Mens Shaving

As Ive gotten older Ive learned a few things about shaving.  Just because its new and flashy doesnt mean its gonna give you a great shave.  Now that Im getting into my mid 20s my beard has gotten thicker and more difficult to deal with, which means that gilette Mach 3 just doesnt cut it.  I tried switching to Schick quatro and those worked ok, a little bit better than gilette anyway, but the cartridges are just too expensive for the job they fail to do and how few shaves you get out of them.  I decided several months ago to go old school, so I went to Crabtree and Evelyn and got myself the good badger hair brush and shaving soap and noticed an immediate improvement in closeness of the shave and much fewer bumps and little to no irritation.  But the blade cartridges still werent lasting long enough and I still had a shadow around my chin.  I remembered that I had my grandfathers old safety razor buried in my bathroom drawer and decided to give it a try.  To my surprise its the closest shave Ive had since I started shaving in high school.  Its taking a bit getting used to, but the results are great.  I no longer have a shadow on my chin and can run my hand up my face with little resistance.  It just goes to show me that sometimes the old way is still the best, so Ill definitely think a bit more before I jump for the new and improved over the tried and true. Using the old style blades is definitely much cheaper and theyll last even longer if you keep them dipped in 3% peroxide between uses and help to keep the face clear of bumps.  So if you find an old razor and feel that youre not getting your moneys worth out of your Gilette or Schick, try the old razor and youll be surprised. 

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So I just took the June LSAT. Glad its over, all that prep with Kaplan was killing me, but they did get me better prepared than I would have been if I had gone in cold.  Now I can really enjoy my summer.  Im on vacation in Nantucket with my family.  Meanwhile other things are looking up, OSX and Linux are getting some well deserved attention and I keep learning more and more about my Apple, UNIX and linux.  The internet just keeps evolving at such a wonderful rate and I am so thankful to be alive and have access to such a wonderful tool.  My mind just soaks up all this free information and I get so interested in all the science and sociological changes that are happening because of the internet.  I just wish more people would try to not be so afraid of technology, I have met so many people who are more than capable of learning about their computers, electronics, and would benefit from wading just a little further into the net.  Im literally swimming in it these days.  Hope everyone is having a great summer. Peace.