The Power of an Unsightly Beard

Facial hair has an extraordinary power to affect the perception others have of you. This bit of news reflects a perfect social experiment on the negative influence the wrong kind of whisker can have on your career and life in general.

Brad Pitt, once considered one of the world's best looking men, was said to had lost his appeal after growing a bushy beard worth of Lord of the Rings Gimli. Actually, my apologies to Gimli, the dwarf's beard was far better kept. Fortunately for him, Mr. Pitt, or his agent showed some quick wit and the actor shaved the messy tangle away. This turned things around for him in such a way as to prompt the media to exclaim "He's back!"

Mr. Pitt has complemented his look by getting a proper haircut, removing the fuzzy hat and combing his hair.

Leisureguy reviews update

Go to Leisureguy's blog for his review on Vie Long shaving brushes, iKon double-edge razors and Speick shaving cream and splash.

If you don't already fear canned shaving foams...

... you might once you've watched this video.
It claims you can get grease stains off carpet using canned shaving gel. Way to go guys! You've created a product abrasive enough for heavy-duty cleaning.


Of Taildraggers and Shaving Brushes

This blog post at Travel for Aircraft marries the seemingly dissimilar subjects of aircrafts and wet-shaving in a lengthy article. The blogger concludes that:
In either case — whether moving away from conventional gear type aircraft or leaving the shaving soap brush behind — when one modernizes one must often leave a little good behind to advance.
Though I'm not certain how soap and brush are like an airplane, I surely can agree with the rest.

Bruce on Shaving


Bruce on Shaving is a new blog by veteran games industry marketer Bruce Everiss. This one is hot of the presses (he just started blogging today!) but already has a few interesting articles on wet-shaving.