So I'm bored at work finishing up a double shift so I decided that I will share my story of how I became a sly guy.
Well I'm gonna hafta say my adventure started when I was very young, How young well I'm gonna hafta say since as far back as when I was 3 maybe 4. It all started when I lived in Germany when my dad was stationed there. My dad used to give me low fades and I think part of it was I was a young boy who wanted to be like my dad. Well He would give me low fades till I was about 10, there were a few time were I would try and grow out my hair but I always came back to the low fade.
At the age of, idk, 10 years of age I started to shave my head my self with a No. 1 guard till I would say I was in high school. At this time I started to shave my head with no guard, again occasionally trying to grow my hair out but always going back to shaving my head with the clippers. Well I joined the army at 17 and completed high school before I went to basic training and this is were the story really begins of me becoming sly.
Well it started about week 12 into my training, I was in a combat MOS so I stayed in the same place with the same drill sergeants thru out all my training. This was the first day pass we got and we were told that if we needed a hair cut that we would hafta get it our selves from now till graduation. Well I didn't get one and I needed one. After pass I went into the bath room took my razor and shaved the back and sides of my head and needless to say it looked bad. Well the next morning the drill sergeants noticed and I was chewed out, that night as my punishment I had to shave the rest of my head with out shaving cream and a few disposable razors, that was not fun, even thou it hurt like hell I liked the look.
Fast forward to after graduation and I started shaving my head about once a week sometimes going longer between shaves and all I used was some foam cream and a march 3, this was about 8 years ago. About 3 years after Training I got deployed to Kosovo and it was about this time I decided that I would start shaving my head twice a week, and this was about 4 years ago. I still used a march 3 but now I shaved my head after I took a shower and use Gillette Gel.
Now after my deployment and about 2 1/2 years ago I started to shave my head every other day still using the same method. A short time after that I found these forums, it was about a 1 1/2 years ago, and this is when I started to shave every day. It was also this time I started to use a fusion razor and started to refine and experiment with my shaving style.
Now about 6 months ago I really started to experiment and finding my niche. I started to put baby oil in my shave gel, soaking my head under hot water in the shower and leaving the shave gel on for a couple minutes before I shaved and I liked it. Recently I decided to start using experiment with traditional shaving supplies, shaving brush, cream, and soap, and so far I have liked the results, I also switch to the Schick hydro 5. I am still fine tuning my method with the supplies but I have noticed I am getting a much better shave, the Schick I'm still iffy about but I might hafta change how I shave with it so I am gonna still give it a shot before I go back to the fusion.
So now I am still experimenting but I think I found my method, Just need to find my brands I'll use, and I really enjoy shaving every day, I did before but now I do much more. I have now also realized that shaving for me is almost a zen like experience, it make me feel good and makes me welcome the day ahead of me and sometime it ends up being the best part of my day ( don't know if it is cause I am weird or have no life but what ever I like it). I might one day try shaving with a DE but I am gonna hafta learn how to use it on my face first.
Well any way that is my story and I thought I would share it hope you enjoyed it. Have a nice day
