A Close Shave

As I continue to struggle with the daily (or every other daily in my case) hassle of shaving, I've gone through almost every type of product there is.  Creams, oils, lotions, gels, clear, foamy...one blade, disposable, 3 blades, electric, 5 blades, lawnmower blades, henkel knives...whatever.  I hate shaving...always have.  Recently I discovered a website Badger & Blade (http://badgerandblade.com/)...a community dedicated to my nemesis.  On there, they review various shaving products, produce their own line of shaving accessories, and have actually started a mini revolution dedicated to the art of shaving with brushes, full lathers, and the most unbelievable part...double edged razor blades...super old school.  While they're convinced you can learn to shave the 'right' way with relative ease, I'm not ready to start hacking up my face quite yet (although our Costco membership would come in handy as we would surely have to quadruple the amount of toilet paper to cover up Freddy Kruger face) and I will more than likely stick with my 105 micro-blade concoction from Gillette.  I have however switched from my ridiculously expense shave gel by Zihr to a combination of shaving oil from Pacific Shaving Company ($4.99, 100 shaves)

and a good old fashioned can of Barbasol (with aloe...of course). ($1.99)


So...why am I boring you with details of my personal hygiene?   Well...Bryce caught a glimpse of me shaving with my new foamy shaving cream and thought it looked like a kick.  So...while at Target this weekend (what else do you do on the weekends...c'mon...you go too...it's ok) we happened upon a kiddie shaving kit...and the little man got a taste of what he has to look forward to in another 12 years or so.  The whole process was pretty hilarious as he was convinced that he didn't get it smooth enough (if he can't get it now while his face really is as smooth as his behind...he's screwed).  Anyway...he looked like such a little mensch...I had to post some pictures.  Who knows...with kids his age already having Facebook pages and playing World of Warcraft online...maybe he'll buck the trend and be old school...at least when it comes to shaving.