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pathogen · May 27, 2002, 02:58 PM

Ok, it's like this. I'm starting to hate shaving on a daily basis, even though I don't want to grow the stubble out. I was watching television and I catch this commercial for women's "hair remover" foam... and even though I knew I'd rather scrape my cheeks with sandpaper than ever try that chemical burn, I started daydreaming of a life without shaving, yet without a beard. By the way, how many of you out there have facial hair going?

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OldManMac · May 27, 2002, 03:04 PM

I've had a moustache since 1966, and in 1989 I grew a beard, which I've also had ever since. I do trim them regularly, but I can't picture myself without either one. I did shave my head clean five years ago, for about six months, but that was a lot of work to keep it shaved, so I grew my hair back, but keep it short!

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killgore trout · May 27, 2002, 03:13 PM

Have had a goatee for the past 6yrs. So I say No! Let it grow....So Sorry but I am not authorized to use Poll features.. Darn! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

nonhuman · May 27, 2002, 03:14 PM

I generally shave once a week (usually Mondays), because it's just a pain in the ass to do it any more often than that, and it starts to get itchy and annoying if I wait any longer. Lately I've been keeping a goatee, so there's a lot less shaving involved though.

cdhostage · May 27, 2002, 03:17 PM

It's a killer rabbit!

I shave every day during wrestling season but let my hair grow during all other seasons.

Mastrap · May 27, 2002, 03:44 PM

Current chin condition:

<img src="http://homepage.mac.com/aduess/.Pictures/chin.jpg" alt=" - " />

Time for this:

<img src="http://www.manufactum.de/mhp/bilder/manufactum/DIN/artikel/300/48692.jpg" alt=" - " />

Macintosh · May 27, 2002, 03:49 PM

I hate shaving but mu ultra conservative parents make me when my beard gets "out of hand". I actually think I look better with a little facial hair compared to clean shaven. Hey, when I am 18 I will do what I want!

shanraghan · May 27, 2002, 03:59 PM

I've been sporting a goatee and I'll be damned if it leaves my face.

Macintosh · May 27, 2002, 04:01 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mastrap:

Time for this:

<img src="http://www.manufactum.de/mhp/bilder/manufactum/DIN/artikel/300/48692.jpg" alt=" - " /><hr /></blockquote>I didn't know Sony made razors! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

EmAn · May 27, 2002, 04:29 PM

I normally shave every day but lately I've gotten lazy and done it every other day. I like a little bit of stubble.

jblakeh1 · May 27, 2002, 04:43 PM

I haven't shaved two days in a row in many years.

Mastrap · May 27, 2002, 04:46 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Macintosh:
]I didn't know Sony made razors! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> <hr /></blockquote><a href="http://www.roedter-messer.de/merkur.htm" target="_blank">See this</a> for proper razors. None of that new fangled Gilette nonsense. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

Real razors for real men, or something like that.

AKcrab · May 27, 2002, 05:25 PM

I'm with nonhuman.. Once a week. I'm blessed with a very slow growth rate.

kman42 · May 27, 2002, 05:53 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mastrap:
Current chin condition:

<img src="http://homepage.mac.com/aduess/.Pictures/chin.jpg" alt=" - " />

Time for this:

<img src="http://www.manufactum.de/mhp/bilder/manufactum/DIN/artikel/300/48692.jpg" alt=" - " /><hr /></blockquote>No offense, but that's a pretty week crop of facial hair. Who votes for Mastrap to shave?!

Nice razor, though. I've never seen one like that.

kman

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kman42 · May 27, 2002, 05:59 PM

Personally, I thought this thread would be more interesting if it were along the lines of "I'm into the Brazilian Wax".

kman

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Beyond Redemption · May 27, 2002, 06:04 PM

I really think that women should shave and make a nice little landing strip.

ford prefect · May 27, 2002, 06:13 PM

shaving is a pain. I'm a once a week shaver pretty much. It doesn't look too bad after a week. More than that, though doesn't really work out.

I like to have a little stubble.

Do the 3 blade round electric razors give anyone else razorburn? I've never been able to use one of those properly. Is there some kind of a trick to it?

seb2 · May 27, 2002, 06:25 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by ford prefect:
Do the 3 blade round electric razors give anyone else razorburn? I've never been able to use one of those properly. Is there some kind of a trick to it?<hr /></blockquote>i got one of those a few years ago. the salesperson had warned me that i'd have to give my skin some time to get used to it. he was right. hurts terribly for the first week, then you're fine.

personally, i've had a goatee for about ten years now. feels naked when i shave it off which happens about once a year just out of curiousity what the skin under it looks like...

wataru · May 27, 2002, 10:47 PM

I use a Gilette Mach3 about once every 2 or 3 days. It works pretty well. I like it more than electric razors because I don't want to spend a lot of money on a good one, and the cheap ones are a pain to clean.

