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I hate shaving, the worst job to do in the morning. How do you shave? I have been having problems with my shaving method so wanted to know how you do it and does it work for you. How often do you do it? Wet shave, use foam, use after shave, cream etc.
Electric, use the clippers to remove the shit I couldnt be bothered removing for the week or two I dont shave then the heads do the job. Body shop after shave cream and Im away,done for another week or so.
I wet shave a couple of times a week, the rest of the time I use my trimmer, to just keep it at a tidy length
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I shave every other day? :(
Me too mate...bloody hate it though. If I leave it for the third day, it starts to get noticably long and people ask if I've shaved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I'm the same. Two days is ok, the third day just looks like overgrown stubble.Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhunMe too mate...bloody hate it though. If I leave it for the third day, it starts to get noticably long and people ask if I've shaved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I hate shaving. You can normally tell if I'm on holiday/ being lazy as I grow a shit beard. I still couldn't grow a full blown beard if I wanted. Despite an onslaught of grey hair (none in the beard I hasten to add) my beard still doesn't join in the right places.
I find shaving night times means less shaving rash than mornings. Some one told me its due to your face being puffy in the morning after sleeping. I have considered designer stubble as an alternative, but have never bothered buying a shaving thing.
Nothing beats a good shave! I use oil & cream applied with a badger hair brush and as for aftershave it MUST be alcohol free because alcohol dries the skin and makes you look old. The brand I use is called 'The Art of Shaving' and the oil & cream have a sandalwood scent to them. Perfect stuff really, never any razor burn or dry skin and leaves my face smooth as silk.
If I had a steadier hand and more time I would use a straight razor because that's the best shave you can get! And a hot towel treatment after....oh, very nice, a great shave will make you look and feel like a million bucks!
Just warm water and simple razor every morning. 1/4 inch mini electric around eyes and ears.
You have hairs around the eyes do you teen wolf?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Wish I could boast the same...I'm like James and his patchy beard...and I have a gap between the two sides of my tache, meaning that Movember is out for me too.
I shave once a week, once without foam/gel then once with straight after. Sounds odd but it works for me.
Im with Lyle on the quality shaving, if there was a local Barber that did a good shave with a straight razor I'd dispense with shaving all together and get someone else to do it, it'd be worth it. Actually probably work out cheaper than buying razor blades.
Its the simple things in life my friends...when something basic and mundane is done to its greatest potential it becomes extraordinary.
i shave my face once a week and my pubic region once a month(ish)
Hell yeh, if I let things go my eyebrows start looking like the last days of Andy Rooney (rip) over here. The odd random single hairs that sprout up drove me batshit. We all have that one that you have to monitor overtime. I get one that takes about three weeks to poke out between the eyes but if you miss it next thing you know I'm walking around like a damn unicorn! Keep the center of focus area clean and foliage free!Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhunYou have hairs around the eyes do you teen wolf?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Wish I could boast the same...I'm like James and his patchy beard...and I have a gap between the two sides of my tache, meaning that Movember is out for me too.
Ah, I see. I've got one hair which is halfway between my eyebrow and sideburns, and is completely white, and usually gets to about an inch in length before I notice it and pull it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicoliHell yeh, if I let things go my eyebrows start looking like the last days of Andy Rooney (rip) over here. The odd random single hairs that sprout up drove me batshit. We all have that one that you have to monitor overtime. I get one that takes about three weeks to poke out between the eyes but if you miss it next thing you know I'm walking around like a damn unicorn! Keep the center of focus area clean and foliage free!Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhunYou have hairs around the eyes do you teen wolf?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Wish I could boast the same...I'm like James and his patchy beard...and I have a gap between the two sides of my tache, meaning that Movember is out for me too.
More white hairs will follow superheavy, you mark my words.
Most my beard is getting white, which is why I shave it, to look young.
Hot water in the sink every morning, may skip on weekends.
Shaving foam on face and neck, start with neck, then cheeks, chin the under the nose.
All upward strokes except the chin and under the nose.
Shave twice if feel the need with downward strokes.
I find shaving every day toughens your face up a bit :)
Go slow with the razor and no pressure.
Every Wednesday and Sayurday unless im going for a boarder/ goatee, which I havent done for over a year. I like the feeling of a clean shave but I look like a monkey and am glad when my face has a bit of shadow to it.
Did I say monkey? I meant camel.
Thats how the Turks do it but with a wierd head massage at the end, right between the eyebrows... surly they can see I dont have a monobrow??Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
I've only once ever had a barber shave with a straight razor, and got damn it was good! After a 3 1/2 week trek in Nepal, got back to the hotel and had a long patchy beard. Still had the gap in my tache and not much below my bottom lip until you get to the chin. Had a proper shave and it felt awesome! Unfortunately, it's a 20 minute drive to the barbers for me, and usually I just get a short back & sides these days.
