So, I’ve finally decided to tell Gillette “Up Yours”. I’m sick and blessed tired of paying an arm and a leg for razor cartridges that give an inferior shave. Now, I don’t have a think burly beard, but you can tell it’s the end of the day by looking at me. Mach 4 razors are about $2.50/cartridge. At one per week x 52 = $130 a year just on razors alone. And a crappy shave to boot. I get maybe 2-3 shaves before I start getting razor burn on my neck.The thing is with 4 blades on a head, how good can they be? How soon do they warp? I know how fast they dull - fast.

So, based on a recommendation in Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools, I bought a Merkur DE safety razor. (Plug- leesrazors.com) I used to have a cheap plastic handle one when I lived in DC, but it didn’t make it through the 4 moves since I lived on Nelson. I had totally forgotten how good of a shave you get with a good razor. It’s awesome. one swipe, and it’s baby smooth. You have to retrain yourself not to press down when you shave and let the razor do the work. The razor is pretty heavy, and I’m almost certain that I’ll never have to buy another. The blades are ballpark $.5o each, and will easily get you 6 shaves. So, blade cost is cut down to $26/year. The razor was $41, but that cost is recovered in 5 months.

Next, maybe need to look at brush and mug for shaving cream once my current nutrogena runs out. No sense in throwing it out when I’m getting a perfectly good shave from it now.

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