{"id":601,"date":"2016-02-09T23:01:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T04:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beckinabox.com\/blog\/?p=601"},"modified":"2020-04-29T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T00:00:10","slug":"mens-personal-grooming-shaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Personal Grooming (Shaving)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few years ago I started to become interested in men’s personal grooming. I’m not exactly sure why; maybe I didn’t like the way my skin reacted to those overpriced quadruple blade systems, maybe I actually cared about my skin. Maybe I didn’t like spending a fortune for new blades every month. Maybe I didn’t like having to charge up some cheap plastic electric razor. Maybe I wanted to feel like a man.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am far from knowledgeable or even experienced but I look forward to shaving every day and want to share my limited experience. Every morning I make sure that I give myself a little extra time to do it right. Sometimes I go as far as lighting a candle (for that extra bit of relaxation, candles will be another blog entry). If I don’t shave right after a shower I try to relax my skin with a hot towel that I prepare using a little bit of Vick’s VaporRub<\/a>. I use Taylor of Old Bond Street<\/a> shave soap. I’ve been in love with their lavender scent but I haven’t yet used\u00a0a scent by them\u00a0that I don’t enjoy. I will on occasion use other brands of shave soaps, such as Geo F. Trumper<\/a> and Proraso<\/a>. I use a generic ceramic shave mug to hold\u00a0the soap and I use a new pure badger hair shave brush from the Art of Shaving<\/a>. I had a cheap brand when I first started out\u00a0and it fell apart. Upgrade to a better shave brush. Your skin will thank you! As far as my razor goes I use a long handled Merkur<\/a> safety razor. I originally used Merkur double edged blades but now I use Feather<\/a> brand. Some blades are sharper than others, and no, sharpest isn’t always better. I find that it\u00a0depends on your shaving style and skin type.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for aftershaves, this is completely up to you. Back to my reasoning of shaving this way, it’s because I want to feel like a man. Therefore, I exclusively use the manly “old school” aftershaves, musky and spicy. In fact, I don’t think I use a single contemporary aftershave. The aftershave I use the most is Clubman Pinaud<\/a>. Clubman has been around since the early 1800’s and it was one of the first aftershaves I used and is my goto when heading to events. If I have an evening dinner date or small party I’ll use a bay rum, bay rum from different brands does have its own unique scent but for the most part they’re spicy and ready to liven up a party, I use Clubman Bay Rum <\/a>or\u00a0Layrite No.9 Bay Rum<\/a>. I also splash a little on for my daily going outs as well; during Spring and Summer I tend to use Lucky Tiger<\/a>, Aqua Velva<\/a> or Florida Water<\/a> (another aftershave that has been around since the early 1800’s). During Fall and Winter I find myself using Skin Bracer<\/a> or Stetson<\/a>. Other aftershaves in my regular rotation are Old Spice Classic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Brut Classic<\/a>, two scents that are recognizable, relaxing and great for the daily grind.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are so many aftershaves available, like I said, everyone has their own preferences as to what they enjoy. I would LOVE to get the following aftershaves someday; Canoe<\/a>, Musgo Real<\/a>, Osage Rub<\/a>, British Sterling<\/a>, Gabels Bay Rum<\/a>, Royall Lyme<\/a>, Muelhens<\/a>, Clubman Lilac Vegetal<\/a>, Clubman Lime Sec<\/a>, Tabac<\/a>, Proraso<\/a>, Jovan Musk<\/a>, Royal Copenhagen<\/a> and English Leather<\/a>. If anyone cares to gift me a bottle of any I would be forever grateful! Thank you in advance!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few years ago I started to become interested in men’s personal grooming. I’m not exactly sure why; maybe I didn’t like the way my skin reacted to those overpriced quadruple blade systems, maybe I actually cared about my skin. Maybe I didn’t like spending a fortune for new blades every month. 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