Shaving your face - electric shave vs. wet shave?

[rufusmc]

For preference I use an electric shaver as I have a scar on the chin which always ends up bleeding.

[hugehd]

electric shave

[alveer]

electric

[DamaDama]

electric shave!!with a wet shave i always end up hurting my skin..

[flozen]

Wet.  Those electric models would like us to believe that all the clipped hairs are drawn magically into the collection piece.

They are not.   :blink:

[carloiggaro]

Electric for sure but depends on your preference and skin type. I have sensitive skin and shaving can cause serious irritation so as soon as I went to electric it was wayyy better and no cuts 

[jkronfuss]

I switched to electric and I'm very happy, it's much cleaner and faster.

[jkronfuss]

Electric I'd say…. It's so much easier.

[Zeitgeist]

I wet shave in the shower. Electric doesn't quite get close enough to the face.

[Rubber0]

Both. Because they are used in different cases. If the hair is short - wet, if long - electric.

[bravo8866]

electric

[thc74]

Wet.

An electric shaver can be a cesspool of bacteria, dead skin cells and dried blood if not kept scrupulously clean. Ewwww.

I like the ritual of a wet shave. I have three razors, two three-piece razors where the head disassembles, and a 'butterfly' razor where twisting the handle opens up the head for blades to be replaced. They give different shaves. In the butterfly, more of the blade is exposed. Gives a lovely close shave, but it's much more likely to cut.

Huge variety of choices - from razors to blades and brushes to soaps. Huge variety of prices too. I have a £35 German three-piece and a £7.99 ebay (Chinese-made) generic three-piece razor. The generic one gives me a better shave!