Straight Razor Shaves

"Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard" - Swedish Proverb

 

I'll Get To The Point: If you haven't had a professional shave,  go get one!

 

I took the leap and decided to shave the beard off for the spring. I grew it back in October and kept it in varying degrees of lumberjack-ness ever since, but the weather is getting warmer and it's time to freshen up. Here's the before:

The Before

Rather than go the traditional route and just simply take a crappy disposable razor to my mug, I decided it was a perfect opportunity to cross something off my bucketlist and go get a professional shave. I went to the Mariemont Barber Shop , an old school barber shop over in the quaint Eastside neighborhood Mariemont.
 
After an hour of trimming, hot towels, oils, lather, and a straight razor in the capable hands of my barber, Lucky, I am very happy with the results. It was $30+tip for a full haircut and shave, and like I said it takes about an hour, but it's money and time well spent. There have been few lunch breaks that have been as enjoyable.

The After

I think that my next purchase will be a home shaving kit from a store I heard about at the Kenwood Mall, The Art of Shaving.