razor review
I have sensitive skin. Everytime I shave my legs it hurts. bad. It burns turns red and I can't even put lotion on it as I appear to be allergic to everyone under the sun. (well actually I found one that doesn't bother me. It is marketed towards women of color. I picked it up at sephora and its alarmingly fragrant but is the ONLY thing that I have ever been able to put on my legs and not feel like someone poured acid on them.
I always bought cheap razors and shave cream and wondered ooh why does it hurt. Then my Mother in law came along and touted the wonders of spending more on razors. She bought me my first schick intuition the kind with the giant lotion bar around it. So for years off and on I used that with a combo of organic shave cream I get at the health food store. It would still hurt but less than before. I have tried dozens of men and women's at this point and had yet to find anything that didn't hurt me.
Last night the mister and I were at Target and he wandered into the shaving aisle to pick up new blades (his were 13 bucks for 4 I about fainted) So I said I will get one of those 58 for 3 dollar packs what did it matter? He tried to talk me into the Intuition ones that are 10 for 3. Which I still find highway robbery. So we bickered back and forth cause I will be damned if I spend money on me but have no problem spending it on product for him. So as I was walking out of the aisle in a sulk I spoted the Gillette Venus. I admit I was suckered by the purple handle and shiny package. It also claimed to have large lotion strips like the Intuition but the replacements were cheaper. SO I decided why not try this new one and support a local company while I am at it. (they are less than a mile from us).
So today and I used it and I LOVE IT! It honestly didn't even feel like scraping a razor across my legs. It just felt like rubbing something soft. and my legs weren't red and rashy nor did they hurt a single bit! I think I found a new razor and its pretty to boot!
I always bought cheap razors and shave cream and wondered ooh why does it hurt. Then my Mother in law came along and touted the wonders of spending more on razors. She bought me my first schick intuition the kind with the giant lotion bar around it. So for years off and on I used that with a combo of organic shave cream I get at the health food store. It would still hurt but less than before. I have tried dozens of men and women's at this point and had yet to find anything that didn't hurt me.
Last night the mister and I were at Target and he wandered into the shaving aisle to pick up new blades (his were 13 bucks for 4 I about fainted) So I said I will get one of those 58 for 3 dollar packs what did it matter? He tried to talk me into the Intuition ones that are 10 for 3. Which I still find highway robbery. So we bickered back and forth cause I will be damned if I spend money on me but have no problem spending it on product for him. So as I was walking out of the aisle in a sulk I spoted the Gillette Venus. I admit I was suckered by the purple handle and shiny package. It also claimed to have large lotion strips like the Intuition but the replacements were cheaper. SO I decided why not try this new one and support a local company while I am at it. (they are less than a mile from us).
So today and I used it and I LOVE IT! It honestly didn't even feel like scraping a razor across my legs. It just felt like rubbing something soft. and my legs weren't red and rashy nor did they hurt a single bit! I think I found a new razor and its pretty to boot!
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Now, I don't know if this is for you or if you will find it effective and/or non-irritating, but the Filipina emollient of choice is baby oil. I get the unscented kind so I don't smell like a dang baby all the time! It also explains why my legs are always weirdly shiny in my wardrobe shots! I call it my hot-dog leg look (as in boiled hot dogs).