Grooming and Hygiene

[Matt]

I thought that’s what @endo and @pechelman were doing.

[endo]

no, but to have a good old fashioned niche luxury international deodorant battle

[Matt]

Just like the good ole days.

[ddtrash]

The Martin De Candre soap is very good, lathers easily and builds a nice foam cushion quickly. It should last a long time.

The smell is subtle and not overpowering which is good so it does not conflict with any aftershave you choose to use.

The only downside is the size of the jar opening, it is not quite as wide as the Saponificia Varesino tin jars. This makes working the brush into the top of the soap a bit more fiddly, nothing serious just obvious once you have got used to a larger jar aperture.

[ddtrash]

[68degreesorless]

My current travel shaving setup. Miss my brush and soap but this sure packs better.

[SKT]

@68degreesorless I’ve always liked Jack Black stuff. Use their “Double-Duty Face Moisturizer” pretty much every day

[68degreesorless]

@SKT yeah that is a good moisturizer. It was one of my first forays into the good stuff. My favorite is the kiehls facial fuel daily energizing moisturizer but golly it’s expensive. Been trying to find a poor man’s version for a while now.

[SKT]

@68degreesorless I haven’t tried the Kiehls. Does it have any spf? It’s been hard for me hard to find a face moisturizer with spf that doesn’t make me feel like I’m wearing straight up sunscreen. That’s why I’ve stuck with the jack black

[68degreesorless]

@SKT no spf. To me, the spf ones don’t feel quite as luxuriously moist. I tell myself I’ll just apply spf separately but then I often just skip it. Since long term, the spf is probably more important than the moisture, I should probably go back to the combo.

[pechelman]

I know it kinda defeats the ethos of the product but happy with the applicator. Also snagged a tube stand/key thingy.

[SKT]

Since switching to AKT I’ve become more intimate with my armpit which leads me to this question…do any of you guys trim your armpit hair? It’s a jungle in there and maybe the product would be more effective with less jungle.

[Matt]

For sure. Full torso trim along with the unmentionables when things start to get unruly. I just do a 1 all over. Definitely helps with BO.

[SKT]

Good to know and it makes sense. Jungle trim time

[goosehd]

Yep…just like landscaping. No topiaries though.

[SKT]

Ha! Definitely not

[flannel slut]

@SKT gave me a good chuckle. I can very much relate to this; long pit hair and hobbit hairy feet (at least with this comes pretty long lashes)… friends on my bball team back in high school used to say “it looks like you have Don King in a head lock”. The AKT and its intimate application brought back this teen nostalgia

[flannel slut]

And +1 camp trim

[SKT]

@flannel-slut “Don King in a headlock” now I can’t unsee it