You've got the rugged good looks to pull it off. I don't. Even after the service, I keep the haircut and facial hair within regs. Old habits die hard.
I think: 1) When you first start growing hair, it is a novelty to shave. You feel like a man when you shave. And, the hair is so thin (Caucasian), you would look silly if you didn't. 2) Once you start shaving, you soon get to the point where you go for more "real" job interviews. I don't shave, I keep it tidy though; although it still gets big from time to time. My wife is ok with it I think. And I think I look better I guess.
Beards don't indicate being liberal. I'm far from liberal, and have had a beard for the last 20 yrs or so. I know both liberal and conservatives with and without beards. No real pattern. Baldness is hereditary.
It's a cultural thing for most. I say most because in any generation the current fad, whether it be shaving, clothes, food, etc..., is the what people are going to do. Some are lemmings, some are leaders and some could not care less. I could not care less.
HAIR is NATURAL shaving is an UNNATURAL ACT! Boycott razor blades ( etc ..... ) while we are at it WHY do chicks bother with all that face-paint? How many megawatts of energy could we collectively save, just by toning down the cosmetic bits like removal of hair (etc ..... )
You look fine, sir. Me, I am quite gray and thin on top. You at least have a full head of hair after all your years flying the mighty Hercules.
Hey random question as a guy new to shaving. I always end up seeming to nick myself with the razor. Why is that?
On special occasions I've gone to a barber and gotten a straight razor shave. Usually in a matter of 10 hours or so after shaving I've got the 5 o'clock shadow going. The straight razor shave didn't seem any closer than with my disposable in that regard. It's just a cool thing to do in my opinion, like stepping back in time. It's the equivalent for males to a woman getting a spa treatment.
That's what I'm thinking. I'll take it off of my bucket list. I can't stand to walk into a barber shop to begin with.
It's worth getting once, but frankly if your goal is nothing more than a close shave, I'd stick with a can of foam and a disposable twin blade. I haven't tried the up-scale shaving utensils and expensive creams, so maybe I'll try that to see what all the hub bub is about.
Years ago, 30+, I was totally old school. Safety razor, mug and soap with a hot towel on the face. I dug the pampering. I found that a Bic disposable with Burma Shave provided just as good of a result. Afta is the aftershave and Old Spice still gets the babes.
What sort of razor? How are you shaving? What sort of hair do you have? (straight beard hair, course, curly etc? ) If you have straight beard hair (like what you'd see on say george clooney) you should shave against the grain, using soap or cream and you should use either a really nice 5 bladed monstrosity sort of razor, or a straight razor. Not the knife sort, but a disposable razor blade that is held by a frame you keep. Great investment. Change the razor everytime, go slow, and keep steady. Don't talk. Don't move. Just shave. Straight up and down, or straight horizontal. You're cutting yourself because your hand is moving and the blade is slicing rather than shaving. Try this: Take your thumb and run it vertically down the blade/s. Don't put alot of pressure just run your thumb down it. Didn't cut you right? But it did shave some cells off. Now, carefully, run your finger across the blade/s. Cut you right? Now carry that over to your shaving. if the blades are running over skin straight up and down, you won't get cut unless you're trying by pressing way too hard. That doesn't mean you can't shave on a horizontal, relative to your perspective, what it DOES mean is that from the blade's pov you should always be running up and down, not across. Now if you've got coarse hair (like you might see on morgan freeman) you need to shave WITH the grain and only occaisionally. Anything more will lead to cuts and razor burn from the way the hair grows.
Okay. That makes sense. I'll do that next time I shave. As for the type of hair, I don't know. I don't like having a beard so I shave pretty often.
