I’ll start with a quote from an unrelated post.
“Unfortunately I have no objective measure for how tough my beard is. It is mostly gray at this point, and seems to me to be rather tough, but I have nothing to compare it to.”
That pretty much describes me except that my beard is white. I guess if I had an extremely light or heavy beard it would be easy to evaluate. I’m somewhere above medium, but not what I’d consider super heavy. So where does that leave me? There is no standard for beard rating I know of. When people provide evaluations of blades and razors it’s nice to know what type of beard they have. Sometimes that’s provided. Sometimes not. Even when it’s provided what formal rating system is used? Ha ha. Seeing numerous ratings for a product is a good indication I guess and I enjoy everyone’s input and appreciate their efforts.
So, here is my proposal for an official standard for beard rating.
Get a set of Gillette Super Speed razors. You know, light, medium, and heavy. (Now the commercial is playing in my head) yes I’m that old. Use each razor with your favorite blade. Whichever razor gives you the best shave determines your beard characterization. The red tip is my go to. I must have a heavy beard. Easy peasy .
“Unfortunately I have no objective measure for how tough my beard is. It is mostly gray at this point, and seems to me to be rather tough, but I have nothing to compare it to.”
That pretty much describes me except that my beard is white. I guess if I had an extremely light or heavy beard it would be easy to evaluate. I’m somewhere above medium, but not what I’d consider super heavy. So where does that leave me? There is no standard for beard rating I know of. When people provide evaluations of blades and razors it’s nice to know what type of beard they have. Sometimes that’s provided. Sometimes not. Even when it’s provided what formal rating system is used? Ha ha. Seeing numerous ratings for a product is a good indication I guess and I enjoy everyone’s input and appreciate their efforts.
So, here is my proposal for an official standard for beard rating.
Get a set of Gillette Super Speed razors. You know, light, medium, and heavy. (Now the commercial is playing in my head) yes I’m that old. Use each razor with your favorite blade. Whichever razor gives you the best shave determines your beard characterization. The red tip is my go to. I must have a heavy beard. Easy peasy .