I feel like such a corporate whore, though, because I honestly do want the new Gilette Mach3 Turbo. But I have a bunch of cartridges stored up for my normal Mach3, so until I go through those I can't upgrade

Paco500 · May 28, 2002, 12:51 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by wataru:
I use a Gilette Mach3 about once every 2 or 3 days. It works pretty well. I like it more than electric razors because I don't want to spend a lot of money on a good one, and the cheap ones are a pain to clean.

I feel like such a corporate whore, though, because I honestly do want the new Gilette Mach3 Turbo. But I have a bunch of cartridges stored up for my normal Mach3, so until I go through those I can't upgrade

<hr /></blockquote>Totally on your team there- I'm on my last standard Mach3 blade, so it's turbo for me next trip to the store.

I rule.

nonhuman · May 28, 2002, 12:59 AM

Bah, the standard Mach 3 does just fine. An extra lubricated strip and fancy packaging doesn't justify raising what's already pretty damned expensive for razors. The only reason I put up with the price for them is that they last me long enough that it's not really an issue.

G4ME · May 28, 2002, 09:29 AM

I try and shave every other day when I am working but if I am not I let it grow.

maxelson · May 28, 2002, 09:55 AM

what the hell is a soul patch?

Xaositect · May 28, 2002, 10:02 AM

Razor? What's that?

A couple of my co-workers call me 'ZZ' after ZZ Top. Now, my beard isn't that long, but does have that nice 'biker who kills and eats barbers rather than getting a haircut' look. Kinda goes with the ponytail.

Why the beard? I just hate shaving.

Timo · May 28, 2002, 10:02 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by maxelson:
what the hell is a soul patch?<hr /></blockquote>the soul patch:
<img src="http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jec3/FacialHair/FH_SoulPatch.jpg" alt=" - " />

Also known as the Flavor Saver

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Bockie · May 28, 2002, 10:11 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by seb2:
i got one of those a few years ago. the salesperson had warned me that i'd have to give my skin some time to get used to it. he was right. hurts terribly for the first week, then you're fine...[/QB]<hr /></blockquote>Bingo. Excluding trips to the barber shop when I was younger, I've never used a non-electric razor.

I find that the best way to avoid razor burn is to shave before my morning shower.

maxelson · May 28, 2002, 10:11 AM

I see. Tried one once. Wife vetoed it. Along with the Ahab, which is different from the chinstrap.
Jeez. I cannot seem to escape typo this morning.

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jholmes · May 28, 2002, 10:20 AM

I shave every day from about the middle of April until Halloween. Then it's beard season. They're just too hot in the summer. Nothing like dusty outdoor work in July to make a beard seem like a bad idea.

Anybody else use a mug and brush? It's a great way to lather up - if you can find Burma-Shave soap. I don't think it gets as close a shave as some of the foams but with a MAch 3 you can get pretty close. it's a great thing to do while you're trying to wake up.

Mastrap · May 28, 2002, 11:06 AM

nally posted by jholmes:


Anybody else use a mug and brush? It's a great way to lather up - if you can find Burma-Shave soap. I don't think it gets as close a shave as some of the foams but with a MAch 3 you can get pretty close. it's a great thing to do while you're trying to wake up.[/QUOTE]I use this:

<img src="http://www.manufactum.de/mhp/bilder/manufactum/DIN/artikel/300/13602.jpg" alt=" - " />

and this:

<img src="http://www.manufactum.de/mhp/bilder/manufactum/DIN/artikel/300/18029.jpg" alt=" - " />

Smells ever so delicately of almonds and with a good single blade razor (see above) takes everything off there is to take off.

Shaved this morning due to popular demand (girlfriend complained). Face like a baby's bum now.

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Montanan · May 28, 2002, 11:14 AM

I love using an old-fashioned single-blade safety razor, and the mug and brush definitely look kind of cool sitting in my bathroom, too. But more often than not, I just end up swiping the face with my electric a couple of times, because I'm either to lazy or pressed for time to go through the shaving mug ritual.