kevin313
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Here is my primping products shelf in the bathroom. Have been using these items for years to keep my locks luscious...
And Now For Something Completely Different. Hilarious Brylcreem Commercials
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Kevin
I have a shaving brush, double safety edge razor (Merkur 34 HD) and stand just like yours. My shaving brush is an inexpensive Van Der Hagen boar bristle model. I love my shaving set up. I actually enjoy shaving since I started using these tools over 3 yrs ago. Never cut or nick myself and get nice close shaves with no ingrown hairs. Plus, the double edge blades last me at least a month between shaves, and I have a heavy beard, but I do only shave every other day,
Eddie
I have a shaving brush, double safety edge razor (Merkur 34 HD) and stand just like yours. My shaving brush is an inexpensive Van Der Hagen boar bristle model. I love my shaving set up. I actually enjoy shaving since I started using these tools over 3 yrs ago. Never cut or nick myself and get nice close shaves with no ingrown hairs. Plus, the double edge blades last me at least a month between shaves, and I have a heavy beard, but I do only shave every other day,
Eddie
warmsecondrinse
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Work calls so I must view the vids later. However, I must get this comment out or I'll burst...
My dad's family claims to be 100% German and Irish despite the fact that they all tan from a camera flash and after ONE WEEKEND at the beach look like they've been in the sun for an entire summer.
They also had jet black, thick, wavy, wiry hair they were all positively OBSESSED with straightening. They used Groom 'n Clean by the BARREL to get the desired results. Looking back from an adult's perspective, I think they would've conked their hair if they thought they could've gotten away with it.
For the record, I'm the only blood relative who seems to have noticed that the above doesn't exactly fit with the whole '100% German and Irish' story.
My dad's family claims to be 100% German and Irish despite the fact that they all tan from a camera flash and after ONE WEEKEND at the beach look like they've been in the sun for an entire summer.
They also had jet black, thick, wavy, wiry hair they were all positively OBSESSED with straightening. They used Groom 'n Clean by the BARREL to get the desired results. Looking back from an adult's perspective, I think they would've conked their hair if they thought they could've gotten away with it.
For the record, I'm the only blood relative who seems to have noticed that the above doesn't exactly fit with the whole '100% German and Irish' story.
I never used any of that junk on my hair, except a couple times the barber put Butch Wax on it when I had a flat top in 6th grade. My home room teacher had one, and I thought it looked good on him (he was a young guy in his mid 20's, and just about anything would have looked good on him). From the time I was about 4 I had a "burr" haircut, until the flat top. By late 7th grade my hair was longer, and has been ever since - I don't like my ears to show.
Pictures of my dad made in the late 1940's indicate he must have used Vitalix or something, but by the time I was born he had short "burr" cut hair, and did until the end.
Pictures of my dad made in the late 1940's indicate he must have used Vitalix or something, but by the time I was born he had short "burr" cut hair, and did until the end.
warmsecondrinse
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"In the 50's just about everyone's Grandma had antimacamassrs on their upholstered furniture. My Grandma called them dollies, even though this more commonly refers to crocheted dollies..."
That's my recollection as well. I remember the texture and they were definitely made from linen or cotton/linen referenced in one of the links. They were usually circular and in patterns similar to those found all across eastern Europe. The lone exception was my grandmother who favored covers made from the same fabric as the underlying furniture.
Eric is a shaving aficionado: boar bristle brush, safety razor, etc.
Uncles and older cousins went for Brylcreem and Vitalis for a toned-down 'greaser' look. G'pa and his brother just used a touch of Vitalis, likely because their hair was so oily.
Dad & the rest of his family were into Groom n Clean by the gallon as mentioned above.
Me? None of those products were ever an option as using even the tiniest bit cause massive breakouts. That, combined with untamable(sp?) cowlicks forced me to adopt short punk styles from high school onward.
Now? Flat top all the way.
That's my recollection as well. I remember the texture and they were definitely made from linen or cotton/linen referenced in one of the links. They were usually circular and in patterns similar to those found all across eastern Europe. The lone exception was my grandmother who favored covers made from the same fabric as the underlying furniture.
Eric is a shaving aficionado: boar bristle brush, safety razor, etc.
Uncles and older cousins went for Brylcreem and Vitalis for a toned-down 'greaser' look. G'pa and his brother just used a touch of Vitalis, likely because their hair was so oily.
Dad & the rest of his family were into Groom n Clean by the gallon as mentioned above.
Me? None of those products were ever an option as using even the tiniest bit cause massive breakouts. That, combined with untamable(sp?) cowlicks forced me to adopt short punk styles from high school onward.
Now? Flat top all the way.
firedome
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what was that clear blue/aqua hair gel...
that became popular early-mid '60s? Started with Vitalis around '60 but went to that clear blue stuff later on, and have completely forgetten what it was called. It didn't feel so oily but still kept my super-straight thick (still have all of it at 67) but mind-of-it's own hair in line, however was soooo glad when the natural-dry look became popular! To this day can't put anything on except water.
that became popular early-mid '60s? Started with Vitalis around '60 but went to that clear blue stuff later on, and have completely forgetten what it was called. It didn't feel so oily but still kept my super-straight thick (still have all of it at 67) but mind-of-it's own hair in line, however was soooo glad when the natural-dry look became popular! To this day can't put anything on except water.
I think what you're referring to was "Groom and Clean"
Eddie
Eddie
norgeway
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I Wonder
If I rub some of that stuff on my head will it make the once beautiful thick hair I had grow back??????LOL
If I rub some of that stuff on my head will it make the once beautiful thick hair I had grow back??????LOL
launderess
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Maybe
You might want to hit Eddie up for that "Dutch Rub" treatment to make sure.
*LOL*
You might want to hit Eddie up for that "Dutch Rub" treatment to make sure.
*LOL*
What's a "Dutch rub"?
Louis,
I wrote about this earlier in this thread. When I was a little boy and my Dad would comb mine and my brothers hair with Johnson's Baby Oil, he would rub our heads vigorously with the palms of his hands and he called this a "Dutch Rub", where he got the term I'll never know, but Joe and I thought it was special when we were 4 and 5 yrs old.
Eddie
I wrote about this earlier in this thread. When I was a little boy and my Dad would comb mine and my brothers hair with Johnson's Baby Oil, he would rub our heads vigorously with the palms of his hands and he called this a "Dutch Rub", where he got the term I'll never know, but Joe and I thought it was special when we were 4 and 5 yrs old.
Eddie
Ah thanks! Maybe it was Dutch because it was free! LOL
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