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Title: With or against...
Post by: adz on May 28, 2004, 01:26:25 AM
...the grain, what is the best way to shave? Personally I prefer against. Sorry, but its a dull, wet and overall boring Friday morning, this is the best I could come up with :crazy:
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: KennyR on May 28, 2004, 01:57:36 AM
With the grain, if the hair is long. Against it to clean up and get the stubble. Wax if it's not anywhere on your head.

If you don't follow my advice, then this can happen to you.

(http://immolation.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/shaving_cut.jpg)
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: iamaboringperson on May 28, 2004, 02:02:01 AM
Try both, one way on one side of the face, another way on the other. :P
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: adz on May 28, 2004, 02:03:16 AM
Ouch!!! :-o :-o :-o
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 10, 2004, 03:51:16 AM
With the grain to start with, and then against the grain.
Oh and definitely don't go hacking against the grain around that sensitive bit around the Adam's apple
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: adz on August 10, 2004, 05:45:35 AM
Gee...I posted this a loooong time ago...never thought I would see it again :-o :-o :-o
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 10, 2004, 12:14:47 PM
Sorry, I was bored last night and indulged in a little thread necromancy - finding threads that missed me first time around... :-D
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: cecilia on August 10, 2004, 04:22:56 PM
SO happy NOT to have hair on my face! 8-)
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Turambar on August 10, 2004, 04:46:54 PM
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cecilia wrote:
SO happy NOT to have hair on my face! 8-)


I'm assuming you still shave elsewhere, so with or against the grain? I go with the grain mainly because it itches less when it grows back.
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: blobrana on August 10, 2004, 04:57:21 PM
Hum,
Imac, (removal cream) ?



(http://www.mindspring.com/~jfg4/trooper/images/sith.jpg)
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: PMC on August 11, 2004, 09:01:51 AM
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Turambar wrote:

I'm assuming you still shave elsewhere, so with or against the grain? I go with the grain mainly because it itches less when it grows back.


Oh no, I know where this one's going....

<>
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 11, 2004, 02:18:23 PM
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blobrana wrote:
Hum,
Imac, (removal cream) ?



(http://www.mindspring.com/~jfg4/trooper/images/sith.jpg)


I'd never noticed that before....

I personally use a g3 iMac for my hair removal...
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: cecilia on August 11, 2004, 03:00:45 PM
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PMC wrote:
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Turambar wrote:

I'm assuming you still shave elsewhere, so with or against the grain? I go with the grain mainly because it itches less when it grows back.


Oh no, I know where this one's going....

<>
oh...THAT!
well, one can use NAIR (http://www.naircare.com/freestuff/index.asp)
just don't leave it on longer than it says to (usually 4 minutes)

and i shave my legs against the grain.
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: whabang on August 11, 2004, 03:25:59 PM
Against. Because putting on the aftershave feels more manly that way. :-D
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: PMC on August 11, 2004, 03:45:21 PM
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whabang wrote:
Against. Because putting on the aftershave feels more manly that way. :-D


Yeah, for a second it feels like you've got away with it and then the pain hits you like a thousand needles leaving you squealing in pain at your reflection in the bathroom mirror before splashing cold water on your face and trying not to cry like a baby.

It's a manly feeling alright.
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 11, 2004, 04:43:51 PM
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cecilia wrote:
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PMC wrote:
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Turambar wrote:

I'm assuming you still shave elsewhere, so with or against the grain? I go with the grain mainly because it itches less when it grows back.


Oh no, I know where this one's going....

<>
oh...THAT!
well, one can use NAIR (http://www.naircare.com/freestuff/index.asp)
just don't leave it on longer than it says to (usually 4 minutes)

and i shave my legs against the grain.


I assumed that you'd grabbed the opportunity to link that ball hair trimmer again...but I was mistaken!
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: PMC on August 11, 2004, 09:00:59 PM
The more adventureous (and hirsute) can always opt for a "back, crack and sack" wax...

 :-o
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 11, 2004, 09:14:25 PM
I thought a hairy back had the birds eating out of the palm of your hand?
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: PMC on August 11, 2004, 09:20:54 PM
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Cyberus wrote:
I thought a hairy back had the birds eating out of the palm of your hand?


Most of my female buddies would say "Yeuch!" to that, but maybe the female contingent of Aorg are more qualified to comment on that one?

