Re: Shaving a Beard : Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:26 pm  

use clippers, then a good shaving lotion (not foam) and a new razer.

but if you have a local barber that uses the modern "cut throat" razers then I thoroughly recommend it.

and it needn't be hell, unless you scrape a layer of skin off your face.

[Kosh]

Re: Shaving a Beard : Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:31 pm  

Done this a few times over the years and used the 'clippers then razor' method. Works fine.

Re: Shaving a Beard : Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:08 am  

Of course, if you DIY, then you get the chance to experiment with various new looks.



Or of course pick one, and ask the barber to do it.

Re: Shaving a Beard : Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:58 am  

I detest shaving.
Am dark so it grows rapidly.
Hacking away a weeks growth with a 6 month old Bic disposable is tortuous and a challenge all rolled into one.
I use Fairy Liquid as a latherer.
Unfortunately I jest not!

Re: Shaving a Beard : Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:13 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Of course, if you DIY, then you get the chance to experiment with various new looks.



Or of course pick one, and ask the barber to do it.

George Oldfield had that "short boxed beard' photofit and he still couldn't apprehend Mr Sutcliffe.
No wonder he drank himself to death.

Re: Shaving a Beard : Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:41 am  

Rock God X wrote:

If you're gonna shave your beard, you'd better be prepared to go to Hell.

So it exists now?

[TimperleySaint]

Re: Shaving a Beard : Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:48 am  

I don't need to worry about this - as it would take me too long to ever get to any decent length where I'd have to worry about how I shave it! Once a week for a wet shave, if I'm lucky, so save a fortune in razor blades!

[Durham Giant]

Re: Shaving a Beard : Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:24 pm  

I had a shave today from a Turkish fella in Stockton. Very nice it was. Quite liked the bit where he rolled some tissue paper up stuck it in my ear and then set fire to it. A great way to get rid of ear hair !!

Re: Shaving a Beard : Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:31 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

I had a shave today from a Turkish fella in Stockton. Very nice it was. Quite liked the bit where he rolled some tissue paper up stuck it in my ear and then set fire to it. A great way to get rid of ear hair !!

What did he do to your nose hair?

Serious question, is nose hair part of a beard? At what point does beard become nose hair?

Re: Shaving a Beard : Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:47 pm  

West Leeds Rhino wrote:

...
Serious question, is nose hair part of a beard? At what point does beard become nose hair?

I'd say once it is sticking out of your nose about 10 cm

West Leeds Rhino wrote:

...At what point does beard become nose hair?

At the point you become JJB.