Off Topic Beards.. Yay or nay?

I use a electric shaver if I'm being lazy, otherwise its a Gillete Fusion.

Thought about the cut throat myself but I don't fancy doing my head with it

 

Mario's muzzy deserves a mention here surely

#pornfuzz

 

Match winning 'stache right there

 

Someone said somewhere it worked for Mitchell Johnson in the ashes as well... Figure of fun, grow a silly tash and all of a sudden hits the form of his life. Let's hope super mario can do the same!

 

Used the soap bowl and brush for the first time this morning.

Prepped the face with a hot flannel, put on some gel, then lathered up with the brush and soap. Brush is synthetic fibres so a little bit stiff. But I wouldn't buy a real badger hair one.

Got a nice lather on the go, not too thick. First pass with the grain. Second against/across.

Fresh blade on the Mach 3.

Balm on afterwards.

Was a very smooth shave and my face is like a new-born's. Very little irritation and redness.

 

Letting mine go a bit feral for February,bloody cold working outdoors and it provides a little insulation

 

I had a beard for a while, took it off yesterday in readiness for today's clean shave. Does feel colder now, just turned the heaters up in the van

 

Its good to have some nice shaving stuff,makes what can be monotonous a wee bit more pleasurable

 

I don't wet shave every day. Face couldn't take it.

I wouldn't class the bog standard Wilkison Sword things I got as 'nice', there's much better (but much feckin more expensive) soaps, cremes and brushes you can get but they're a nice change from a can of foam etc. Problem with brushes is the better ones are real badger hair which I'm not down with

The German single blade razor I got was quite expensive I think - not very as razors go but def much more than your supermarket types - but I got it bought for me

 

I should shave every day but I only do it once or twice a week as I'm lazy

 

Same here once a week is plenty

 

I shave my head much more often though

 

I only do it once or twice a year

#lazierthanyou

 

We still talking about beards here

 

Don't mention badger hair. RHC will be in here quicker than the snails he saw!

 

tickle my belly

 

Does it need shaving first...?

 

On a badger farm in China

 

Right. For those interested...

I've dug out my DE safety razor from the cupboard and it's called the Merkur Futur 760. You can see it here - http://www.shaving-shack.com/merkur...-finish-gift-tin-and-10-merkur-de-blades.html

It's fully adjustable so you have settings from 1-6 written on the top of the handle under the head where the razor is held and you twist the handle to change the setting. This moves the guard closer to or further away from the blade. 1 is closest to the blade, 6 is furthest away. The further away it gets the closer the shave will be.

Still got the blade that came with it in which should still be sharp as I only ever used it twice. Will be giving it a go when I get some stubble back. Probably Fri/Sat. Will do a review.

 

Got some King of Shave Alpha Gel and some of their Kinexium shave oil on a bogof. Very good stuff, razor glides like an ice skate on a frozen lake