Lessons in manliness

[prog]

I haven't cut myself shaving this year so far, and not for some time behind that either. What I was missing before was the knowledge that it's good to soak yer face in hot water immediately prior to applying shaving cream. Yes, duh, but nobody told me that and it took awhile to discover by myself, OK?

Comments

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

Never saw any of those old cartoons at a barbershop where they wrap the guy's face with the steaming hot towel before his shave, huh?

[prog.livejournal.com]

I did but I thought they did that afterwards. I just don't know.

There are still times in my life when I will point at something and say "I thought those were only in cartoons!" By which I mean, here is an artifact from early 20th century America.

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

Also, lots of guys wait until after they shower to shave, just to let that hot water do its stuff first.

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I do.

And I call myself a good solver

[prog.livejournal.com]

I think that every time I cut myself earlier happened later in the day, long after my morning shower, and it took a long time to make the connection.

[dougo.livejournal.com]

I prefer to shower after shaving, because it's easier to wet my face by hand before shaving than it is to clean off the shaving cream by hand after shaving.

[prog.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I go out not realizing I have s. cream in my ears. Sometimes I have toothpaste on my chin, too. So bad.

[taskboy3000.livejournal.com]

Also see the scene in /The Dirty Dozen/ where the prisoners/elite fighting force are punished to shaving their faces with cold water.

[keimel.livejournal.com]

And you know you should rinse in cold when done? Closes the pores up.

Sorry nobody told you that til now. Bummer.

man we're full of tips

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah the cold water thing is good, too.

And shaving against the grain is a no-no since it encourages ingrown hairs. (I do it anyway.) But applying shaving cream against the grain is good because it lifts your hairs up a smidge. And guys never change their blades often enough -- hot water dulls blades quicker than you think. And shave your chin last because those are the thickest hairs and they need extra time to soften up.

Oh heck, there's tons more to say. Go check our the Wikipedia entry.