs of Gillette Fusion blades for half the price. They have Arabic writing on them, so can only assume they are imported, but they seem to be pretty close to the ones you buy in supermarkets. Good shaving gel for sensitive skin is important.
Blades are a complete rip off! I'm thinking there is something as you say in the shaving gel department.
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