Grooming and Hygiene
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I feel like in my personal experience at least, once you go stache, you'll never wanna go beard again. I look at old pics of myself with a fully hirsute face (or at least the best scraggle that my Irishness can produce) and think "fucking hell, who invited the guy from the Spin Doctors?" Ok maybe that's being overly self-critical, but it's bad. I feel much happier in my John Prine configuration, might even stick with it eternally.
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First things first, I should listen to some John Prine later. Thank you.
Second, I realized recently I like both the hairy face and the naked face and will, moving forward, alternate more regularly. I think when I have a beard I miss smelly aftershave so when I run out of an aftershave I like I’ll grow the beard for a bit until I miss the smelly stuff again. I came across some beard pics of me at work recently and it looked awesome.
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I agree about the grey hair – I think it looks cool. Although, I do have a bit of "whoa I'm not ready yet!" when I see them coming in (which is, lately, a lot). Whatever, Grizzly Adams time!
Also you do have a good looking beard, Matt. I'd grow one a lot more often if I had one like that. Also I bet you could grow a fucking wicked Magnum PI stache.
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I have a small handfull of grey hairs so far. They're quite localised. I'm kinda hoping it continues to come in that way - if it does I'll have a stripe of grey in my quiff up top, and (if I grew the beard out again) a stripe of grey on my chin.
My brother used to get this weird, patchy alopecia when he lived in London. I put it down to the pollution and stress of living there. When he moved out to the country it grew back, but disproportionately grey. So his head can look a bit like a negative photo of a dairy cow in the wrong light.
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It's actually a Gerhard Richter painting, not a photo. Adam is that famous.
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Speaking of wigs.....
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@goosehd I'd never trust myself with one of those, I'd end up looking like I'd been part of some war or satanic cult with all the facial scars I'd obtain!
I love watching these master artisans at work though. Very interesting to see which parts of the process the master maker trusts the apprentice with, and where he's like "no, this needs the my personal touch"!
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I have ordered a sample collection of Fitjar Islands shaving creams. Looking forward to trying these out. Fitjar is a coastal village in Norway between Stavanger and Bergen, and also the eponymous name for the brand.
I have been using and having good results with Saponificio Varesino soaps so it will be good to compare the products.
Currently using an open comb Tatara razor which is beautifully built.
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A friend of mine has developed skin serums designed to help skin recover from active outdoor pursuits in tough climates. I've sampled the products as they've evolved and offered my feedback throughout the development process, so I've been eager to get my hands on some supply.
He's now launched and I picked up the Desert serum (alpine also available and soon ocean or beach) and I love this stuff. I just use it in the morning to help moisturize in the dry climate out here. It smells so good, and I don't enjoy many fragrances. They also included a lip balm I really like in the order.
I am clean shaven these days but I think this could work as a beard oil as well as a moisturizer.
Here it is if you want to take a look: https://www.paracas.co/
Think it, be it.
