Get a shave like a real man
Recently, I ran out of razor blades. So I started growing a beard. As the beard grew longer, it started looking super fisty. I knew something had to be done, as evident in this High Resolution Photography:
Remebering old Tom and Jerry cartoons, I decided to get a hot towel shave, just like a real man. I searched The World Wide Interweb to try to find a good place in Manhattan. Barbers aren't necessarily known to be web saavy, so it was a somewhat fruitless search. Gothamist had this to say, and Citysearch had this. My current partner, however, swore his boy swears by this joint, VIP Design Haircuts.
The dude there totally shaved me, as shown by more High Resolution Photography below:
Getting shaved is Goodtimes...
I'm on the fence about VIP, however. Someone had posted about staying away from Russian places, so I may try an Italian one next time.
Regardless, I learned that my beard was way too long to get a proper straight razor shave. Dude (not Dr. Mike, by the way) had to use electric clippers on my face before going to the blade. As a result, my face was slightly broken out after, but this is normal for me if I haven't shaved in awhile. I got a couple minor nicks, but again, I believe it was because my skin was bumpy from not shaving.
Bonus is that it only costs $8. Super bonus is that you can barely easily navigate their awesome website to find a 20% off coupon — %30 if you are a student with ID.
Comments
Last year I started using a single blade razor along with shaving mug and badger hair brush. I'll never go back. Takes some getting used to and a little practice, but it's awesome.
Posted by: nate | March 29, 2007 08:25 PM