The Gillette Fusion

[Joe Rogaine]

The clipper can get through anything.  If I had an aluminum beard, I bet it would cut through that.


I have a Braun 7000 self-cleaning series.  Bad ass.  I keep trying Norelco stuff but it's garbage.  I wanted the wet-dry one that put shaving gel on your face to be better, cause it sounded like a cool idea, but it's awful.

Okay, guys ... answer a question for a female ... how come all guys don't use electric? Those who do use electric razors say pretty much what you guys say here. why don't more guys use them? what's the drawback? I thought it might be $$ but they can't be that much anymore, right?

I use a Remington electric razor and love it. It doesn't quite get as close as a regular razor but it gets really close enough to where it doesn't matter. My problem is finding one with a sharp enough beard trimmer if my beard grows over an 1/8 inch it struggles to cut it. Ive used cutting oil and everything to keep it sharp but it just doesnt cut it. The one i have was about $70.

[methanolcereal]

Related, but off topic: Does it irk anyone else that EVERY razor commercial (either electric or manual) show some dude shaving who barely has a beard, I swear its some alopecia-suffering dude shaving. I'm not quite Galifianakisian in my beard, but it can get pretty thick. When they show someone with a minimal amount of stubble shaving and boast of how close their razors shave, I just don't believe it.

That being said I use a three blade Schick or Gillette. To be honest, I forget which.

Okay, guys ... answer a question for a female ... how come all guys don't use electric? Those who do use electric razors say pretty much what you guys say here. why don't more guys use them? what's the drawback? I thought it might be $$ but they can't be that much anymore, right?

I don't have the cash to make the investment w/ an electric. Plus, mostly everyone I know with an electric doesn't have very thick facial hair so I don't trust their anecdotal evidence.

[buffcoat]

The clipper can get through anything.  If I had an aluminum beard, I bet it would cut through that.


I have a Braun 7000 self-cleaning series.  Bad ass.  I keep trying Norelco stuff but it's garbage.  I wanted the wet-dry one that put shaving gel on your face to be better, cause it sounded like a cool idea, but it's awful.

Okay, guys ... answer a question for a female ... how come all guys don't use electric? Those who do use electric razors say pretty much what you guys say here. why don't more guys use them? what's the drawback? I thought it might be $$ but they can't be that much anymore, right?

I use a Remington electric razor and love it. It doesn't quite get as close as a regular razor but it gets really close enough to where it doesn't matter. My problem is finding one with a sharp enough beard trimmer if my beard grows over an 1/8 inch it struggles to cut it. Ive used cutting oil and everything to keep it sharp but it just doesnt cut it. The one i have was about $70.

It's annoying, but you should get a separate beard trimmer.  I've never found an electric trimmer attachment that was any good for trimming an actual beard - just sideburns, getting you started if you have about a 4-day beard, that's it.

[Joe Rogaine]

The clipper can get through anything.  If I had an aluminum beard, I bet it would cut through that.


I have a Braun 7000 self-cleaning series.  Bad ass.  I keep trying Norelco stuff but it's garbage.  I wanted the wet-dry one that put shaving gel on your face to be better, cause it sounded like a cool idea, but it's awful.

Okay, guys ... answer a question for a female ... how come all guys don't use electric? Those who do use electric razors say pretty much what you guys say here. why don't more guys use them? what's the drawback? I thought it might be $$ but they can't be that much anymore, right?

I use a Remington electric razor and love it. It doesn't quite get as close as a regular razor but it gets really close enough to where it doesn't matter. My problem is finding one with a sharp enough beard trimmer if my beard grows over an 1/8 inch it struggles to cut it. Ive used cutting oil and everything to keep it sharp but it just doesnt cut it. The one i have was about $70.

It's annoying, but you should get a separate beard trimmer.  I've never found an electric trimmer attachment that was any good for trimming an actual beard - just sideburns, getting you started if you have about a 4-day beard, that's it.

Which one would you suggest i need one that will stay sharp. Some of the ones ive had arent even sharp out of the box.

[buffcoat]

Wow, called on it so fast.


I had a beard for like 10 minutes.  The one I had was adequate but nothing good, I think it was about $13 at Target.  Maybe you more bearded FOTs can help?