@coolboymew @Hyperhidrosis @Elfie Just get the safety razor. 5 cents a blade and a fresh one does way, WAY better than anything else. If you have a screw-down handle like this you can actually change the level of tension bending the blade, altering its angle of attack. Want it softer and less aggressive? Tighten it up. Wanna get rid of stubble? dial the collar back a bit and watch it disappear.
And yeah, the lathering takes longer. I know a dude who just straight up shaves under the water in the shower, somehow doesn’t break out in rashes. Said the trick is just having a sharp blade, so he changes it out about 2-3x per week. Without all the later it takes all of 2 minutes or so. The cost to performance ratio is just unbeatable.