Hey there, I just got off the phone with your pops. What for you ask? Well he was just apologizing actually. You see, there's some grooming tricks that he didn't teach you and now you're here having to read this blog post that I've prepared for you. With any luck, I'll get you right back up to speed. Let's get to it!
1. I get it, tons of guys hate shaving and you very well could be part of that group. A major part of the reason so many dudes hate shaving is because of the way it makes their skin feel afterwards with all the skin irritation and razor burn. So you want a smoother more comfortable shave? Make sure to exfoliate that skin before! When you exfoliate your skin before shaving you're taking off the top dead layer of skin and allowing trapped hairs to grow properly and reducing the risk of future ingrown hairs after shaving. All exfoliated? Good, move onto the next step!
2. So you're moving on and applying your shaving cream or soap. Do me a favour, take half of it off of your hands or brush and rinse it down the sink. Ok, you're right, half might be a lot and I don't know exactly how much you're using so it might be an exaggeration, but it wouldn't surprise me if you're using too much. When you use more shaving cream/soap than needed, you're effectively reducing the closeness of your shave. This is caused by preventing the blade from getting as close to your skin as it needs to be. Another problem that cream/soap abundance causes is clogging up your razor and decreasing shave quality as a result. Another great change many guys can make when applying their cream or soap is using a brush to apply it rather than their hands. This allows the bristles to apply the soap or cream everywhere including getting in under the hairs.
3. Not so much of a shaver yourself? Thats ok, check out this next tip. Growing a beard is tough for a number of us and one of the most difficult parts of it is the patchiness that many experience. One way to try and combat this patchiness that so many hate is with the use of a Boar hair beard brush. Using a Boar hair brush at least once a day will help to stimulate hair follicles along with "train" your beard to grow and cover the patchy areas. Research has shown that boar hair brushes can bring blood to the surface of your skin thereby stimulating the hair follicles and helping your beard to grow the way you want it to!
4. Want to hear a bit more about "training" your beard? Check this one out! Love putting product in your hair, but still hate how patchy and sporadic your beard is? Take some of that hair product and tame the mess on your face! Just a tiny bit of high hold low shine product can do wonders for that crumb catcher of yours. Use it to tame down and hold the mangy thing in place to try and camouflage any patches that you may have!
5. This wouldn't be a proper 1000 Scents blog if it didn't contain any fragrance tips would it? Well, we've talked about this one before, but I'll bring it up again. Use a tiny bit of petroleum jelly on your neck (or other pulse points) before you spray some of your new 1000 Scents cologne! This allows the fragrance to sit on the petroleum jelly and project for longer as opposed to being absorbed by your skin and losing its scent. For more tips on how to properly apply cologne check out this blog post!
I hope I could help with some lessons that your dad may have missed teaching you, but if not you can always get in touch with us via email or through the comments on this blog post!