Hello Gentlemen,
I'd like to introduce myself and share my passion with you.
My name is Radostin, you can also call me Rado. I'm originally from Bulgaria but currently living and studying in Germany. I'm 21 years young and very excited to be part of this community. Starting off with a story of how I got interested:
First of all, I have to mention that I'm kind of obsessed with fragrances at this particular moment. As I read reviews about fragrances there was this "barbershop" fragrance.
Well - what is that supposed to mean ? I googled and found out that this is the smell of the old school barbershop. There is no particular definition of the scent itself but it might contain everything from the scent of the products, furniture or anything in the barbershop as ingridient: Leather (chair), sandalwood (aftershave), lavender, menthol, citrus, powder etc... So I decided that the best way to experience such a composition is to go and visit an actual barber for a first time.
As a person who's rocking a straight, thick and black hair I pay a lot of attention to my hair and beard style as it tends to stand out easily. Having that said this visit at the barbershop was a great idea.
I also have to mention that my hair grows very quickly and that I trimmed my beard and 'stache for the first time at seventh grade. Ever since I've been only trimming my beard (not shaving) because my father and also my uncle told me to do so. Untill I went to a barber, where he didn't actually removed my beard but formed it into a very nice-looking shape. He did a very good job with my hair as well.
So the result was absolutely satisfiying as well as the whole experience.
I was impressed from his skills, the way he handled the instruments, this technique.
The products he used - high quality, heavenly smelling and great-working.
As I got the hot towel on my face I started to get little nervous and I will now explain why:
When I say thick I don't mean the normal definition of thick, neither I mean very thick, nor Wolverine thick, I actually mean Gorilla thick beard only from trimming. Knowing this hair is going to be touched with a razor wasn't the most relaxing thought. This hair type with a very big and strong folicle under the surface in combination with my sensitive skin is hell of a combination. Of course I told him that that's my first time at a barbershop and also that my beard has never been wet shaved. Fortunately, he used the proper products and desinfectants in order to prevent irritations. The success of the products as no irritation occured even on the next day was a good surprise. In most cases there's no product which is competitive against my sensitive skin.
This visit at the barber's felt like the right place, although it looked pricey to me at first (I'm a student in a foreign country as I already mentioned.)
Another interesting fact is that I have been experiencing dissatisfaction with most of the hair stylists I have visited as I tend to be a perfectionist with a challenging hair style and also hair type.
After this great experience at the barbershop I thought this would turn into a nice memory and nothing else as I can't afford to go there every time.
Two weeks later I went to a complete new barbershop(cheaper ofc), where I got a very bad hair cut. As I got home and looked at the mirror I was completely mad. Few minutes later I started cutting my hair and 30 minutes later I managed to almost clean up this mess.
Right after I made my decision. I won't take my hair type as a curse I'll take it as a blessing.
That's the reason why I'm going to invest in a good cut and thus look well groomed all the time. I plan visiting a barber every two weeks even if I have to sacrifice something else.
I hope you guys enjoy the story.
I'm here to spread some excitement around and listen to your wise words.
I actually didn't mention how I find this place. Well, there was a topic "What kind of razor do you shave with?" in the fragrance forum, where I posted about my style and problematic skin asking about advice and there was a man who provided me with a great introduction into the world of straight, DE razors as well as the world of wet shaving and he gave me a link to this amazing community right here. That's how I decided to join.
His name is Steve btw - shout out - WOOOOOOH ! (I hope I don't get banned for my excitement.
P.S. I'm looking forward to finding the right thread to ask for your advice as this is only a brief introduction.
I'm trying to make my both facial hair and skin more manageable.
I am also interested in straight razors and also to find out whether wet shaving would change how my facial hair grows and appears.
Kind regards,
Radostin Kolev
I'd like to introduce myself and share my passion with you.
My name is Radostin, you can also call me Rado. I'm originally from Bulgaria but currently living and studying in Germany. I'm 21 years young and very excited to be part of this community. Starting off with a story of how I got interested:
First of all, I have to mention that I'm kind of obsessed with fragrances at this particular moment. As I read reviews about fragrances there was this "barbershop" fragrance.
Well - what is that supposed to mean ? I googled and found out that this is the smell of the old school barbershop. There is no particular definition of the scent itself but it might contain everything from the scent of the products, furniture or anything in the barbershop as ingridient: Leather (chair), sandalwood (aftershave), lavender, menthol, citrus, powder etc... So I decided that the best way to experience such a composition is to go and visit an actual barber for a first time.
As a person who's rocking a straight, thick and black hair I pay a lot of attention to my hair and beard style as it tends to stand out easily. Having that said this visit at the barbershop was a great idea.
I also have to mention that my hair grows very quickly and that I trimmed my beard and 'stache for the first time at seventh grade. Ever since I've been only trimming my beard (not shaving) because my father and also my uncle told me to do so. Untill I went to a barber, where he didn't actually removed my beard but formed it into a very nice-looking shape. He did a very good job with my hair as well.
So the result was absolutely satisfiying as well as the whole experience.
I was impressed from his skills, the way he handled the instruments, this technique.
The products he used - high quality, heavenly smelling and great-working.
As I got the hot towel on my face I started to get little nervous and I will now explain why:
When I say thick I don't mean the normal definition of thick, neither I mean very thick, nor Wolverine thick, I actually mean Gorilla thick beard only from trimming. Knowing this hair is going to be touched with a razor wasn't the most relaxing thought. This hair type with a very big and strong folicle under the surface in combination with my sensitive skin is hell of a combination. Of course I told him that that's my first time at a barbershop and also that my beard has never been wet shaved. Fortunately, he used the proper products and desinfectants in order to prevent irritations. The success of the products as no irritation occured even on the next day was a good surprise. In most cases there's no product which is competitive against my sensitive skin.
This visit at the barber's felt like the right place, although it looked pricey to me at first (I'm a student in a foreign country as I already mentioned.)
Another interesting fact is that I have been experiencing dissatisfaction with most of the hair stylists I have visited as I tend to be a perfectionist with a challenging hair style and also hair type.
After this great experience at the barbershop I thought this would turn into a nice memory and nothing else as I can't afford to go there every time.
Two weeks later I went to a complete new barbershop(cheaper ofc), where I got a very bad hair cut. As I got home and looked at the mirror I was completely mad. Few minutes later I started cutting my hair and 30 minutes later I managed to almost clean up this mess.
Right after I made my decision. I won't take my hair type as a curse I'll take it as a blessing.
That's the reason why I'm going to invest in a good cut and thus look well groomed all the time. I plan visiting a barber every two weeks even if I have to sacrifice something else.
I hope you guys enjoy the story.
I'm here to spread some excitement around and listen to your wise words.
I actually didn't mention how I find this place. Well, there was a topic "What kind of razor do you shave with?" in the fragrance forum, where I posted about my style and problematic skin asking about advice and there was a man who provided me with a great introduction into the world of straight, DE razors as well as the world of wet shaving and he gave me a link to this amazing community right here. That's how I decided to join.
His name is Steve btw - shout out - WOOOOOOH ! (I hope I don't get banned for my excitement.
P.S. I'm looking forward to finding the right thread to ask for your advice as this is only a brief introduction.
I'm trying to make my both facial hair and skin more manageable.
I am also interested in straight razors and also to find out whether wet shaving would change how my facial hair grows and appears.
Kind regards,
Radostin Kolev