Grooming products

[octobergrace]

Hi people. I'm just wondering, what are the grooming products (aftershave, cleanser, toner etc) that you guys use? i'm writing a business plan on a male grooming parlour and i need to know what are the brands that are popular with 18-40 yr old meterosexuals. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[red]

metro sexuals? we dont wash our jeans for 6-12 months.

[mlproject]

bronner's peppermint soap

just got some free malin+goetz shaving cream and shampoo that's pretty nice, but i don't think i'd buy it at $25 a 4oz bottle.

[Guest Airjamie]

[you need to calm the fuck down.]

Now that my rant is over,; I use this master work of the modern shaving art: . For hair I usually use hermes shampoo and johnathon dirt to sculpt.

[lyingonyourdriveway]

shampoo : egg and clover

soap: dove

[eastcoastrider27]

I just got a DE razor as well.

A 1940's Superspeed.

[fiftysixten]

try products by anthony logistics

[keri]

since i feel chatty:

i use a shick intuition razor and water to shave.

as for shampoo and such, i use exclusively philosophy and head and shoulders.

but i'm a gal.

the man in my life uses head and shoulders shampoo, mach4 razor, and whatever shave lotion i pick up in the market. sometimes uses my pear scented lotion.

he's not your demo either. he's a guy, not a metro.

[newsweek]

anthony logistics for men, hands down. cheap and effective, plus doesn't leave you smelling like aftershave like biotherme products.

[englandmj7]

^^ Anthony isn't really "cheap" and imo is extremely overrated.

I shave with a Merkur DE, use shave cream from Truefitt & Hill, and Geo F. Trumper; I also use a silvertip badger brush. I have colognes by everyone from Bond No. 9 to Hugh Parsons.

For soap, I use good ol' Irish Spring, and have just ordered some new Nancy Boy soaps. I use Baxter of California face wash.......as for shampoo, whatever is around.

If you want decent recommendations on grooming (although mostly shaving) products try the Shavemyface or Badgerandblade forums........

[darkanimal]

washing hair: Bumble & Bumble

taming frizz: Kiels, mop

aftershaving: Lab Series, Zirc

[prufrock]

hair: bumble & bumble

man hermes shampoo, im not really feeling their scents, i hope their shampoos dont smell like their colognes.

[octobergrace]

thanks guys for the replies. btw, have any of you tried Dr Brandt or Menscience before? are they any good?

[sam113]

Sharps Barber & Shop

Brave Soldier

L'Occitane

[cHr]

Hair: Redken 'go clean' + 'finish up'

Skin: Dr. Hauschka 'cleasing milk' + 'facial lotion' / 'facial oil'

Sebamed 'day-/nightcreme' + 'Soapfree cleaning emulsion'

Biodermal 'Body scrub"

Weleda 'shaving creme' + 'aftershave'

Mach 3

[Guest Airjamie]

hair: bumble & bumble

man hermes shampoo, im not really feeling their scents, i hope their shampoos dont smell like their colognes.

I agree with you on most of the cologne, but they have a collection of skin/haircare stuff that smells like orange blossoms and is actually quite nice. I first got it in the room of a hotel in which I was staying..............although the name completely escapes me.

England/Eastcoast.........how are you liking your merkurs?

[Guest Airjamie]

Makes me feel like a real man.

Thats EXACTLY what I thought. Big boy razors.

[englandmj7]

England/Eastcoast.........how are you liking your merkurs?

STILL cutting the shit out of my face, although I am getting better. If you mess up with this thing it looks like you killed yourself, I am not even joking. Imagine like 30 tiny holes in your face, each oozing copious amounts of blood; Definitely not sure if I am going to stick with it.....other than the 'manly' factor and the fact that it is very cheap to buy blades, I don't notice enough of a difference between my Merkur DE and my Schick Quattro......I have been told I need to try a different brand of blades in an effort to get a 'safer' shave; apparently if you have sensitive skin, the Ultra-sharp Merkur blades are too much. I just ordered some feathers off of badgerandblade.

[Dick Danger]

I enjoy a good shave, almost everything else is from Baxter.

