Grooming and Hygiene
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It's actually a Gerhard Richter painting, not a photo. Adam is that famous.
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Speaking of wigs.....
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@goosehd I'd never trust myself with one of those, I'd end up looking like I'd been part of some war or satanic cult with all the facial scars I'd obtain!
I love watching these master artisans at work though. Very interesting to see which parts of the process the master maker trusts the apprentice with, and where he's like "no, this needs the my personal touch"!
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I have ordered a sample collection of Fitjar Islands shaving creams. Looking forward to trying these out. Fitjar is a coastal village in Norway between Stavanger and Bergen, and also the eponymous name for the brand.
I have been using and having good results with Saponificio Varesino soaps so it will be good to compare the products.
Currently using an open comb Tatara razor which is beautifully built.
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A friend of mine has developed skin serums designed to help skin recover from active outdoor pursuits in tough climates. I've sampled the products as they've evolved and offered my feedback throughout the development process, so I've been eager to get my hands on some supply.
He's now launched and I picked up the Desert serum (alpine also available and soon ocean or beach) and I love this stuff. I just use it in the morning to help moisturize in the dry climate out here. It smells so good, and I don't enjoy many fragrances. They also included a lip balm I really like in the order.
I am clean shaven these days but I think this could work as a beard oil as well as a moisturizer.
Here it is if you want to take a look: https://www.paracas.co/
Think it, be it.
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@mclaincausey Nice looking website!
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@mclaincausey That's a really cool concept, ill check these out. I work outdoors in the uk and my skin takes a beating! Which one do you think lasted the longest throughout the day?
They should do a Really Shitty Constant British Weather serum, that would do great here
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Haha! I think the only one out might be the desert which is what I ordered. It is for extremely dry weather. The coastal may be your best bet when it drops.
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Been loving this one lately. Kinda like bay rum meets royall lyme…
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Been meaning to post here about my Xmas gift to myself this year, which was a Rockwell 6S Adjustable Safety Razor:
Probably the most expensive SR I've ever picked up, but as it's effectively 6 in one it's worth the extra £. Basically, you can change the plates that go on the underside of the razor to change the angle at which it slides against your skin, allowing it to tackle more-or-less hair growth depending on how many days you've gone between shaves or your preferences.
I'm a once-every-two-or-three-days shaver, and I find the number 3 plate gives me a good balance between getting everything in one pass while still being fairly gentle. I go with the grain 99.99% of the time, and this works for me, but if I wanted to go against I'd probably want to go down a plate or two for that job. After leaving shaving for 5 days while on a long-stag-weekend recently, I went up to the number 4 plate to get the longer growth in one pass.
Only slight downside I found was that sometimes the hair and soap can get stuck under the blade and be hard to dislodge with running water alone, necessitating a dismantling and cleaning with a towel. But I think I figured out I wasn't using enough shaving soap and was doing too much shaving between rinses; once I applied more soap and started rinsing more frequently this issue stopped arising, so there might be a small learning curve to this SR.
Anyway, if you were after a new SR, this one comes with my personal recommendation, and seems like it could accommodate all jobs.
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Safety razors are the best.
I’ve been using Aēsop shampoo, conditioner, body wash, facial spray after the serum referenced above (which turns out to be a great aftershave), toothpaste, and mouthwash. Man their stuff is so good.
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@EdH lovely razor, one I have been keeping an eye on myself.
My current set up is a more aggressive first pass with a combed Tatara Nodichi razor. Then a swift across the grain pass with a Feather AS-D2. I use the Feather quite a lot as it is very mild and is easy to shave the head with.
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@ddtrash nice
I’ve been using a safety for some 20 years now. I have a 1957 Gillette fatboy that is my daily and then a Merkur slant for a super tight shave. Only use feather blades but I used to love Wilkinson swords until they got hard to get locally
