Thread: you know you're a straight addict when...

Originally Posted by Arnd

you are addicted when you try to convince a militant full beard wearer to shave with a straight ...

Arnd

Especially when the militant full beard wearer is your boss (been there, done that lol)

Originally Posted by alfborge

When you pick up a kiwi to eat and start wondering weather you can shave it while you wait for your beard to grow back out.

Peaches will work as well, have a larger surface and they're cheaper

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Weh nyou take out your wife to a VERY nice restuarant and as they are scraping crumbs off the table in between courses, the ONLY thing you can think about is whether or not you could hone that thing they use enough to make it shave ready lol

It's not that I don't like nice restaurants / food and stuff - I do, a lot. But lately I am starting to think about such expenditures in terms of razors: "This could be a VERY nice razor for me"

When you seriously consider trying rogaine on your face so your hair will grow back faster and allow you to shave more often...

Originally Posted by JLStorm

When you seriously consider trying rogaine on your face so your hair will grow back faster and allow you to shave more often...

Why not shave the hair on your chest?

Originally Posted by Kees

Why not shave the hair on your chest?

I actually tried that...not the same pleasure as the face and takes away the edge too quickly...I know...Im a sick puppy

Originally Posted by JLStorm

I actually tried that...not the same pleasure as the face and takes away the edge too quickly...I know...Im a sick puppy

I do that occasionally, about once every couple of months - I do triathlon training (swim, bike, run) and it's quite normal for guys to shave, in some cases even desirable. I am not serious and only shave my chest and underarms. The hardcore guys shave legs and all because if you take a spill on the bike healing is much more hassle-free if you don't have hair around.

I also climb, and guys there shave their forearms to show-off their definition (but never shave their beards!) I'm not quite up there in terms of skill, but since I got my first straight, I trim my forearms' hair. It's not fully shaved and it allows me to test my honing skills.

There are many people in the gym who just work out but depilate anyway for aesthetic reasons. Now that seems effeminate (not that there's anything wrong with it, but too much for me).

I use a DE (except for forearms) - not sure about handling a straight on my underarms, it might work for chest but I have at least a month before I do this again, we'll see

my wife wanted me to shave my chest...I did it once....never again...what a pain lol.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

my wife wanted me to shave my chest...I did it once....never again...what a pain lol.

I hear this a lot from the younger girls...

I don't care much because I'm married and my wife thinks some body hair is natural on a guy. My bachelor friends, however, have strong incentives to comply I also have a friend who absolutely refuses to remove any body hair and still does quite alright with the ladies (but not the young ones)

It seems the fashion mags are ok with some body hair on a guy lately (as opposed to several years ago, when you could see no hair at all) - this is a good trend, until we start seeing orangutans