Do I check under the baseplate or something?
Do I check under the baseplate or something?
I would guess that over the years what is considered masculine has changed in line with fashion and male insecurity. Perhaps that is why we see scents such as rose, violet, and lavender used by some very long established brands in their colognes, shave soaps, skin foods, and other products.
Good point. I love vintage Faberge Brut and use it often despite the excessive price it commands. I have yet to meet a woman who likes it but thankfully I am happily married. Unfortunately my wife does not like it either, or most of my other vintage colognes, but she puts up with it.The only "insecurity" involved is whether or not one is appealing to a potential love interest. That was the big reason we used Brut back in the day.
Good point. I love vintage Faberge Brut and use it often despite the excessive price it commands. I have yet to meet a woman who likes it but thankfully I am happily married. Unfortunately my wife does not like it either, or most of my other vintage colognes, but she puts up with it.
Be careful. My wife never had anything to say about my shaving other than approving or disapproving the results until I tried The Veg. Even since, she says "How much did that cost?" when shaving stuff comes into the house.
I thought the merkur 23C was a womans razor. Just kidding, I happen to own one. However, I was a little insulted when a lady friend of mine referred to my synthetic brushes as "makeup brushes", which reminds me that I need to get a few new boar brushes to hide the synthetics behind.
I thought the merkur 23C was a womans razor. Just kidding, I happen to own one. However, I was a little insulted when a lady friend of mine referred to my synthetic brushes as "makeup brushes", which reminds me that I need to get a few new boar brushes to hide the synthetics behind.
No boar hair brushes?Makeup brushes can be made of either synthetic fiber or natural hair/bristles, just like shaving brushes. The difference is in the diameter and loft of the knot and in the length of the handle. Some common types of natural hair used in makeup brushes are: badger, horse or pony hair, squirrel, goat and various types of sable hair and even boar bristle. Artist paint brushes can also be made from these same materials.
I have a premium shaving brush made by VP Leonhardy, a manufacturer of a variety of brush types: artist brushes, hobby brushes, school brushes, paint brushes, make-up brushes, tooth brushes, and last, but not least shaving brushes.
Thus, just because you switch from a synthetic fiber brush to a natural hair brush such as boar bristle does not mean that it might not still be confused with a make-up brush, or a paint brush for that matter.
Gender is a construct, and it changes frequently. It is not static, immutable, or necessary for our survival.
This is true but there are places on my body that I would not be game to go with my DE or straight razor. I’m still new at this so I do keep a Mach 3 on hand for special assignments. Am I alone in this?
I would guess that over the years what is considered masculine has changed in line with fashion and male insecurity. Perhaps that is why we see scents such as rose, violet, and lavender used by some very long established brands in their colognes, shave soaps, skin foods, and other products.
The use of pink and blue as gender identifiers was a relatively recent swap, so I get a kick out of guys that recoil at the idea of wearing pink.
I don't think every man that doesn't wear pink "recoils" at that idea.
But I can tell you for a fact there are men that wear pink and it does lok good on them.