F....Paper Cuts

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

I don't think I've seen a styptic pencil since I was looking at my grandfather's shaving gear after he passed.. wish I had kept some of those doubles and singles, but I was too young to know what was up at that point.

Got basketball on your mind?

I keep around some Cayenne and Myrrh Gum for any significant cuts.

huh?

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by GMScud

huh?

nicks*

Gillette used to run some sort of joint-advertising with the NBA and had displays up that mentioned less cuts and "knicks" or something like that.. idk I was around 9 or 10

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

I don't think I've seen a styptic pencil since I was looking at my grandfather's shaving gear after he passed.. wish I had kept some of those doubles and singles, but I was too young to know what was up at that point.

Got basketball on your mind?

I keep around some Cayenne and Myrrh Gum for any significant cuts.

I shave with DE razors and a shaving brush like your Grandpa. Blows the Derek Jeter 5-blade monstrosities out of the water in shave quality and cost of blades.

I'll see if I have anything to sell you.

I could even assemble a "starter kit" if you want.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Buster

I shave with DE razors and a shaving brush like your Grandpa. Blows the Derek Jeter 5-blade monstrosities out of the water in shave quality and cost of blades.

I'll see if I have anything to sell you.

I could even assemble a "starter kit" if you want.

Nice.. the main thing keeping me from doing it is that I really just don't grow much facial hair, I probably couldn't grow a mustache if I tried.. goatee is the only thing.. my sides just get a lil peach fuzz

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Nice.. the main thing keeping me from doing it is that I really just don't grow much facial hair, I probably couldn't grow a mustache if I tried.. goatee is the only thing.. my sides just get a lil peach fuzz

You're lucky. My beard grows in so thick and fast. I get 5 o'clock shadow around 1:30pm. lol. It's annoying to have to shave every day.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by GMScud

You're lucky. My beard grows in so thick and fast. I get 5 o'clock shadow around 1:30pm. lol. It's annoying to have to shave every day.

haha that does suck.. I usually just hit the mustache area every day, usually without gel.. sides every few days.. then I'll grow the goatee for a few weeks, chop it off and start over F... trimming

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by GMScud

You're lucky. My beard grows in so thick and fast. I get 5 o'clock shadow around 1:30pm. lol. It's annoying to have to shave every day.

Mine grows that fast too. A vintage DE razor will keep me smooth until the afternoon/evening. When I used cartridge razors...I'd be like sandpaper by lunchtime.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by GMScud

You're lucky. My beard grows in so thick and fast. I get 5 o'clock shadow around 1:30pm. lol. It's annoying to have to shave every day.

absolutely! in the military, where you had to be clean shaven for MP duty, I shaved, went to the first inspection passed, and then had a second inspection about an hour and a half later, and this new desk sergeant told me to go back to the barracks and shave. I was like wtf! now that I'm out, I don't shave unless some very special event comes up.

Otherwise,

Papercuts suck too!

[mredskins]

Everyone has a handful of images burned in their minds over the years.

One of mine is of my dad slowly licking a envelop in front of me and I could clearly see a inch and half paper cut form on his tongue as he did it. He didn't eat solid foods for a couple days. Said it hurt like hell.

[BleedBurgundy]

For the thick beard guys... against the grain or with? If i go against, i'll break out like nobody's business. Haven't done it since the Navy...

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

For the thick beard guys... against the grain or with? If i go against, i'll break out like nobody's business. Haven't done it since the Navy...

I tried against the grain once. And only once. My face was covered in red bumps for two days. I was embarrassed to leave the house.

[MTK]

With the grain, against and you're definitely asking for trouble

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

With the grain, against and you're definitely asking for trouble

Not if you have a sharp blade and good technique. The best ones come from Israel.

I do a pass with and then one against. (re-lather for each pass of course)

My face is like a baby's bottom.


TO the electric recommendation...I've had 2 of them...feel like sandpaper afterward. I've never had a good shave from an electric.


Oh...paper cuts...yeah, I get a lot of them as an accountant. Hate them.

But, the real pain comes when you get a cleaning chemical in a paper cut. You could not even know you had a cut until you get the wrong chemical in it...then it opens up like a taco shell and turns red as it burns like Mount Wannahockaloogie erupting.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Buster

Not if you have a sharp blade and good technique. The best ones come from Israel.

I do a pass with and then one against. (re-lather for each pass of course)

My face is like a baby's bottom.


TO the electric recommendation...I've had 2 of them...feel like sandpaper afterward. I've never had a good shave from an electric.


Oh...paper cuts...yeah, I get a lot of them as an accountant. Hate them.

But, the real pain comes when you get a cleaning chemical in a paper cut. You could not even know you had a cut until you get the wrong chemical in it...then it opens up like a taco shell and turns red as it burns like Mount Wannahockaloogie erupting.

What are you using exactly? Give us the hook up

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

What are you using exactly? Give us the hook up

OK, but you're gonna regret starting this conversation with me...


I have a collection of razors, but here are the ones in my usual rotation to use:









My favorite brush:



My favorite blades:

*CAN GET 100 BLADES FOR $12.00...WHERE YOU GET ABOUT 5 CARTRIDGES FOR THAT IF YOU'RE LUCKY...SUPERIOR SHAVES FOR PENNIES A SHAVE.

Crystal Double Edge Razor Blades (100 Blades) [RB-CRY-002] - $12.00 : West Coast Shaving, Double Edge Blade Sampler Packs





SHAVE SOAP:
$2 at pharmacies or Walmart for a good soap


or upgrade for about $4 to:






SHAVING CREAM MOOD INSTEAD OF SOAP?

$5 at Bath and Body Works...feels awesome. I use it for Travel. Same as Proraso vintage shave cream:





Finally, my go-to After Shave, wife loves it too. About $6 at any pharmacy. They make a Bay Rum that I like a lot too. It's a traditional barber shop favorite: