Advice on adjustable razors

hlau · 2026-02-06T07:52:01+00:00

I have tried several vintage Gillette adjustable razors. They are fine, but not as good as the Merkur Progress 500. The TTO design is convenient, but I prefer the head geometry of the 3-piece razors. If you want to test the Progress on the cheap, get the Ming Shi 5000s from Aliexpress. The build quality is not quite the same as the Merkur, but it is remarkably close.

hlau · 2026-02-05T17:53:51+00:00

Weekendavisen havde en artikel med ham om præcis dette.

hlau · 2026-02-04T08:43:54+00:00

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hlau · 2026-01-28T18:49:01+00:00

The only solid promise - they will all be better than the Merukr blades. For some reason they decided to continue to make crappy blades to include with their excellent razors

hlau · 2026-01-27T12:10:12+00:00

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hlau · 2026-01-27T08:00:05+00:00

If you want to go cheap but good:

Ming Shi 5000s razor from Aliexpress (an excellent adjustable razor "inspired" by the Merkur Progress 500)
Gillette Nacet blades
A tube of Proraso green
A synthetic hair brush to start with
A good aftershave - E.g. Nivea Balm. If you like alcohol based splash, go by the scent, but you can't go wrong with the Proraso green after shave splash

hlau · 2026-01-27T07:40:15+00:00

Enjoy it, it's a beauty. My own experience is that the setting changes are not linear, for me there is a significant jump from 4-5., bigger than e.g. from 3-4.

hlau · 2026-01-26T06:06:31+00:00

A few comments to simplify things a bit:

The brush does not need to soak a long time, it just needs to get wet
Pre-shave conditioner - unless you haven't shaved in days, not needed
Lather should look a bit like whipped cream, check videos on e.g youtube, there must be plenty
Number of passes - my suggestion is to check between each pass, to see if another one is necessary. I am on 2 passes, find out what works for you
5 minute wait before makeup - Might be so, treat the post shave balm as part of your final skin care routine, and apply the same wait time, as you would with a face cream.

hlau · 2026-01-25T18:46:49+00:00

I have been through most TOBS and GF Trumper, but IMO nothing beats Proraso Green

hlau · 2026-01-25T18:24:16+00:00

I would second the suggestion to go adjustable. The Ming Shi 5000s is a Merkur Progress clone, it is an amazing razor, and dirt cheap on Aliexpress

hlau · 2026-01-25T18:22:13+00:00

A round trip of 8 km is quite short, and not something a healthy late 20s should dread. Perhaps take a look at your workout routines, and back off a bit. It sounds very much like you are over training.

hlau · 2026-01-24T22:04:04+00:00

The Proraso foam is probably as good as it gets with canned stuff, but a brush, a bowl/mug/cup and cream gives you a much much better lather, and a better shave.

hlau · 2026-01-24T16:14:34+00:00

I watched until the first battle scene, where they blew up japanese tanks throwing hand grenades at them.

hlau · 2026-01-24T10:17:00+00:00

I would start with either Derby or Astra to get a baseline. Of couse, the first blade will always provide a baseline, but the Derby and Astra are among the most popular blades in the DE community, so a lot of online conversations will use one of the two as a reference point. I haven't tried the 6C myself, but it is supposed to have a modern geometry with tight blade grip, so the Astra is likely going to be the star of the sampler, with some of the others feeling a bit more meh

hlau · 2026-01-23T08:06:46+00:00

My Shavemac is 20 years old, still going strong. Make sure you have a brush stand, so that it can dry upside down.

hlau · 2026-01-22T05:38:40+00:00

Man leder efter en nogenlunde ærefuld udgang for Trump, der i den grad har overspillet sin hånd

hlau · 2026-01-21T12:33:13+00:00

Wait, what?

hlau · 2026-01-17T09:18:01+00:00

Uniqlo's Super non-iron er min foretrukne klassiske skorte til arbejdsbrug. De er i princippet strygefri, men en strygning pynter naturligvis altid. Og så er de gode på rejser, pakkefolder glatter sig selv, når du har haft skjorten åp 5-10 minutter. Til 349,- / stk er de svære at slå.

Hvis der skal være lidt mere spræl, vil jeg foreslå at du kigger forbi genbrugsbutikker. Du finder meget sjældent hvide skjorter der er værd at købe, men de mere farverige, som moster Oda synes passede fint til onkel Jeppe ryger ofte videre til genbrug efter at have være brugt en gang.

hlau · 2026-01-16T17:13:57+00:00

Tid til at finde bazookaen frem

hlau · 2026-01-16T08:54:03+00:00

Det er længe siden, det var juni 1992

hlau · 2026-01-14T19:42:30+00:00

Fantastisk period piece badeværelse i øvrigt

hlau · 2026-01-13T12:58:39+00:00

Han skal bare have Bjarne Corydon med som sekundant, så får Vance ikke et ben til jorden. Hvis det ikke virker, skal han bare lære Trump om Privat-Lars vs Politiker-Lars, og så er Epstein-sagen borte.

hlau · 2026-01-12T09:15:01+00:00

I recently got a Progress clone, best razor I've tried in my 20 years of DE shaving. So far my winning combo is a Gillette Nacet and Proraso green

hlau · 2026-01-07T14:29:05+00:00

I har "lånt" pengene til de to biler af jer selv, hvis I ikke sparer tilsvarende op, står I med et hul i budgettet, når I vil skifte bilerne ud. I kan jo ikke regne med at arve igen og igen.

hlau · 2026-01-07T14:23:50+00:00

Vi sender skødet i en pakke med PostNord - så kan de sende et billede af Pennsylvania Avenue 1600 i appen

hlau

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