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serial for mobile anti-thiefSeptember 21, 2006
Rave: Shaving in the Shower
Ahh, nothing like the formulaic rant/rave format to get me out of my posting slump. For today's rave, the subject is shaving in the shower. I LOVE IT. I just started trying it a month ago, and my life will never be the same. Ok, my life is exactly the same, but now with a smooth, square-jawed attitude and a silky morning-fresh texture.
A couple of weeks ago, Mrs. Ikeepitreal and I rolled down to Bed Bath and Beyond to pick up a new shower curtain, and I wandered over to the bathtub accessories section. I've always been a little fascinated by all the shower devices -- waterproof radios, shampoo dispensers, fancy shower heads, etc. So I killed some time while she found us the latest in quilted plaid designs for our shower facade. Then a shiny glimmer caught my eye. Fog proof mirrors. Yesss. Let me stop here and mention a few cool things about fog proof mirrors:
1) I can primp all I want in the shower. Nobody is there to judge me.
2) Fog proof. How *do* they do it? I mean really -- we can create fog proof mirrors but can't cure the common cold? <seinfeld>What's up with that?</seinfeld>
3) Turns out with conditioner in my hair I look like Billy Idol.
Anyhoo, I've always wanted to try shaving in the shower, and I finally got the nerve (or the $8.50 for the mirror) to try. Long story short? Love it. No nicks, super quick shave, easy enough to not mind doing it every day. In fact, I have now shaved 11 days in a row. That's right, not only am I shaving every weekday, but I'm mixing in some weekends too. Anything that is good enough to get yours truly to shave on the weekend deserves big ups from this here website. Holla!
Posted by Mike at September 21, 2006 07:57 PM
Comments
Yeah, ya gotta love the shower shave. I've been doing it since high school. I hate shaving at the sink. Glad to hear you got up the 8.50 to give it a chance! Let us together pity the fools who still shave at the sink... ;)
Posted by: bubna at September 22, 2006 09:24 AM
I'm with you and our friend Boobs. The hot water and steam soften the face and open up the pores so nicely...it's night and day from sink to shower.
The blood loss also dramatically decreases for me when I shave in the shower.
Posted by: tom at September 22, 2006 06:44 PM
I made the switch about a year ago to in-shower shaving. I liked it too, but after about 2 months the fog-free mirror became a super-fogged mirror--I have to find some kind of coating to apply I think.
Posted by: eben at October 5, 2006 12:03 PM
Eben, try putting just a little bit of soap on your finger tips and rubbing it on the mirror. It works fairly well for me.
Posted by: tom at October 5, 2006 11:42 PM
What all you plebes are missing is the fact that YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHAVE AT ALL, be real men, grow beards! Fog-free mirrors, Mach 12 razors bah hum-bug who needs them, Jesus didn't shave nor did Abraham Lincoln (well there is that one scary photo of Abe with the long face and no beard and that was way scary).
mbg
"The bearded MAN"
Posted by: Mark Griffith at October 12, 2006 05:10 PM
yesterday, i stopped by BB&B (that is Bed Bath & Beyond for those of you not quite hip enough to grok that) and saw the flog-free mirrors. i thought of my long lost friend mike. i bought one. i installed it last night with anticipation of the morning shower to come. then i shaved the shower this morning and did a little dance. it was the best monday morning ever! i will never go back to sink shaving...
Posted by: thereluctantninja at October 30, 2006 10:51 AM