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To be fair, it IS a much better shave having 5 blades. I don't even use shaving cream or anything. I just raw dog my face with razors, and it comes out super smooth.
I used to raw dog my face decades ago with single razors. Took forever, and I'd bleed.
Uses product the wrong way, complains that it doesn't work well.
There's a reason why shaving soap is a thing and I'm sure you would even feel that the 5 blades experience is better if you used it, but that single blade part is just ridiculous, I shave everything including my hair with a single blade and don't bleed.
I'm not who you were replying to, but I recently got a straight razor and have been cutting myself every time I try it, I don't really understand how to use it. Could you give some tips?
currently I use shaving cream on my legs then run along against the growth, but any time I have a slight bump or even the fingerprint like ridges on my knees it will cut the top off. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong, is this just how it's supposed to work or am I doing it incorrectly?
I don't use a straight razor, just an old school safety razor, the one time I tried a straight a ended up with a pretty big cut on my cheek 🤷
A straight to shave legs might be a bit much as it tends to be hard not to end up with cuts on the knees even with a "regular" razor...
oh I see, thanks for responding though
I do with water and hand soap triple blades ez
i raw dog my face with 2 and 3 blades and it's perfectly fine. I just shave in the shower, tons of water anyway.
Single blade can be fine that way too