The Damsel doesn’t like shelling out loads of money for razors, and she really doesn’t want to buy a stockpile of them. There are a lot more fun things to do with money. But she’s not willing to go rugged, either. Not yet. So when she saw this video, she really hoped it would work.

The Damsel confesses, she didn’t believe it could be that easy. So she tried it. And she was happily surprised. It really did work! Your mileage may vary.

Another guy suggests the same thing except running the razor backwards over a pair of jeans. Okay, but your arm is right there with you in the shower, so ???

The Damsel would like to thank this nice gentleman for going shirtless on YouTube in order to instruct us all on sharpening razors. Bonus points for teaching us Old School words such as “strop.”

Hair conditioner works really well as a leg shaving cream. And if you do it this way, it’s pretty much free if you normally use conditioner on your hair anyway.

1. Wash you hair as usual.
2. Put conditioner on your hair, but don’t rinse.
3. While your hands still are all conditioner-y, rub them on one leg and shave.
4. Rub your hands in your hair again, recoating them with conditioner. Rub on your other leg and shave.
5. Rinse your hair.

Bonus: Your conditioner sits in your hair a little longer, like the bottle says, but you rarely take the time to do.

The only way this could be cheaper is to shave your legs the European way. In other words, just go rugged.