Howdy y'all. I thought I would start this journal so I have a place to keep my thoughts organized. Maybe...
When I got out of the Air Force in the late 80's, I planned to never shave again. I did not care for having to shave every day. I did grow my mustache and kept at least it through many years. I did often switch between a goatee and a full beard though. I also let my hair grow out. I reached 18" of hair at one point but cut it and started keeping my head shaved.
I was a welder at the time and hair got in the way around flying sparks and spatter balls.
I started as many in my generation did with disposable cartridges; mostly the twin blade style and whatever was cheapest. The first "name brand" i used was the Mach 3 and used it for most of my adult life. yes, a goatee does require shaving and a beard does too to keep it lines up.
This was the norm until about 19 years ago. Shaving was just tedious and carts had become so expensive that I just quit shaving all together. I even bought a trimmer and would use it on my head with no guard to keep it at least buzzed but not shaven anymore.
This is the last picture of me with my beard and buzzed head.
When I got out of the Air Force in the late 80's, I planned to never shave again. I did not care for having to shave every day. I did grow my mustache and kept at least it through many years. I did often switch between a goatee and a full beard though. I also let my hair grow out. I reached 18" of hair at one point but cut it and started keeping my head shaved.
I was a welder at the time and hair got in the way around flying sparks and spatter balls.
I started as many in my generation did with disposable cartridges; mostly the twin blade style and whatever was cheapest. The first "name brand" i used was the Mach 3 and used it for most of my adult life. yes, a goatee does require shaving and a beard does too to keep it lines up.
This was the norm until about 19 years ago. Shaving was just tedious and carts had become so expensive that I just quit shaving all together. I even bought a trimmer and would use it on my head with no guard to keep it at least buzzed but not shaven anymore.
This is the last picture of me with my beard and buzzed head.