Protect your beards, lads!

**Mr. Kilt** · 25th April 06, 09:29 AM

Excellent thread! I've had my goatee/stache for 3 years now, and my wife normally loves the look. Once in awhile she'll suggest I shave it off, but isn't terribly serious about the request. Good thing, because I have no interest in going clean-shaven any time soon. I look young enough as it is...I need the facial-fur to add some age.

**Prester John** · 25th April 06, 09:34 AM

Mine is canonically required, so to speak, so I'm probably safe....but for how long?

**Pour1Malt** · 25th April 06, 09:44 AM

mine comes an gooes oan a regular basis...

ai guess ai get board quickly an change mai look...

nay bother... it can always grow back...

**Kilted KT** · 25th April 06, 09:49 AM

Mine going nowhere. Shaved it off once. No one recognized me, and I looked like I was 18. It's not something I want to go through again! Besides, shaving every day is a real pain in the butt, and decent razors are getting expensive these day. Can't have them cutting into my baby and kilt funds!

**Nick** · 25th April 06, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

Besides, shaving every day is a real pain in the butt, and decent razors are getting expensive these day. Can't have them cutting into my baby and kilt funds!

I bought an antique straight razor off ebay, a strop, and a shaving brush and soap. A bit of an upfront expense, but that razor is older than I am. As long as I take care of it it'll be an heirloom for my son, so the only expense is shaving soap (lasts longer than cream). After getting the hang of stropping it and the occasional sharpening, and actually using it, I get a better shave than my Mach 3 ever gave. It's funny, I see commercials for razors with 4+ blades, and a striaght razor is best.

I shave my neck and upper cheeks (sort of a Henry VIII look), so I like to have a good razor, but I don't shave every day. Every week or so, maybe.

**Kilted KT** · 25th April 06, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by Nick

I bought an antique straight razor off ebay, a strop, and a shaving brush and soap. A bit of an upfront expense, but that razor is older than I am. As long as I take care of it it'll be an heirloom for my son, so the only expense is shaving soap (lasts longer than cream). After getting the hang of stropping it and the occasional sharpening, and actually using it, I get a better shave than my Mach 3 ever gave. It's funny, I see commercials for razors with 4+ blades, and a striaght razor is best.

I shave my neck and upper cheeks (sort of a Henry VIII look), so I like to have a good razor, but I don't shave every day. Every week or so, maybe.

hmm...I can't imagine taking something like that to my own face...I'd prolly wind up looking like I got hit in the face with a lawnmower.

**GlassMan** · 25th April 06, 01:57 PM

I wish I could grow a beard. I've had a moustache for a little over a year now and I'm very pleased with it. But for some reason I have two bald spots on my cheeks & jaws (one on each side) and they aren't in the same location on each side. So when I try to grow a beard it looks lopsided and like someone randomly shaved off portions. *sigh*

**arrogcow** · 25th April 06, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Nick

I bought an antique straight razor off ebay, a strop, and a shaving brush and soap. A bit of an upfront expense, but that razor is older than I am. As long as I take care of it it'll be an heirloom for my son, so the only expense is shaving soap (lasts longer than cream). After getting the hang of stropping it and the occasional sharpening, and actually using it, I get a better shave than my Mach 3 ever gave. It's funny, I see commercials for razors with 4+ blades, and a striaght razor is best.

I shave my neck and upper cheeks (sort of a Henry VIII look), so I like to have a good razor, but I don't shave every day. Every week or so, maybe.

The best razor I ever found was the single blade Bic Metal. Good luck finding them, the last time I saw them in a store (after I had not been able to find them for over a year) I bought the store's entire stock. Im still using that bunch nearly 7 years later. Multi blade hurt to shave with. never tried a straight razor though.

Adam

**chasem** · 25th April 06, 09:49 AM

I have kept a goatee for the past 8 or 9 months. I shaved it off briefly, and hated it. I looked 15 again (I'm 21 currently). So I keep it, and probably will for some time.

Unfortunately, I am not faced with the kisses v. facial hair dilemma

**flyv65** · 25th April 06, 12:24 PM

I shave the goatee off at least once each year for fit testing my SCBA, and anytime we have a response requiring more than level D protection (I keep a razor in my kit bag). It usually grows back in about a week and a half or so.

Bryan...now if I lost the moustache it would be terrifying...