Life For you metros that shave... - Page 4

Dr. Johnny Fever · 01-19-2012, 08:40 PM

So I've had a beard most of my life since I was 16. Shaved down to a goatee a couple times just for a change... never in 42 years have I shaved my upper lip. Beside the point...

I hate shaving about as much as anything in life so I don't do it. I do use my trimmer every day though... but only to keep myself from actually looking like Grizzley Adams (who I have no problem with looking like) for a "work" environment. However as I become an older man I fully intend to let it grow down to my waist if it will. I love old men with long beards and I intend to be one.

My question is this. How often does the normal man shave? If I trim down to a short and well kept manicure in the morning should I be bushy again by bedtime? It doesn't seem like I should. And I know this seems like a dumb question to people who shave every day but understand the last time I clean shaved my beard the first Bush was in office... and I kept the 'stach... obviously. I haven't been hairless on my face since I was 12. Keeping up wasn't worth it.

I guess I'm asking if this kind of growth is common among many of you or if I'm just a freak. I know many guys shave every day... but is it because you like and want a hairless face or because you have to?

Discuss Thrower · 01-20-2012, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cdcox

I shave every day before work.

On weekends, I might skip a day or two, but beyond that I start feeling scuzzy if I don't shave.

The way i look at it, a long time ago men probably wiped their ass with their hand or a pine cone and felt really manly about it. Then we got technology so we have razor blades and toilet paper, and these are good things.

Yeah but coming from a guy who doesn't mind the cold and have gone stretches of both clean shaven and goatee sporting..

The wind is BRUTAL on once fuzzy skin, even days after shaving.

Earthling · 01-20-2012, 02:56 AM

I shaved last year some time or other just to check out my face and started growing it out again within a few days. Before that it was '93 I think.

Fritz88 · 01-20-2012, 05:22 AM

Every other day. If you have a good trimmer, it can be a five minutes task.
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oldman · 01-20-2012, 06:32 AM

I normally shave once in the morning and trim the goatee twice a week. If we're going out in the evening, I'll shave again.

**Bwana** · 01-20-2012, 07:56 AM

I shave every day before work, but I don't shave on the weekend, unless I have some kind of event I have to go to. I do however still sport the goatee, which is an act of God at times, because I'm in and out of refineries every week and a lot of those places have rules against that, because of fresh air masks.

blaise · 01-20-2012, 08:13 AM

I used to shave every day. Even on weekends. Then I once let it go like a week and my wife said she liked it, and now she wants me to keep it. But, really I can't stand having a beard. Seems like more work to trim it and shave my neck than it would be to just take 45 seconds a day to shave.

Molitoth · 01-20-2012, 08:47 AM

Absolutely hate shaving with a razor (takes too much time, causes ingrown hairs and shaving rash).

So I keep a very short stuble using a trimmer without a guard, and use it about every 2 days.

kepp · 01-20-2012, 08:49 AM

I hate shaving but I also hate having longer facial hair. I usually put it off for 3 or 4 days and then have to shave.

WhiteWhale · 01-20-2012, 09:30 AM

I shave right out of the shower.

I don't use shaving cream, I don't get razor burn, and it takes me about 45 seconds.

Also, for the OP, shaving/trimming your body hair is WAY MORE metro than shaving your face.

**Nzoner** · 01-20-2012, 09:39 AM

I have to shave my head every other day,it's either that or look like Wile E Coyote shortly after an Acme rocket backfires and clears a path down the middle of his scalp.

Dr. Johnny Fever · 01-20-2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

I shave right out of the shower.

I don't use shaving cream, I don't get razor burn, and it takes me about 45 seconds.

Also, for the OP, shaving/trimming your body hair is WAY MORE metro than shaving your face.

Yeah I know it was just funny in my head to use the word metro... I'm sure it was only me heh.

otherstar · 01-20-2012, 09:50 AM

I've worn a mustache for most of the last 20 years. I used to grow a beard every winter. I did wear a beard for about 3 years but gave it up a few years ago. I've also sported a goatee for most the last 20 years, but shaved it off last fall and haven't grown it back.

I shave daily. I either use a straight razor (cut throat) or a double edge razor. I hate the newer razors and I hate electric razors too. I've used shaving soap with a mug and brush instead of canned shave cream for the last 20 years also.

