Michael
01-05-2008, 06:22 PM
These questions are for the women on the forum...or for those of you who don't mind sharing your female companion's shaving preferences.
My mom is 91 years old (don't tell her I told you that!!) and has been DE shaving her entire life. Yet I’ve never really discussed it with her. To my knowledge, she has never owned a brush or any nice soaps or creams and as far as I know, she's always just used bath soap. That usually means Ivory or some such. Can you teach an old dog new tricks? I’m not sure, but I’m considering trying. Brush, cream, a better Superspeed – probably one of mine since I rarely use them anyway. I'm not going to try to pry a SS out of her hand, but I might get her a better one. Tools of the trade, ya know.
Anyway, I’m not asking about technique. She’s been doing it since long before any of us were born and I'm pretty sure she has the hang of that. Mostly equipment questions…
What brush, or brush style, do you like? What brush characteristics are preferred? There’s a considerable difference between the BBB and the B&B. Surely you must have some preference. Or is it as widely varied as men's preferences seem to be?
I suspect Mom would come closer to using creams than soaps. Less lather building technique required, IMO anyway. Which do you prefer? I guess that’s not a gender-specific question, but I’ll ask it anyway.
Do you build lather on your legs or in a bowl? If in a bowl, how do you keep it warm (or do you)? I use a nice ceramic bowl that holds heat a bit, but not great. A coffee mug warmer helps, but I just bought a new one that’s too hot.
Are there any other gadgets or whatever that you find useful?
I never know what to get for Mom when Birthdays or whatever come along and I just thought I’d consider giving this a shot. So now I can feed the ADs of TWO people!! :eek:
Thanks, ladies...any and all suggestions are welcome!!
My mom is 91 years old (don't tell her I told you that!!) and has been DE shaving her entire life. Yet I’ve never really discussed it with her. To my knowledge, she has never owned a brush or any nice soaps or creams and as far as I know, she's always just used bath soap. That usually means Ivory or some such. Can you teach an old dog new tricks? I’m not sure, but I’m considering trying. Brush, cream, a better Superspeed – probably one of mine since I rarely use them anyway. I'm not going to try to pry a SS out of her hand, but I might get her a better one. Tools of the trade, ya know.
Anyway, I’m not asking about technique. She’s been doing it since long before any of us were born and I'm pretty sure she has the hang of that. Mostly equipment questions…
What brush, or brush style, do you like? What brush characteristics are preferred? There’s a considerable difference between the BBB and the B&B. Surely you must have some preference. Or is it as widely varied as men's preferences seem to be?
I suspect Mom would come closer to using creams than soaps. Less lather building technique required, IMO anyway. Which do you prefer? I guess that’s not a gender-specific question, but I’ll ask it anyway.
Do you build lather on your legs or in a bowl? If in a bowl, how do you keep it warm (or do you)? I use a nice ceramic bowl that holds heat a bit, but not great. A coffee mug warmer helps, but I just bought a new one that’s too hot.
Are there any other gadgets or whatever that you find useful?
I never know what to get for Mom when Birthdays or whatever come along and I just thought I’d consider giving this a shot. So now I can feed the ADs of TWO people!! :eek:
Thanks, ladies...any and all suggestions are welcome!!