Question to Our Mustachioed Members

[MarcosEZLN]

My son uses that to spike his hair.

Yep, I think it's sold as a hair spiking gel. The stuff dries up so hard I almost put my girlfriend's eye out a few times coming in for a smooch.

One thing I'll say for glue, when I used it and my mustache fell apart it was easy to restyle. The rare times the Got2B Glued fell apart it could not be put back together without some water to soften it back up and enough time holding it in position for it to dry and harden up again.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Yep, I think it's sold as a hair spiking gel. The stuff dries up so hard I almost put my girlfriend's eye out a few times coming in for a smooch.

One thing I'll say for glue, when I used it and my mustache fell apart it was easy to restyle. The rare times the Got2B Glued fell apart it could not be put back together without some water to soften it back up and enough time holding it in position for it to dry and harden up again.

Moisture can reactivate the glue as well.
Of all of the fixatives I've used, I've not found anything I like better.

 

[PipeIT]

Thank you for the compliments, much appreciated.

Yup, I shaved at the start of spring, actually a little earlier this year, mid April, I think it was, I usually keep it until around the start of May, at which point the winter plumage is shed.

I tend to grow it in the winter, as it's too darn cold to stand shaving in the morning, however my regimen has changed now, since I've begun shaving in the evening time now.

I may grow another this year, I'll see how it goes.

All I know is that was one hell of a beard your sported, and I’d never shave that off.

Men don’t grow beards for Seasons! LOL

It’s always Man Season for a beard! LOL

 

[Rossi320]

Ok I usually buy the expensive replacement razors that cost 20 bucks for 3 ,I have a friend that swears by bick sensitive 12 pack cheapie brand so I decided to buy a pack......am now sitting here with neosporin all over my face

 

[Chasing Embers]

Ok I usually buy the expensive replacement razors that cost 20 bucks for 3 ,I have a friend that swears by bick sensitive 12 pack cheapie brand so I decided to buy a pack......am now sitting here with neosporin all over my face

I bought a pack of 100 Personna blades several years ago for less than $20 and still have many left. Safety razors and straights have been my go to for decades now.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

All I know is that was one hell of a beard your sported, and I’d never shave that off.

Men don’t grow beards for Seasons! LOL

It’s always Man Season for a beard! LOL

HAHA!

Honestly though, the heat & humidity here is really something. I guess as it is most places on this parallel....

It's brutal, I tells ya!

Anyway, I can grow it back.

 

[Hillcrest]

 

[Honkytonk Man]

Ok I usually buy the expensive replacement razors that cost 20 bucks for 3 ,I have a friend that swears by bick sensitive 12 pack cheapie brand so I decided to buy a pack......am now sitting here with neosporin all over my face

Never skimp on shaving products!

I use feather DE blades, last pack was 200 blades, when I bought them I had a massive saving on them, but just looking now, they're like USD79, works out to be USD2.53/blade.
Now, that's expensive you might say. And I guess it is, but I use one blade 4 times, one side for one side of my face, the following day I insert the blade opposite side, and repeat for the remainder of use, thus ensuring maximum usage. Never exceeding 4 x usage, as the edges have dulled too much.

In your post, 20 bucks for 3 blades? or three packets of blades?

 

[woodsroad]

Yep, I think it's sold as a hair spiking gel. The stuff dries up so hard I almost put my girlfriend's eye out a few times coming in for a smooch.

As long as your wife doesn’t find out.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

@tlk17834
The first & only time I bought supermarket own brand was when I was in college. Never again. Razor burn, cuts, etc.

 

[Chasing Embers]

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The male of the species is always more eye catching to lure away predators. That being said, I just use Dawn dish soap for showers and hair.

 

[Chasing Embers]

In your post, 20 bucks for 3 blades?

Sometimes often more. Those things are crazy expensive now.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

Just to "wax lyrical", pardon the pun.

Ways back in time, I remember watching a video/film about shaving, I think it was something Gillett released, before the woke-shit, BTW.

Anyway, they had a group of guys shaving in front of a 2-way mirror, with Gillett's designers the other side, obviously trying to determine how the "average" man (whatever that is) shaves.
Apparently, he should only take 20 strokes per shave!

HA! I call BS on that, I can take 20 strokes over my chin, before I'm satisfied and that's with a new blade! oh, & no knicks either.

Of course, this was during the days of these new fangled 3, 4 & 5 blade holders, never liked them. So tell me this then Gillett. If the the 5th blades shaves the closest, why bother with the first 1-2-3-4 blades?

 

[Honkytonk Man]

@Chasing Embers
I know the price of steel has gone up, but WOW!

 

[Chasing Embers]

So tell me this then Gillett. If the the 5th blades shaves the closest, why bother with the first 1-2-3-4 blades?

The only blade you'd ever need.

 

[PipeIT]

HAHA!

Honestly though, the heat & humidity here is really something. I guess as it is most places on this parallel....

It's brutal, I tells ya!

Anyway, I can grow it back.

Beards don’t make you warmer in heat.

After all look at the places where men live in the deserts around the world with beards, many extremely hot places of the middle east.

Beards help in summer and winter.

Beards actually regulate temperature and protect you in the summer and winter better, against harsh conditions on a bare face.

A beard is a Protecter for all conditions.

Do beards really make you warmer?

Some guys only see beards as a fall/winter look...summer comes and the beard goes. Why? The majority of these men say they think a beard will make them uncomfortably hot in the warmer months. But does that face fur really make a temperature difference in the summer?

www.stubbleandstache.com

Do Beards Make You Hotter?

We all know a beard makes you look sizzlin' hot, but will it really make you feel hotter during those scorching months? The answer may surprise you...

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5 Good Reasons Not To Shave Your Beard For The Summer

As summer has arrived, many of us are tempted to shave our beard. However, there still good reasons why you don't have to shave your beard for the summer.

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[crashthegrey]

I don’t have patience for all of that. So, clean upper lip and brushing the beard in the morning is it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I don’t have patience for all of that. So, clean upper lip and brushing the beard in the morning is it.

It takes less time to combine and style my mustache than it does to shave.

 

[crashthegrey]

It takes less time to combine and style my mustache than it does to shave.

I just live where it is frigid and hate breath in my mustache, all frozen and gross. That certainly helps with my decision to keep my upper lip shorn.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I just live where it is frigid and hate breath in my mustache, all frozen and gross. That certainly helps with my decision to keep my upper lip shorn.

I worked in a freezer once upon a time. Understand completely.