BEARD THREAD. FOR DOING SHIT WITH BEARDS

[TakingBackSunday]

So, I bit the bullet finally and did a thing today:



My first proper shaving kit.  They're all still technically Gillette products so they're not really a barber's recommended option, but as a beginner, I'm quite happy with it.  Along with that, I got an Edwin Jagger DE89.  Altogether it came to a shade under 200.  That brush is the entry level so I'm thinking already about buying a more expensive Silvertip model.  My favorite product so far is the beard wax .  Smells of pipe tobacco and sandalwood and makes my beard look slick.

The result so far:



Gonna try and grow it out for the foreseeable future.  I want it to get long enough so that I can shape it to point down...I hate beards that seemingly have no shape.  Just one big wad of hair is icky.  I'm even considering a handlebar in the future if I'm feeling hipster enough.

What do you guys think of the color?  I've had six people recently comment and ask if I color my beard  .  I can't help that its both blonde and brunette.  Should I try and color it to make it all one color?

[TakingBackSunday]

Well, it was 178 with the following:

-Edwin Jagger DE89
-Pre-shave lubricant
-Shaving cream
-After shave balm
-Brush
-Brush stand
-Beard wax
-cleaning kit
-travel kit

 

This was also in a mall, sooooo.  Add another 30~ bucks for location purchasing.  The dude was cool though, I think I'll be able to get a hook up from him in the future.

Regardless, I'm glad to be getting into this stuff, finally.  Using ten dollar razors from Kroger on my neck

[TakingBackSunday]

You try any of the beard wax stuff?

[Himu]

Stubble > *

[Atramental]

Oh yeah. A beard.

I have one of those.

Makes my head look less like an egg. 

[Madrun Badrun]

Beard Oil

[Kara]

I keep forgetting that I can't straight razor (with water obv.) my neck anymore and try to straight razor my neck. The results aren't catastrophic or anything, it's just a frequent reminder that I used to be hardcore and now am not.

[chronovore]

Is all that stuff really necessary if you're not trying to curl your beard into some barbershop quartet topiary?

I keep forgetting that I can't straight razor (with water obv.) my neck anymore and try to straight razor my neck. The results aren't catastrophic or anything, it's just a frequent reminder that I used to be hardcore and now am not.

Yeah, that's probably just a lack of recent repetition, isn't it? Your skin will get tougher if you keep trying -- not that tough neck skin is optimal...

[toku]

For colored people wet shave tools seem really help. I used to suffer from some occasional acne and ingrown when i was using Gillette 3 blade shit. Really nice to not have that anymore

It helps a lot. I still get ingrowns sometimes though but overall my face is way smoother wet shaving. It's actually why I keep shaving, if I let myself go say a week my face breaks out a bit and I get some ingrown. It sucks.

[TakingBackSunday]

Just did my first full shave today



I smell like fucking MAN

[Madrun Badrun]

balls and butthole too?

[toku]

Really want to try this soap:
http://howtogrowamoustachestore.com/products/synergy-shaving-soap

Might buy next. Gondolier scent.

[cool breeze]

^ I use the sensitive version of that (black tub).  yeah, you don't need much.  and I'm still using sampler blade pack I got in maybe march of last year, even though I already found the brand I liked months ago.

[Human Snorenado]

WTF is this shit? I grow a full on beard because I'm lazy and don't want to fucking maintain anything.

[Dickie Dee]

After having alot of problems with skin irritation from disposables (I probably overused them to be honest) I went the other route and just got a pretty dope electric shaver, braun 790 that was 1/2 off on amazon after xmas last year.

I'm quite happy with it, although I don't have a very heavy beard at all.