For those of you who have been following this blog, you would know that back in 2015, I decided to upgrade to an electric shaver and haven’t gone back. My first shaver lasted me until earlier this year when I visited a barber for facial grooming.
The dude was using one of those head shavers but without any combs, so it cut the hair as close as possible to my face and was done in a matter of seconds (my beard isn’t very thick, unfortunately). Long story short, I was so impressed that I knew I had to get one of those shavers.
So after the shave, I spoke to the barber who showed me the shaver he used. A few days later, I found myself at Mr. DIY and saw one of those shavers for purchase. I knew I was going to get what I paid for, but I had never used such a tool before and I thought, better to try using a cheap one then regret buying something expensive.
I bought an RM30 shaver which worked well, but I dropped it on the floor a few months later, which caused it to stop working. I promptly took the opportunity to purchase myself this bad boy.
Quick breakdown
Pros: fast, efficient, painless (compared to rotary shavers that pulled the hair before cutting them aka my first electric shaver), super long battery life (I’ve only charged it like twice since I got it in April), comes with so many different headpieces and combs – there’s one for every situation, including nose hair and body hair.
Cons: you can cut yourself if you’re not using the combs. I took a really long time to shave confidently initially, but after many months I have become proficient with using it. It is kinda noisy, but shouldn’t be a bother if you’re not spending hours shaving (which you shouldn’t). Pricey, but I think it’s worth it.
Anyway, I’m not sure why I bothered writing out the history of my shaving devices but I thought I’d update whoever cared enough (or comes to this blog for grooming advice kek).
Well, remember the first shaver I bought? It came with a can of shaving foam that I thought I had misplaced, and found it last week and waited until today to shave off my Movember mustache.
And here comes the point of this whole post – did you know that shaving foam helps you not make a mess when you shave your facial hair?! Instead of it flying all over the place, it is stuck to the foam which you can just wipe off or flick into your sink. Holy shit, I never realized it until today! After so many years of shaving without it (I would only use it in the shower until I misplaced it and never bothered buying a new can) because I found it troublesome to clean up. But today, I discovered its other function! Whether intended or not (I’d like to think it was), I’m definitely not skipping it in the future. It also makes an already smooth shave even smoother. And you can pretend to be Santa Claus or old Hitler for a brief moment.
Sure, there’s an additional step of washing your face again after the shave, but you don’t have to hunt those hairs on your bathroom counter anymore! It doesn’t ruin the look of a clean sink! I’ve been doing it wrong all these years. I’m so glad I found my can of shaving foam.
