Friday, August 21, 2009

Quick Update on the Shaving Experiment

The Good:

My first razor lasted approximately twice as long as I estimated in the original analysis. That would cut the overall cost of disposable blade shaving in half, making it far more competitive with the electric razor on cost. Plus, with even a little practice, blade shaving is fast, certainly faster than the electric - or at least it seems so. It fits very conveniently in my routine between shower and tooth-brushing.

The Bad:

Turns out, you've pretty much gotta shave every day, or at most every other day. Otherwise the stubble gets into this messy range where it's too long to comfortably shave, but not long enough for the trimmers. That makes for an unpleasant shaving day. 5:00 shadow doesn't look so good at 9:00 am.

The Ugly:

My mug when it's not hiding behind a copious amount of facial hair. Ya gotta sport what the good Lord gave you, though.

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