I shave my head with a disposable razor and shaving cream about once a week. I shave my face 3 or 4 days a week, leaving a small 'stash & a tuft under my lower lip which I keep neatly trimmed with small barber scissors. Sometimes I do imitations of Brando in the Godfather while i'm shaving to amuse myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I shave every Friday trim it by Wednesday and then shave on Friday again...
I have really sensative skin and as much as I would love to get a good ol' fashion blade shave with foam and towel the times I did try it my face was fucken red & just a mess.
So I do it myself.
I have a hot foam dispenser and just use a razor throw on the hot towel and alcohol free after shave. I let my face cool down a bit for about 15 minutes then I pluck my eyebrows and trim my nose hair and then do a face wash with my Clinique soap, followed by a dirt remover liquid. Let my face cool off for about 5 minutes and then put on my cucumber mask for 30 minutes. Rinse it off and finish it off with my Clinique cream easily THEE greatest facial cream ever.... :cool:
(insert facial cream jokes here)
My favourite part of a turkish shave is when they set fire to your ears, awesome ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimanuel BoogustusThats how the Turks do it but with a wierd head massage at the end, right between the eyebrows... surly they can see I dont have a monobrow??Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
Without fail though I always have a moment when I think this guy could go all Sweeney Todd on my neck.
Complete opposite for me, Ive got sensitive skin too but a 'proper' shave set the tone for my home shaving just by paying attention to the direction the guy was going in, I copied him and I dont get shaving rash at all now.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
I tried once with a straight razor, cut myself as soon as I put it on my face :-\
Every second post is just someone screaming to be the forum gay. We have Fenster trolling the main board, we have Mick and Lyle going all dandy here and Kev has just done a vanishing act entirely.
I have the Superheavy problem in that I am a little weak in the same beard growing area. I shave everyday, but on my 3 day weekends I just don't bother. I don't look great unshaven, it takes away my boyishness. Some men look rugged and cool, but not me.
:D feels a bit kinky in a non-gay way... (one for Miles to chew on)Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisMy favourite part of a turkish shave is when they set fire to your ears, awesome ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimanuel BoogustusThats how the Turks do it but with a wierd head massage at the end, right between the eyebrows... surly they can see I dont have a monobrow??Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
I'm sure my ear hair has increased since though :-\
I will try shaving at night time as suggested by @0james0.
Like most of you grow it for weekends and holidays, but if it is too long end up looking like a bum.
Midweek I leave a goatee.
Use a boiling glass of water to dip the cheap disposable razers which are thrown away after 3 or 4 uses.
You must practice on a balloon first!Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisComplete opposite for me, Ive got sensitive skin too but a 'proper' shave set the tone for my home shaving just by paying attention to the direction the guy was going in, I copied him and I dont get shaving rash at all now.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
I tried once with a straight razor, cut myself as soon as I put it on my face :-\
And miles I am no "Dandy"....a cleanly shaved face is the mark of masculinity! If anything Mick is the dandy...fucking Clinique? Jesus Christ that's gay.
I shave and then leave it till i start looking like a homeless guy. gel and disposables does me.
But i do like getting the barber to do a Turkish shave with a cut throat now and again as they are fucking great :cool:
I was never taught how to shave with a razor properly. I got the hint from watching one of the Leatheal Weapon movies where Danny Glover was telling his son to go with the grain not against it. I discovered it saves my sensitive skin from getting all red and rashed. I use a disposable razor with gel about every other day because if I let it go longer it hurts more. I found that you have to keep the blade dry after use and it lasts much longer. I found that a good foil electric razor works best but if it is dull it will also hurt because of pulling rather than cutting. Rotor razors hurt like hell even the shape ones on me. Some other uses for the beard are: My beard is like a wire brush so I use it to attack my wife and kids sometimes....
LOL I do that, the wife and kids hate it but I find it funny. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by fan johnny
So what Razors does everybody use?
I use Gillette Fusion Power
Proglide
Mine is white and blue.Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
Must be a famous brand and have a cool name.Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
Must have a shitload of blades on one shaver.
Must be on special offer at Morrisons.
I use disposable Razors, not the really cheap kind. I refuse to pay what Gillette wants for their blades, and the disposable does just as good of a job.Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
:( Cheer up Emo boy.Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisComplete opposite for me, Ive got sensitive skin too but a 'proper' shave set the tone for my home shaving just by paying attention to the direction the guy was going in, I copied him and I dont get shaving rash at all now.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
I tried once with a straight razor, cut myself as soon as I put it on my face :-\
Thats pretty much the size of it, whatevers on offer at the time of needing a new one. More than happy to use a cheapo disposable.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaddoMust be a famous brand and have a cool name.Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
Must have a shitload of blades on one shaver.
Must be on special offer at Morrisons.
Even Bic disposables? They are terrible.
Best shave I can have is off the old man's razor, with a Wilkinson sword razor blade in it you have to
watch or you get cut to bits. Razor must be from the 50's or 60's you get a really smooth shave.;D