Grooming and Hygiene

[JoshC]

@WhiskeySandwich hahaha I know this all too well, I love a good soup on a winter's day but I go full caveman and don't keep the beard and tash in check soup get all in the moustache end up looking like a bird has nested in there.

I even went for Chris Cornell with a moustache and a little chin strap safe to say I wasn't much of a lady killer with that haha

[WhiskeySandwich]

@JoshC HAHAHAHA that's hilarious and true. Don't get me ranting about how poor a decision it is to eat an ice cream cone.

After my short Abraham Lincoln phase, I moved into an Abraham Ford phase for a week or so, with a handlebar moustache but with long chops.

[JoshC]

I think I would rather be rocking the mutton chops than my version of Chris Cornell's look at this bad boy haha to say the confidence in my look back then was very high haha

[popvulture]

Lol! That version of you would fit right in in New Orleans. Laissez les bons temps rouler, my man.

[EdH]

@JoshC said in Grooming and Hygiene:

I love a good soup on a winter's day but I go full caveman and don't keep the beard and tash in check soup get all in the moustache end up looking like a bird has nested in there

Try a straw?

[WhiskeySandwich]

@JoshC LOL! I would ask if that was a costume party but no one else is dressed up.

I cant talk though, I rocked a terrible goatee at one point.

[ARNC]

Stumbled on this conversation and realised it intersects with another interest. The soup issue is not new and there is an answer:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2020MM1891/full/735,/0/default.jpg

Easier to see on this one:
https://www.silvercollection.it/MUSTACHESPOON4bis.jpg

[WhiskeySandwich]

OOOH! that should do it!

A little weird tho. sorry, i've been on a kick with these filters, they're new technology to my old ass.

[T4920]

@Matt I remember asking you what cologne you were wearing on the boat trip on Hamburg? Could you share again, as I've forgotten.. some sort of oil?

[Matt]

Enjoy! At these prices you can afford to try them all…

https://www.scodioli.com/

[SKT]

@Matt I’ve been looking for something patchouli adjacent…have you tried their “Step Right Up”?

[Matt]

The aftershave was my first scent from there. Absolutely love it.

[Matt]

@T4920 and I were chatting about the cologne and how we like that oil based scents past longer since they don’t evaporate. The one I am using now is the Timshel and it really goes all day. Great stuff for the price.

[Tago Mago]

@Matt I meant to ask you this in Hamburg: what’s your shaving routine, i.e. double edge razor/knife/whatever, soap/creme, any products you’ve tried either yourself or in the shop that you particularly like?

[SKT]

Thanks I think I will pick some up. I bought a hat from an Iron Heart retailer last year and it smelled awesome….patchouli ish. I reached out to them even to see what the scent might be and they just said “shop smell”..been searching for something ever since

[Tago Mago]

@Matt also wanted to say great to meet you both. Looks like you and Katie had a blast

[Matt]

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[Matt]

@Tago-Mago same man. We had an amazing time but that’s to be expected with this group. As long as IH keeps throwing parties we’ll be there.

As far as my shaving routine currently it’s super basic now. I don’t baby my face whatsoever. I had a stainless steel ejection blade single edge razor but I wasn’t happy with the closeness of the shave compared to a simple Gillette 3/4/5 blade from the grocery store. I use a hemp oil Nivea for men shaving lotion that I like and the aforementioned aftershave. I shave about every 2-3 days and do it right out of a hot shower.

[Matt]

@SKT Patchouli is my favorite scent base. I’ve yet to find the perfect blend yet though.

[pechelman]

Not Matt but re shaving, use good shaving soaps like speick or tabac, use a shaving brush to build lather (Simpsons makes good ones), and pickup something like a merkur double edged safety razor. Personally I like the slant head more than the 34hd people always recommend and polsilver blades but ymwv. Rinse face liberally with hot water and then with ice cold. Then finish with a light aftershave or toner such as the alcohol free Thayer's witch hazel with aloe or the loccitane cade if they still make it. Ill use a balm if needed but usually don't. Find anything with lots of shea if you want one like from pre de provence or again loccitane.

I just don't have time to maintain my straight razors anymore but did enjoy them.