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What's a shortcut in a daily routine that you discovered embarrassingly late. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Just discovered a much easier way to grind my coffee in the morning and felt dumb because it was so obvious, figure there's some good stories out there about this type of thing out there

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[–] 23 points 1 week ago (16 children)

Shaving in the shower

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago* (13 children)

    It is difficult to shave a face without a mirror, but I know many women do this, as legs don't require a mirror.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    just wanted to add that shaving in the shower at the end or doing it in the bath right after is great as the steam and such really gets your skin in the right condition to shave. I even do it without shaving cream or soap in the shower because you can just keep your skin real wet.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (3 children)

    Well, I can see that in a bath, but I can't fit in the bathtub. Not due to girth, but height. Loved baths as a kid. Just not an option now.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    yeah i don't know why I said bath there. I think I meant shower or bath or right after either and my brain got all running over itself when expressing it. The important part is all the steam and water just get the skin really ready. really the shower is the best because you can constantly rewet.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    All good, I just figured your bathtubs were larger.

    Hell, my kitchen sink could double as a urinal, if I were so gross.

    I am considered tall. This isn't a blessing. I would love to be about 5'10".

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    Yeah my height is actually one of the things im mostly happy about as far as general traits go. im just shy of 6 so I have like hit my head only a few times in my life and it was for pretty low stuff. Then like height is pretty important for a guy so its nice to be able to respond 6ft although my brother gets anoyed at that but im not gonna say 5 11 and change. I had a roomate and neighbor in the dorms in college and they were six three and man. You would think 3 inches would not make much of a difference but you could see how annoying it was. Heck my wife is tall for a woman and we are in a place where we would like to get the toilet and counters higher. I can't imagine how bad this place would be for someone whose really tall.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    I do have a mirror in the shower for that purpose. Whenever I use conditioner in my hair I rub some on my face as well and that works great to shave with

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Agreed! When I condition my hair, I also condition my face. And I also have beard conditioner.

    I figure a mirror in the shower would fog like crazy. I leave my bathroom door open when I am showering and expect to shave so the mirrors don't fog up.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    It's kinda not really that hard. You can just feel where you still need to shave. I guess I'm biased, though, because I'm a redhead, so unless I've let it go a REALLY long time, my hairs are basically invisible anyway. (It doesn't help that my eyes are terrible.) Even with a mirror, I need to feel to tell if they're actually short enough. So the steam on my skin makes a bigger difference for my shave than having a mirror.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    Oh man, my hair is a deep brown, almost black. It is so obvious if I miss a spot. And it is thick, like cutting a forest down.

    I need a mirror and still have to do rub tests. Goddamn trees on my face.

    I even went into a laser hair removal place and asked for a quote, and the lady was stunned. She didn't know how to say it. Yeah, I can't get away with not shaving and growing a beard sucks.

    So I use beard conditioner and hair conditioner to soften it, then use shaving cream and grind on it until I can no longer hear the abrasions of the hair cutting down in my cranium.

    And finally, I am ready for the meeting with the client. So I envy you.

    Hell, man, I have to shave four hours ahead of time, because my skin is red from the operation. And I have an expensive razor set.

    You are lucky.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Oof. Yeah, that sucks. If it's any consolation, I can't grow a decent looking beard to save my life. The front of my chin basically grows nothing, but my neck grows in thick, bushy curls. I look like a caricature of a basement-dweller. So I also need to stay fairly clean-shaven. But yeah, I guess that's easier for me than I realized.

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