I swapped to Harry’s a few years back as they’re one of the few vegan brands. But this shit is frustrating. Those little rubber side pieces are load bearing and made thin enough that they’re gonna break after a while.

I literally can’t remember the leftist word for a product that’s designed to break after some time.

No shame directed at the bearded comrades, but damn shaving helps get a tight seal with N95s.

    • Bobson_Dugnutt [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      It might be that you have the wrong blade. You can buy sampler packs of different brands to see which works best. Also, I find it works best to screw and unscrew it a couple times to get the blade seated in the right place.

    • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      I use a single blade safety razor, I get a really close shave by shaving with the grain, across the grain, and against the grain with plenty of soap each time

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      So just throwing this out as a possibility. Depending on the type of handle you buy, it’s very possible to put the blade housing together incorrectly when you load a blade in. I actually did that myself when I first switched and couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t shaving well. I looked up an online tutorial and immediately realized what I did wrong. Depending on your facial hair, you might have to take an extra pass or two with a safety razor. It is a bit slower of a process. I have to shave against the grain to get close no matter what type of razor I use.

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]@hexbear.net
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      it takes a bit of practice, but in my experience they’re miles better than multibladed razors. specifically i went from a gillette mach 3 razor to a henson aluminum razor because i was convinced by youtube promos. idk what brands might be better or worse.