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The Art of Manliness: Man up. No girls allowed. (30 days to a better man day 3)
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The gentleman doesn't strain himself
What spring does with the cherry trees.
I am currently doing (and have been for a few weeks) everything on the list for day 4, with exception to the last one (dammit).
I have been feeling much manlier I must admit.
This is a good idea actually
I think it would be interesting to try and counter all that seduction community bullshit
Luckily, I have a rather hairy chest.
Same. I'm a 22 year old dude, and I've never shaved in my life. Zero facial hair, and only the tiniest, wispiest arm and leg hairs.
I mean, I save a fortune on razors and foam, but at the same time, there's just something inherently manly about taking care of your facial hair.
Above the waist the only body hair I have is my armpits
Below the waist though it's like a totally different person, hair like whoa
I have like...two pit hairs.
shaving sucks, body hair is gross
Hooray?
It's infuriating. The most I can manage is some long scraggly hairs, and then the whole thing turns white after about three weeks.
I'm actually kind of curious as to which things you find ungentlemanly in that Esquire article. Pretty much everything listed is a habit of just being a decent person.
i knew almost all of them 8-)
Also, I have a hard time taking them serious when their razors are just expensive handles paired with mach3s or fusion heads.
Thoughts?
This one is true, but I think a real gentleman would put it another way:
What spring does with the cherry trees.
Appreciates the beauty of a women, yes. Leers at the body parts she accidentally exposes, no.
a lot of their stuff is overpriced stuff capitalizing on the return to traditional shaving. I've got an alum block from them that works aright, but I could have probably done a little bit of digging and found one for cheaper, or simply purchased a styptic pencil from the local drug store.
A decent safety razor and blades will set you back around $20-$30
A decent brush should be between $20 and $50, unless you start getting into the silvertip or special materials in the handle
A decent shaving cream or soap varies from $15 to $20. I recommend Proraso or Taylor of Old Bond Street.
Additional razors vary depending on the brand, I usually get packs of 10 for ~$6, over half the price of a pack of Mach 3 blades.
I think both of those are very much open to intrepretation.
Is it so ungentlemanly to fantasize? It impacts no one.
Or to appreciate cleavage? Of the well-endowed women I've spoken to on the subject, it is not a terrible thing to take a sidelong glance in appreciation. This is not to say that open ogling is acceptable.
The second I think is more an appreciation and ability to relax and enjoy life when permissible to do so. Most importantly, the ability to determine WHEN it is permissible, and enjoy that time.
It very well could be. And I plan to go to a safety razor when my current cache of blades runs dry. But I was still expecting a closer shave or just something... But again, their site only sells razors that are used with multi-bladed heads so obviously that is what their product is designed for.
I got a free mini badger brush out of the deal and that is cool. But it also had a $25 coupon off their full kit and I just don't think I will be using it now.
You can look at all the cleavage you want
Just don't gaze
It doesn't impact anyone if you jerk off on your wall and then lick it up, but it's still ungentlemanly. A gentleman does not waste his time fantasizing about the ability to physically overcome other men.
And just because it isn't a terrible thing doesn't mean it's gentlemanly. To use another example, riding a bike everywhere is a perfectly good thing, but it isn't exactly "gentlemanly."
You may have some good luck with Badger and Blade, I know Evander had some great luck on their forums; one of their members sent him a 'beginner's kit' with all sorts of stuff for free, and folks are always on there selling their old razors for cost and maybe a bit for shipping.
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