Drum Magazine Issue 4 | Page 54

52 Drum: Grooming SHAVING: WET OR DRY? Hints & Tips Wet Shave My mate cuts hair and reckons he knows everything about avoiding razor bumps. If you’ve got hair clippers, he says, ‘line-up’ your face and that first, then take a shower and let the water soften the facial hairs. Apply shaving cream, and let it sit for like two minutes, then, shave with a sharp razor. He only ever uses a razor twice. Says, “Dirty blades cause infections and only make the problem worse,” and that the best thing for razor bumps is BUMP STOPPER. Razor Bumps Some of you guys out there plagued by bumps should try an electric shaver. It might just work for you too. Bumps are ugly and irritating. I used to get painful pus-filled sores on my face before I converted to dry shaving. Back then, I thought only white guys dry shaved because that’s all we see on TV adverts, but it’s good for me and a lot of other brothers too. Dry Shave I can count the number of ‘wet’ shaves I’ve had on one hand. First day, feels fantastic, it’s when it starts to grow back that I get the ingrown hairs from hell. Don’t bother with that nonsense anymore. I’m in my early 30s now, but have long since realised that I can’t wet shave. Instead, I broke the bank and bought the Mack Daddy of all electric shavers. Only shave once every three days now.