- Joined
- Monday February 9, 2015
- Location
- California
Granted, I don't think I would have picked up an electric shaver had it not been this one (Courier by Sir Kenneth Grange, 1963) but I did...and it works and, well, it wasn't terrible at all. It was, in lack of better words, 'fun' - don't think I've used an electric shaver for at least a decade.
Pros:
* Zero mess (no soap to lather or brush to soak - and then clean up) and therefore 'faster'. Pick it up. Shave. Done. Walk away.
Cons:
* Nowhere near as close a shave as I get from wetshaving (could of course also be because of a 53 year old razor).
* Much less of a zen/self pampering experience than you get with wetshshaving.
* Requires a power source (battery or cord).
But even though the Cons significantly outweighs the Pros for me I can actually see some uses for it - granted mostly edge cases - when traveling and/or don't want to create any mess/bring any extra stuff out.
I will never 'go electric' (unless maybe they come out with an artisan machined stainless steel one (sarcastic call-back)).
I'm curious if there are any closet electric shavers out there on this forum. If so come out
Pros:
* Zero mess (no soap to lather or brush to soak - and then clean up) and therefore 'faster'. Pick it up. Shave. Done. Walk away.
Cons:
* Nowhere near as close a shave as I get from wetshaving (could of course also be because of a 53 year old razor).
* Much less of a zen/self pampering experience than you get with wetshshaving.
* Requires a power source (battery or cord).
But even though the Cons significantly outweighs the Pros for me I can actually see some uses for it - granted mostly edge cases - when traveling and/or don't want to create any mess/bring any extra stuff out.
I will never 'go electric' (unless maybe they come out with an artisan machined stainless steel one (sarcastic call-back)).
I'm curious if there are any closet electric shavers out there on this forum. If so come out
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