[Guest Airjamie]

STILL cutting the shit out of my face, although I am getting better. If you mess up with this thing it looks like you killed yourself, I am not even joking. Imagine like 30 tiny holes in your face, each oozing copious amounts of blood; Definitely not sure if I am going to stick with it.....other than the 'manly' factor and the fact that it is very cheap to buy blades, I don't notice enough of a difference between my Merkur DE and my Schick Quattro......I have been told I need to try a different brand of blades in an effort to get a 'safer' shave; apparently if you have sensitive skin, the Ultra-sharp Merkur blades are too much. I just ordered some feathers off of badgerandblade.

Hmm......have you tried readjusting the blade angle? I know on my vision theres a little wheel that clicks into different ones but i think the vintage styles require you to tweak the acctual blade holding mechanism. Anyway, I found that as soon as I got a proper blade angle it shaved as safely as a disposable but the closest Ive ever had.

[eastcoastrider27]

I have a Gillette (not a Merkur), which I just got a few days ago.

I received some Israeli razor blades today, so tomorrow will be my first shave with the DE razor.

I'll post how it goes.

[englandmj7]

Hmm......have you tried readjusting the blade angle? I know on my vision theres a little wheel that clicks into different ones but i think the vintage styles require you to tweak the acctual blade holding mechanism. Anyway, I found that as soon as I got a proper blade angle it shaved as safely as a disposable but the closest Ive ever had.

Unfortunately, mine is not the adjustable kind....I read on badgerandblade that many others have had similar experiences when starting; you just have to find the precise angle/speed you can shave at, which can be slightly different for each person I suppose.

[scientific]

i hope this is a school project or something OP, "writing a business plan" w/o knowing anything about your business is foolish. u can just head over to groominglounge.com and rip off their idea, sounds like that's what you're doing anyway

that said, i started using this new stuff called Barc recently, supposed to help razor burn/bumps/etc for "skin of color". good results so far - anyone else tried it?

[octobergrace]

i hope this is a school project or something OP, "writing a business plan" w/o knowing anything about your business is foolish. u can just head over to groominglounge.com and rip off their idea, sounds like that's what you're doing anyway

that said, i started using this new stuff called Barc recently, supposed to help razor burn/bumps/etc for "skin of color". good results so far - anyone else tried it?

this is a school project mate. as a matter of fact, such grooming parlours are not that huge over here in my country, so we reckon we might as well go with this idea.

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

Got kitted up from "The art of shaving" this past christmas, and I would agree that the angle and blade sharpnessa are key. The badger brush does wonders though, even on days when I'm in a rush and gotta rock the Mach. And england, I'm sure you already know this, but the before and after care is key in avoiding the " I just visited the walk in meat tenderizer look" that I've definately rocked before. Haven't used mine in a while though cause it's a straight, and I need the strop balm to sharpen it up.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

england michael jackson

curious to see how you are getting on w/ wet shaving. seems you were not sure if you would keep at it. may be interested in your gear if you've given up.

i've been looking at the badger/blade forum (their manners are astonishing!); getting an idea of what i want to get, but i fear that after spending $100+ on shaving gear, i'm not going to stick w/ it. mind you, i only shave once a week--------asian genes.

also, eastcoastrider, you never followed up how it went for you. are you permanently disfigured?

thanks all.

i love you!

tut-tut.

tia

[rocker4life]

sisley is my bet

[denimdestroyedmylife]

wha???

anyway, forget it. i just joined badger & blade, got a safety razor and a brush. on my way to self-mutilation.

[denimLVR]

STILL cutting the shit out of my face, although I am getting better. If you mess up with this thing it looks like you killed yourself, I am not even joking. Imagine like 30 tiny holes in your face, each oozing copious amounts of blood;

There is a trick to it: don't let blade be the first thing that touches your face. Once you get the angle down you'll never have problems again. It will be like riding a bike or driving a car. It will be so easy you'll have a hard time remembering the problems you had learning.

[poopie boy]

baxter is dope for face products but i don't use the shampoo anymore.. it gave me mad dandruff after 1 use. i kept using it just to give it a few more tries before convincing myself to stop and it just got worse so i put it away..