Hirsute or Not Hirsute

[Finistere]

I am a homebrewer as well, though fully bearded only in winter, (I have noticed an awful lot of brewers are indeed bearded.) My issue is I love shaving, I have been shaving with a straight razor for a good while, and I find it quite relaxing, now when I shaved with an electric razor, and with a wiz bang 3-blade razor I absolutely hated shaving

I guess aside from brewing, my wet shaving is a sort of hobby too.

I was a straight razor man also, I think the concentration when using a straight razor blocks out all the other worrys, daily task etc from your mind and this is where the relaxation comes from in my humble opinion, unfortunately I had to stop using it, and use an electric shaver now in spring/summer, and your right I don't have that same achievement/relaxation factor using an electric shaver its just a chore. Kit

[The Q]

At the time of the morning I shave, I'm definitely not going anywhere near a straight razor!!

[Finistere]

Thank you all for your replies, it does seem that here on this forum most have facial hair of some sort, all the time or like myself at certain times of the year, I cannot comment if its Kilt related or just the trend now, as my original question was about the number of facial hair products coming on to the market nowheredays, thank you all for your time to reply. Kit

[Jock Scot]

Late to the show here, sorry. Personally, I find facial hair, even well trimmed facial hair, an unattractive trait.

[Finistere]

Late to the show here, sorry. Personally, I find facial hair, even well trimmed facial hair, an unattractive trait.

Hi Jock Scot, There is no need to be sorry, and thank you for your comment, your the first to say they don't sport facial hair. Kit

[Piper]

I've been bearded, most of the time, since 1975. I burned it off once, early on (long story, and of course alcohol was involved) then grew it back. A few years later I had to shave for work related reasons. By that time most folks were used to seeing me with facial hair. Once my chin was shaved (kept the mustache) I had some people look at me, puzzle a bit, and then ask, "Have you lost weight?". My answer was, "Yeah, probably and ounce or so.". As soon as I could, I grew it back, and have kept it since, although it's far more white than red these days