Using a combination of light steady strokes and buffing (I hadn't realized I was buffing until I saw a video).
I gave up. Beard ftw.
My father once said to me "why cultivate on your face what grows wild on your a$$?" I have fallen into this mindset for the most part, I have a goatee at the behest of my wife because when I'm clean shaven she says I look like a kid.
I just can't imagine shaving being so horrible that I had to resort to looking like Jeremiah Johnson.
I am the same. I rock a goat and sport a bald head. I look silly like a kid without the facial hair and the **** that grows on my head makes a toupee look fancy.
I have tried a full beard and a partial beard (shaved neck) and I just feel, gross.
No offense but you will probably hate me anyway... Goatee is kind of the new mullet. I suppose if you are over 35 thats ok and I am but I still feel like a 90s reject with one on. Even a moustache is cooler now. I like the beard tho. I just go down to a 3 for the warm months then let it go for football and hockey season. I look like grizzley adams its awesome.
GilaMinumBeer said:I'm 37, been married for 13, have 2 toddler kids, 2 mortgages, and have had a Goatee for as long as I can remember being able to grow one.
New mullet? Who gives a bless? I'm not one to follow the trends in grooming or clothing.
I think the downside to sporting a beard currently is that every college guy is rocking a dirty, scraggly, terrorist-looking beard and aviator sunglasses.
I can appreciate a solid beard, as long as it is maintained, it makes all the difference between class and unabomber-esque
If it were 118° there and you worked in the heat, would you wear a beard?
Anyone use a straight razor?
Anyone use a straight razor?
Anyone use a straight razor?
I would love to give a straight a try, I have no idea what all I would need to buy though.
I blame ya'll.
I now have en route:
A Gillette Fatboy
A Gillette Tech
A sample pack of razors (Feathers, Astra Platinum, Red Personnas, Derby Extras, Crystals)
A Badger Brush from Tweezerman (reviews well and cheap)
Acca Kappa 1869 Almond Shaving Cream
I blame ya'll.
I now have en route:
A Gillette Fatboy
A Gillette Tech
A sample pack of razors (Feathers, Astra Platinum, Red Personnas, Derby Extras, Crystals)
A Badger Brush from Tweezerman (reviews well and cheap)
Acca Kappa 1869 Almond Shaving Cream
Nice! a Gillette Tech and an adjustable Fatboy? That is a nice combo indeed!
I love my early model Tech loaded with a Feather. the early Techs have the triangular holes as opposed to the rectangles of the later versions, it is also the most agressive of the Techs, this combined with the silly-sharp Feather results in a baby butt smoothe shave with no irritation.
I have the 8 dollar 'Shea Moisture' badger brush from Target and I am loving it, a proper prep and break-in got the brush shave ready in a day, I soaked it in dishsoap and hot water for 4 hours, rinsed well and repeated for another 4 hours, rinsed well and built some lather in a bowl and let the lather dry on the brush overnight. rinsed the next afternoon and there was NO wet-dog smell to the brush.
I would look into the blades and try them out in order of least to most agressive as far as sharpness. I have a couple feathers for getting a spectacular shave, but for everyday shaving I use the cheapie Walmart Wilkenson Sword blades, under 2 dollars per 10 pack, and I get a great daily shave from them after giving them a strop on a wine cork to smoothe the edge.
So I broke into the sample Feathers I had for an interview... It taught me I was doing things wrong. Second shave with it was fine... glad I did the first one a day before the interview!
I am also becoming more fond of my cheap, drug store boar hair brush than I am of the Merkur silvertip. the coarseness of the bristles make for some easy to whip up foam, and I am less concerned about abusing that brush.
The mens shaving section at any drug store I have seen has gone to crap. I remember going with my grandfather a couple of times when I was a kid and he would carefully choose aftershave and shaving soap.
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