WhiteWhale · 01-20-2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by otherstar

I've worn a mustache for most of the last 20 years. I used to grow a beard every winter. I did wear a beard for about 3 years but gave it up a few years ago. I've also sported a goatee for most the last 20 years, but shaved it off last fall and haven't grown it back.

I shave daily. I either use a straight razor (cut throat) or a double edge razor. I hate the newer razors and I hate electric razors too. I've used shaving soap with a mug and brush instead of canned shave cream for the last 20 years also.

Are you a member of the organization?

http://www.americanmustacheinstitute.org/

Sofa King · 01-20-2012, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kepp

I hate shaving but I also hate having longer facial hair. I usually put it off for 3 or 4 days and then have to shave.

This.

01-19-2012, 08:40 PM
Dr. Johnny Fever stax of wax Join Date: Feb 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	For you metros that shave... So I've had a beard most of my life since I was 16. Shaved down to a goatee a couple times just for a change... never in 42 years have I shaved my upper lip. Beside the point... I hate shaving about as much as anything in life so I don't do it. I do use my trimmer every day though... but only to keep myself from actually looking like Grizzley Adams (who I have no problem with looking like) for a "work" environment. However as I become an older man I fully intend to let it grow down to my waist if it will. I love old men with long beards and I intend to be one. My question is this. How often does the normal man shave? If I trim down to a short and well kept manicure in the morning should I be bushy again by bedtime? It doesn't seem like I should. And I know this seems like a dumb question to people who shave every day but understand the last time I clean shaved my beard the first Bush was in office... and I kept the 'stach... obviously. I haven't been hairless on my face since I was 12. Keeping up wasn't worth it. I guess I'm asking if this kind of growth is common among many of you or if I'm just a freak. I know many guys shave every day... but is it because you like and want a hairless face or because you have to?
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Fritz88 Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Casino cash: $8505943	Every other day. If you have a good trimmer, it can be a five minutes task. Posted via Mobile Device
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01-20-2012, 06:32 AM	#49
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Bwana It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Billings, Montana Casino cash: $2136093647	I shave every day before work, but I don't shave on the weekend, unless I have some kind of event I have to go to. I do however still sport the goatee, which is an act of God at times, because I'm in and out of refineries every week and a lot of those places have rules against that, because of fresh air masks. __________________ Adventure is dangerous....but monotony can kill you.
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01-20-2012, 08:13 AM	#51
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9989900	I used to shave every day. Even on weekends. Then I once let it go like a week and my wife said she liked it, and now she wants me to keep it. But, really I can't stand having a beard. Seems like more work to trim it and shave my neck than it would be to just take 45 seconds a day to shave.
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Molitoth Mahomes Fanboi Join Date: Apr 2004 Casino cash: $264969	Absolutely hate shaving with a razor (takes too much time, causes ingrown hairs and shaving rash). So I keep a very short stuble using a trimmer without a guard, and use it about every 2 days.
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01-20-2012, 08:49 AM	#53
kepp MVP Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $3549212	I hate shaving but I also hate having longer facial hair. I usually put it off for 3 or 4 days and then have to shave.
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01-20-2012, 09:30 AM	#54
WhiteWhale Bring it on Ahab! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Doo-Dah Casino cash: $10015152	I shave right out of the shower. I don't use shaving cream, I don't get razor burn, and it takes me about 45 seconds. Also, for the OP, shaving/trimming your body hair is WAY MORE metro than shaving your face.
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01-20-2012, 09:39 AM	#55
Nzoner a haw haw haw Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MIZZOU Casino cash: $26365802	I have to shave my head every other day,it's either that or look like Wile E Coyote shortly after an Acme rocket backfires and clears a path down the middle of his scalp. __________________ *Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.*
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01-20-2012, 09:50 AM	#57
otherstar Veteran Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX area Casino cash: $7052083	I've worn a mustache for most of the last 20 years. I used to grow a beard every winter. I did wear a beard for about 3 years but gave it up a few years ago. I've also sported a goatee for most the last 20 years, but shaved it off last fall and haven't grown it back. I shave daily. I either use a straight razor (cut throat) or a double edge razor. I hate the newer razors and I hate electric razors too. I've used shaving soap with a mug and brush instead of canned shave cream for the last 20 years also.
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