If I had a hairy back I'd get it waxed...
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 11, 2004, 11:26:05 PM
Heh, I was being sarcastic.

But I suppose hairy rocks some girls' boat :-?
In the eye of the beholder an' all that
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: that_punk_guy on August 11, 2004, 11:53:35 PM
What's this, a thread about bodily functions and personal hygiene and I have not yet offered my opinion? :-D

If the hair's longer than ~2mm I use an electric hair-clipper first. In fact sometimes that's all I bother with, it grows back within a day anyway and it's not like I'm off out "on the pull," or however that's referred to these days. ;-)

My mum mourned the loss of my dad's beard for many years. Later, much to my disgust, I heard her enthuse about my stepdad's body hair (he's like a damn ape), so it must be a matter of taste... Or fetish.
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 12, 2004, 01:11:29 AM
I dunno , but beards are often mourned





I remember a few years ago, a friend of mine who'd had a beard  since he was able to grow one, shaved it off. Down at the pub, they refused to serve him till he grew it back; no word of a lie!
Everyone told him to grow the beard back, so he did.
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: T_Bone on August 12, 2004, 01:31:59 AM
I hate shaving, why can't I just wash my face with Nair? (being carefull not to wet the eyebrows of course)
I end up shaving twice a day
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: adz on August 12, 2004, 02:20:53 AM
For some reason, shaving my face is like shaving the Rocky Mountains, no matter which way I shave I always miss a spot, then I keep running the razor over the same spot in different directions trying to get the last bit of hair, then my skin ends up turning all red and sore, I just can't win :-x :-x :-x




BTW...thats one of the reasons I started this thread in the first place...
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: blobrana on August 12, 2004, 02:51:30 AM
Hum,
have you  thought about bodysmooth,
Check it out... (http://www.bodysmooth.co.uk/)

It uses a  laser pulse to Permanently leave you smooth/pockmarked...

Just lay back and  think of england...
(http://www.alexweb.net/hermanironpour/images/firehead.jpeg)
(dont try this at home)
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 12, 2004, 05:19:31 AM
Becoming permanently pockmarked by laser pulses whilst laying back and thinking of England is a bizarre scenario. I'm not sure if its because its 5.30 am and I haven't slept yet....
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: Cyberus on August 12, 2004, 05:24:15 AM
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adz wrote:
For some reason, shaving my face is like shaving the Rocky Mountains, no matter which way I shave I always miss a spot, then I keep running the razor over the same spot in different directions trying to get the last bit of hair, then my skin ends up turning all red and sore, I just can't win :-x :-x :-x




BTW...thats one of the reasons I started this thread in the first place...


Oh yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I find that even though I've been shaving properly for about seven or eight years now, I still cut myself nine times out of ten, and get the tough bits under the chin. There's nothing like rubbing alcohol into open wounds ('to reinvigorate the senses' or some advertising speel) after the deed is done, only to find, as you're appling the aftershave, that you've missed a bit!

You see this is why its better not to have a suit and tie job - you don't have to shave every day! :-)
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: PMC on August 12, 2004, 09:02:09 AM
@T_Bone

Exactly why can't we use Nair....?  

Having to shave twice daily sounds like a real ordeal to me, I think I'd give up and go furry!

@Blob

Having my excess fuzz lasered off sounds far too James Bond for my liking, I can't get the thought of being strapped to a board and carved in half out of my head.  I think I'll pass!

Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: cecilia on August 12, 2004, 08:48:50 PM
"do you expect me to talk???"

"no, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: odin on August 12, 2004, 09:35:15 PM
Eeek......that private parts vs. laser bit in Bond is very nasty. Sure did make me cross my legs.
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: PMC on August 12, 2004, 10:42:16 PM
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odin wrote:
Eeek......that private parts vs. laser bit in Bond is very nasty. Sure did make my cross my legs.


@Odin,

At least they'd be smooth and silky...
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: that_punk_guy on August 12, 2004, 11:49:14 PM
Or "lickable," as the testimonials went... :lol:
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: odin on August 12, 2004, 11:54:03 PM
Problem is, it gets so damn itchy if you try to restrain the hair growth down there....
Title: Re: With or against...
Post by: PMC on August 13, 2004, 09:02:47 AM
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odin wrote:
Problem is, it gets so damn itchy if you try to restrain the hair growth down there....


 :-o