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!

They are not.   :blink:

I haven't been using mine for a while though, because I now trimmed my facial hairs on a regular basis with a small scissor.

Actually I dont use proglide anymore but Proshield.

The people I know who do wet shaves have all had bad experiences with the rotary (spinning circle) shavers which are hellish on the face.  A good foil shaver (higher end Braun or Philips) is very gentle, especially if you don't press very hard while acclimating to it.

http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-electric-razor/

wet ones, with electronic ones you'll leave hair everywhere on sink , ew.

I have a short trash bin in the bathroom where I shave, and I set that on the sink while shaving. The bulk of my hair falls off into that.
I typically use a personal shaver because my skin is very sensitive. Once in a blue moon, I'll do a wet shave, but it's pretty rare, because I don't like the skin irritation it causes.

I'm content with the personal shaver, even though it doesn't achieve nearly as close of a shave as a razor.

The irony in that is that back in the late 60’s, I think I was probably in the 5th grade, and my best friend at the time--“Tony”-- and I thought it would be so “cool” to have a set of “bell-bottom” sideburns--but nothing really prominent like a pair of “mutton chops”--yeah…right–5th grade…and just another example showing that it’s not always the fault of the parent or upbringing if the kid’s an idiot--LOL!

So anyway Tony and I heard somewhere or something that once you start shaving, the hair would start growing where you shaved; and that I had to try.

Raised by mom, and just a younger sister in the house, the only razor I could dig up was this tired looking white-handled Schick “Injector” razor, and the blade cartridge. The thing had to be my mom’s since so-called "dad" had been out the picture for years.

I never stopped to wonder what she was doing with a razor, but thinking about it now, at this moment, and what her relationship situation was–which was none, being a single parent, working, with two kids to take care of--now I do wonder. I suppose under arms or legs, as a maintenance thing, but definitely not a getting “dolled-up” for a date kind of thing…oh well.

Anyhow, I remember it was probably a period of less than a week total that I did the routine. Without any type of shaving cream, I’d lather up with the bar of Dove soap, and put these two soapy splotches on my smooth and hairless cheeks, and as carefully as I could (as any kid could with a "razor sharp" instrument–in the literal sense) I “shaved” as evenly as I could, a “bell-bottom” pant leg shape on each cheek.

I was fortunate to have never sliced myself, but in all honesty I think the razor was always empty. My mom (as mothers seem to do) somehow gotten wind of all of this nonsense, or something, because I vaguely recall hearing something which pretty much said once you start shaving it’s going to keep growing and growing; and something in that ended the appeal of the sideburns.

Anyway I’m happy the only thing I have to shave for nowadays is my Tuesday night league bowling. Yup…things definitely could be worse.

But I guess you didn’t ask about all that. It’s just a tendency as I get older, especially with the life I live–most waking hours on the computer, and not much else (and as is often the case with my posts) I do tend to get wordy…as I just did again…perfect example--my bad.

That being said, with the exception of that one week in 5th grade Edge shaving gel is what I’ve used from the day I started shaving. I went electric for a period of time, eventually going back to wet.

Today my preference is both, and I use Edge with my wet/dry electric shaver, and shave during my shower.

Funny thing though…In spite of my aversion to shaving, it almost always looks like such a pleasant experience, even soothing, when I see a depiction of one receiving a professional shave. ???

It all depends on how sensitive your skin is to electric saver, I believe. For everyday use I prefer electric - I get no skin irritations. Periodically I don't shave on weekends to give a break for my skin - after that a wet shave has the best result for me (better than electric).