Thread: The Full Treatment

Originally Posted by adjustme69

How many of you guys on the weekends, do the hot towel, lather, hot
towel, re-lather, the shave, hot towel, aftershave like the full barber shop experience? I always like to imagine myself being in the barber shop BS'n with the locals and getting the full treatment. Wish I had that kind of time every day. I like the barber shop conversation so much that I joined a local cigar club where the guys come in and smoke cigars, talk politics, sports, movies, etc. I could only imagine an old barber chair in there. We have really stepped back into an ejoyable space in time. Lynn

I do this every morning. Unfortunately it means that in order to get my workout completed, shave, dress and get to work by 0700 I have to get up at 0330. But it is worth it all to start the day with a BB feeling face where the wiskers don't begin to peek out until 7-8 pm.

I was until just recently doing the shower shave routine. Now whenever i get the chance i do the whole shebang, Hot towels lather, hot towels lather, lather, shave, hot towel lather, lather, shave and so on for three passes. amazing!!
Its more relaxing but i still think a real barber shave is better because of the environment, old men talking about the good old days! As a marine i got my hair cut once or twice a week so i also got a full shave just because the opportunity was there.

I would love to say yes, but alas, I cannot. All i do after the shower is sometimes use preshave oil, lather, shave (two passes with the grain on the face, two passes on the neck one down and one up), splash the scent of the day on my face, and call it good. I get a BBS shave. I have a three year old and a 1 1/2 year old, and I can't justify taking more time away from them in the pursuit of that "perfect" shave, which would only be marginally better than what I already achieve. One extra hour a week equals 52 hours per year, or more than a work week, I could have spent with my daughters and wife. I know it seems small, but at the rate these girls are growing I don't want to miss anything I am not forced to miss (through work).

I do the full treatment most days. On weekends I try to lay off so I get a good shave on Monday.

I took the time for a full treatment yesterday. Loved it. I try to do that at least every week. J.

I'm in the honeymoon period of straight razor shaving and every day that I do shave is a full treatment day. I look forward to each experience.

I've made some different choices but one thing I doubt I'll regret is the time I've spent on shaving.

Thanks again Lynn and Tony for your products and efforts and thanks to all those who add what they can to this forum.

I'd want to get the barber treatment from a barber before I tried to replicate it at home.

I usually try to replicate the experience on Sunday morning. The full lather hot towel treatment..takes about 45 min and is extremely relaxing. I usually concentrate on taking my time on each pass and getting the shave so BBS there's no need to shave on Monday.

Originally Posted by jmsbcknr

Unfortunately it means that in order to get my workout completed, shave, dress and get to work by 0700 I have to get up at 0330.

My morning routine used to be:
6.31 -> alarm goes off and I stumble to the bathroom like a zombie.
6.33 -> brushing teeth, putting on clothes.
6.37 -> go dowstairs, eat a sandwich I made before going to bed.
6.43 -> visit the porcelain peripheral
6.47 -> put lunchbox in laptop bag, take keys, wallet, gsm, half a stick of peppermint.
6.51 -> leave.

Now that I work only 15 minutes away, I take a bit more time because I drive to work with my wife, and we drop off our daughter at day care.
But still, my brain was not designed to be functional before 06:01

Every Day!

I'm retired and have the time, so why not. I look forward to my shave every day.

Maybe I need to get a life.

Steve B.