Comment on Every man remembers his first shave, right?

lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I used a rotary electric shaver as a teen, but when my beard started to grow more (around 2015-16), it couldn’t get the job done. I was stuck with a beard for a year or two, while looking unkempt as hell. I then bought a beard trimmer and that worked for a while, until it broke just after 2.5 years of use (battery died). I then saw an ad about the Henson razor on Facebook, then started looking at double-edge razors. Bought a cheap shaving set, with which I shaved for a year until I bit the bullet and got the Henson. It’s still my main razor, although I have that cheap Chinese one (surprisingly effective) and a Mühle R89 (a tad too mild).

I probably got a few nicks and cuts during my first DE shave as well, but I haven’t regretted it. It sometimes leaves me with weird bumps on my skin, but I don’t think they are ingrown hairs, just some sort of nicks that get inflamed. Some of these bumps have stayed on my skin, so part of me thinks I should get a trimmer, but I can’t be bothered with trimmers again. But most of the bumps go away so no biggie. I shave once or max twice a week, so my skin gets a chance to heal.

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