Shaving Essentials

Pre-shave ritual - Nivea Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

Thanks to some light reading for providing me with a revelation for life!  I've always used face products, particularly face scrubs and always thought it would be best to use them after a shave to assist and cleansing away all the dead skin and follicles left behind after a shave.  Nooooooooo!  Plan A is to use face scrub before you shave as it helps soften the beard and open the skin pores, which further softens the follicles.  Tops!  You'll find shaving a breeze after doing this.  Nivea's Deep Cleansing Face Scrub is one of the better scrubs I've used, mostly because its designed for a male's skin.  It isn't the best however, Doves make a nice one too, but Nivea's version is a bit cheaper.

Cleanse away!

Post-shave ritual - Nivea Q10 Energy Creme

Lads who don't use moisturiser, switch now!  Lads who do use moisturiser and aren't using this, I urge you to give it a go.  Put this stuff on after you've shaved, and before you apply any kind've smell-nice, especially the alcohol based stuff, youch!  It'll tone and tighten the skin and actually close up the skin pores that were opened during a shave, and prevent them from accumulating as much grit as they otherwise would.

31 years old and only just realising this, "information that would've been useful 10 YEARS AGO!".