D*mn Shaving

[Johnny Pneumatic]

I hate shaving my face. Why doesn't somebody create something you smear or spray on your face that makes the hair fall out? Gillette(tm) Aerosol(tm) A shave in a can(tm)

 

[BPSCG]

I hate shaving my face. Why doesn't somebody create something you smear or spray on your face that makes the hair fall out? Gillette(tm) Aerosol(tm) A shave in a can(tm)

You should be able to find depilatories in the aisle where they keep shaving cream and such. They work, but they're not permanent, and they smell awful.

Or you could try pulsed-light treatments if you're really desperate. Supposed to be effective, but pricey.

Or you could just say the hell with it and grow a beard.

 

[Dragonrock]

Re: Re: D*mn Shaving

Or you could just say the hell with it and grow a beard.

That was the approach I went for. 7 years of being required to shave daily has made me sick of the concept. I still "clean up" my cheeks and my neck, but only because they itch if the hair gets too long.

 

[HarryKeogh]

shaving sucks.

i envy my friend who is Chinese...he has to shave about once a week.

I use an electric, only way I don't "breakout". Not the best shave but not bad.

 

[RSLancastr]

Re: Re: Re: D*mn Shaving

I still "clean up" my cheeks and my neck, but only because they itch if the hair gets too long.

Weird. I've had a beard now for the past 30 years or so, because it itches terribly WHEN I shave.

Every couple of months, I get out the Weed Whacker and trim it back to about an inch long or so, but I don't shave any part of it, as it irritates the hell out of my skin, mnaking it itch something fierce.

The only time I've shaved my face in 30 years was when my then-wife was pregnant with our first child, and I decided to shave the beard off to give my wife a glimpse of what the baby might turn out to look like. Started growing the beard back the next dy.

And luckily, our daughter looks like her mother.

 

[garys_2k]

I hate shaving my face. Why doesn't somebody create something you smear or spray on your face that makes the hair fall out? Gillette(tm) Aerosol(tm) A shave in a can(tm)

Wow, your avatar must look NOTHING like you!

 

[LostAngeles]

I hate shaving my face. Why doesn't somebody create something you smear or spray on your face that makes the hair fall out? Gillette(tm) Aerosol(tm) A shave in a can(tm)

Depilators, like Nair, can do that. Of course, that can also hurt, burn like hell, itch, stink, or any combination thereof. When I use Nair on my legs, it works miracles but I'm also left with about a day of redness that feels like it itches just below my skin so I can't scratch.

I've seen buffers which don't really work. It's one thing when you don't have hair on your thighs from where you jeans/pants rub against it constantly for a long time and another with a little pad.

There's waxing, which I fear because I was always a pussy with the Band-Aids and this Nads© stuff which looks like somewhere between waxing and depilatory stuff. Oh and then there's "Veet", the "bladeless razor". I think that's more Nair crap too.

I stick with the shaving for now.

 

[Soapy Sam]

Blowlamp?

 

[Blue Monk]

I have the worst beard on the planet.

My father’s is thick but my Grandmother was half American Indian so I ended up with this scraggly mess on my face that grows enough to need to be shaved but is scraggly enough to look like hell when I wear a beard.

I’ve opted for the ‘look like hell scraggly beard’ just because I hate shaving.

 

[Oleron]

I've been beardy for about 10 years and, yes, I do like real ale.

Occasionally I like to shave it off, usually if I'm on holiday where no-one knows me. I find that the beard grows back in better condition - or at least I think it's better.

 

[Deetee]

How come so many JREFers are bearded johnnies?
Isn't this taking Randi-worship a step too far?

 

[Johnny Pneumatic]

Re: Re: D*mn Shaving

Wow, your avatar must look NOTHING like you!

Oh, that. I think she is beautiful. I can always change it back to this.

 

[Oleron]

How come so many JREFers are bearded johnnies?
Isn't this taking Randi-worship a step too far?

If JR had his beard shaved off it might severely impact his ability to stand in a freezing field testing dowsing claims.

In fact it might be source of our skepto-power....

strokes beard thoughtfully....

 

[LostAngeles]

Beards are teh SEXAY!

 

[pgwenthold]

I used to classify myself as "shaving impaired" because I couldn't shave without cutting myself twice, and scraping the snot out of the rest of my face.

Ever since I started using Mach III, I can pretty much shave every day, in the shower, without shaving cream, and have cut myself twice in 8 years. So my advice is, find a good razor that works well for you, and it will make it a lot easier.

OTOH, I have always wondered if I could get my face waxed? Is it worth the massive pain every 3 months or whatever it would take?

 

[Keneke]

Like Keogh, I use the electric razor to prevent burn. I've had everything: clean shaven, mustache, goatee, full beard, stubble. I now am clean shaven because it's what SHE likes.

 

[Badly Shaved Monkey]

Never trust a monkey with a razor!

I only shave for holidays to scare my kids, though I did hack it back to an excellent Zapata moustache for a party a few years ago: not a look I could get away with for long.

Mrs BSM is a Tolkien obsessive and the closer I look to Aragorn the happier the lady monkey is.

 

[Blue Monk]

Mrs BSM is a Tolkien obsessive and the closer I look to Aragorn the happier the lady monkey is.

Then perhaps there's hope for me as I look more and more like Gollum with each passing day.