What things can't you compromise on?

seraphina

<joins Thriflady's army>

Although I do find it hard when there's only two - I made my own marmelade once but it took us *years* to get through it!

Olliebeak

Swindon_Baggie wrote: »

.......For shaving, I recommend a couple of options. I'm the same as you, tough beard, and sensitive skin.

Blade dullness is caused by rust, not shaving itself. Store the razor in a pot of oil, water hates oil, and will float to the top, my blades last about one to two months. YMMV

You could try drying the blade with a towel or hair dryer. There is even a machine that can dry your blades for you, but not worth it.

Use olive oil, or Aqueous cream (Boots or Wilkinsons) as a 'shaving foam'. Allow them to soak in for a minute, and then shave away. Or at the moment I use the One planet shaving oil from Asda, not sure where else you can get them. The olive oil and one planet options also mean the blade is oil coated when you have finished with it, and will delay the rust getting in.

The oil also substitutes the effect of the blade moisturiser strip that will go in two or three shaves.

Shave in boiling water, mains is not hot enough. Boiling water softens the blade so it follows your skin closer, and opens the pores to make shaving easier. Soak the water in, before applying the 'cream / oil / foam'.

Finish with cold or chilled water, it stings but closes the pores really tight, and seems to help if you get nicked.

Following these, my Gillette Fusion Power blade usage has gone down from £36 a month to £2/£3 a month, I have stopped using pre and post shave moisturisers and the one planet stuff is about £2 and lasts a couple of months.........

Thanks for those tips Swindon_Baggie - have duly passed them on to my OH. It's great to get a male perspective on here .

jexygirl

Ok so we all profess, and mostly are MSE, or if we aren't then through these forums we are learning every day.
But!
There has to be something we wont or dont compromise - whats your one luxury or the thing you wont compromise?

Mine is mayo! Yep mayonnaise, I have it with everything and the own brands just arent the same! I sat here in 3 jumpers a hat and body warmer today, as OH turned off the heating the day we closed for 3 weeks, to save money - but, there are 3 of us here in 3 seperate rooms, why heat a bar, 2 restaurant areas, entrance hall, 4 letting rooms, when we dont need to... just as long as i get my suffolk farms mayo I will do anything!
Jex

pink_numbers

wooo great thread!

I won't compromise on...

1. Anything for my tow cats. nothing exessive, they don't have bucket loads of toys, but best quality food, all the regular meds, and will not hesitate to take them to the vets if I am even slightly concerned.

2. Japanese food. Even though I have lived here for twice as long as I have lived in Japan, I still crave Japanese food and my dear mother is so kind as to send them to me

3. Clothes to keep me warm... I don't like being cold, but I don't like paying for gas even more.

I think anything else is negociable
3.

beautiful_ravens

Tres Emme shampoo and conditioner. Pricey by my standards, but I hate going without this excellent stuff, especially the conditioner - you would too if your hair was over 2 feet long.

tigtag02

chocolate and loo roll

Westywoodpecker

I really don't usually go with major brands, BUT our mayo has to be Hellmans & our usual washing up liquid is Persil, but I'm finding it really hard to find it now, have they stopped making it?? :undecided

Finefoot

Organic Milk.

Alison_Funnell

Diet Coke, Lush and my Facefinity.

doelani

Sausages, cannot stand frozen or own brand. Have to be one of 3 brand which cost usually £2 for 8 sausages . Was lucky today though as where on offer today in Tesco for £1 so stocked up. Or from butchers.