@waltercool I always had a gruff beard, so shaving at all is a bit out of the ordinary for me

@freemo What made you decide to go nakey after sporting a beard?

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Not sure if i will. At a minimum i will use it to shave the space around my beard.

But even with a beard I usually shave it off every month or two and then let it grow back. When it gets too long it annoys me and I like the do over... I may stay clean shaven for a while this time though, I dunno. I think im just bored :)

@freemo Well, i'm not all that interested in the shaving itself, more in the social aspects.

But if you are interested in wearing a beard: it's got to do with patience. There is a period of time where it is annoying (and prickly), but hold out long enough and it gets comfy.

Upper lip needs a trim from time to time (short prickly period) or maybe that's not a problem either and i am not patient enough either ^^

@admitsWrongIfProven My issue is if the beard gets too long I start to play with it and it develops into a habit and feels like a nervous tick. This starts to happen around when the upper lip or lower lit is longer than maybe a mm or so.

The rest of the beard I can tolerate quite a bit longer, but that has a similar problem when it gets too long.

@freemo Sounds like you need more patience. And maybe a bit of self esteem in the self image department.
I was told playing with my beard might get me picked on, but in reality other things are much more of a problem. I did play with my beard while reading your toot, and i don't have problems because i do so from time to time.

If you care for your beard, or stroke it while thinking and then someone complains, a mild smile is generally all that is needed.

In all situations where i need to project a certain image, beard-fuddling does not play a role. I'm much too busy to treat unknown-unknowns as friends to stroke my beard.

@admitsWrongIfProven It has nothing to do with patience or self-esteem. I dont particularly care if anyone thinks different if they see me playing with my beard... I dont like it for personal reasons, like i said it feels like developing a nervous tick or something.

In short, having a long beard starts damaging my mental health... probably some mild relationship to trichotillomania or something.

@freemo Oh wow, i had to look that one up.

Of course, i was just talking about stroking, not pulling hair. If you're given to that, it seems a short trim makes sense.

@admitsWrongIfProven well it starts with me twisting and stroking.. once it becomes habitual the act starts to annoy me and eventually I want to shorten or pull the hair so as to stop the playing with it. It takes several days before id start pulling it.

Ifi do anything repetitively/habitually I'd get increasingly frustrated I think.

@freemo Well, in that regard i have no expertise. If anything annoys me about my hair, i get a brush (in case of beard) or cut it off (in case of hair on the head).

If you have any further clues, i'd be up to talk about it, but from a dead start, i got nothing. New phenomenon for me.

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@SteelFolk indeed, these are also a bit specially made as they have a platinum coating on the outside for corrosion resistance... remarkably thin also. very nice.

@certainlytwice I actually thought i did a great job, felt smooth and everything... then i notice im bleeding :)

These are from Vikings Blade, ill try the ones you suggest

@freemo they are the sharpest in the world so proceed with great care 😇 if you are into #traditionalshave and need a good relief afterward, have a look at Le Père Lucien aftershaves. Only natural and high quality ingredients and oils. No synthetic compounds, 100 % biodegradable. Regarding the quality the price is amazing. And I do not work for them 😂

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I never really bothered with aftershave.. not really sure what the functional purpose is once the shaving is done?

@freemo And for this one the smell is great too :) even if one of my fav regarding the scent is their Bay Rum, infused with untreated fresh rose petals from their garden. 😍 2 / 2

@certainlytwice I usually dont like cologne but if its natural sents and doesnt really resemble cologne then I may like it. But im very picky with smells.. would have to be natural and something earthy like cedar smell... anything too smelly like cologne i wouldnt really like.

@freemo if you mean traditional cologne like 4711 or farina1709 it never last for a long time, like 2 hours. But the flavors are more citrus and nerouli (sweet). Regatding the AS the scent is generally ligth and do not last for a long time. If you like orange scent I do have Cedar/Orange splash too from that brand, the scent is very simple and natural. For purely woody scent Oud / Santal woods 😜

@freemo for the "traditionnel" it smells like wild herbs you could add on a slice of grilled meat 😋

@certainlytwice I could live with that :)

@freemo its primary role is to disinfect (not a bad idea when I do unexpected moves 😅) especially for the ones containing alcohol, but also to protect and hydrate the skin (glycerin). A last benefit is the scent 😍. The "traditionnel" aftershave from the brand I did mention also contain something like a dozen of natural oils selected by a pharmacian for their properties on skin : disinfection (sauge, rosemary, thyme), wound healing (sauge, tea tree), regeneration (lavender), etc etc. 1/ 2

@certainlytwice tried feather blades this morning (got some overnight shipped)... loved them.. of the three blades i tried (across 2 brands) so far feather is the nicest!

@freemo wow already 😱 glad to know you like them. they are one of my fav. they are among the most expensive blades (around 0.5 € per blade or so) but this it is still 4-5x less than tany plastic cartridge blades 😜. so your next experience could be after-shave then 😁