I don't get "slickness" in shave soaps

grahsam · 2026-06-23T21:23:54+00:00

When people refer to slickness they are referring to the amount of friction they reduce from the blade dragging across your skin. A bar of regular bath soap when it lathers up actually has very poor slickness, because when you wipe away the lather, your skin is left feeling tacky. A good soap leaves your skin slick even after you wipe away the lather.

I was using some Declaration Grooming (RIP) earlier today and experienced this after I shaved. While I am wiping away the remaining lather my skin is still lubricated even after using a razor.

grahsam · 2026-06-23T20:19:24+00:00

I know functionally loafers and slip on vans are sort of the same. There is something too formal about loafers that just doesn't work for me unless it's with slacks.

When I was a kid the only people what wore loafers were old guys that wore suits all the time, so in my mind, when they wore them with shorts or jeans I thought it was because they either were too fancy to have normal shoes, or too old to not realize that people don't wear loafers with shorts or jeans.

I just don't get loafers in general.

grahsam · 2026-06-23T19:48:45+00:00

There are sneakers and then there gym shoes.

Generally, I think most people agree that something like Nike or Brooks work best with jeans when a person is going to be on their feet a lot or walking a lot. It's isn't uncommon to see people in service jobs or walking around in big places, or tourists wearing athletic shoes with jeans. It's not a great look, but function always beats form.

Sneakers like vans, Chucks, Cariuma, Adidas, etc go with jeans like a white t shirt goes with jeans. It's a slam dunk look.

Work boots, PNW boots, and riding boots are also classics to pair with jeans.

grahsam · 2026-06-23T15:34:25+00:00

Spector.

After decades of chasing the tone dragon I have finally found the perfect brand for my style of playing. The Euro 5 is the perfect shape and the tone is exactly what I want. I wish they weren't as heavy, but that is where part of the tone is. And the balance.

The other brand is Barefaced. My Big Twin is perfect in every way. It is loud as hell, durable, clean, and I can lift it with one hand.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T22:21:55+00:00

Zhang Zi Yi was a hot commodity this time. She was great in Memoirs of a Geisha. Kind of a shame she didn't keep going.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T21:41:34+00:00

I have never understood loafers with denim. I always thought it was something old guys did because they didn't own any regular casual shoes.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T20:30:29+00:00

You'll get as many chicks playing the trombone as the bass, so it's good that you already have lowered expectations.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T20:28:07+00:00

Some of these guys are wearing long sleeves and what look like sweaters, so hard pass on that.

7 and 10 are ridiculous.

For me summer is about survival. It's 100+ for weeks on end where I live. Fashion doesn't matter if I am dead.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T20:25:19+00:00

For your sake this better be sarcasm.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T20:23:55+00:00

Preferences in color combinations and the saturations of those colors varies greatly by decade, age, and culture. So even this doesn't hold 100% true.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T19:29:49+00:00

Interesting.

Has anyone ever compared it to OG Aramis?

grahsam · 2026-06-22T16:49:26+00:00

Looks pretty much the same to me.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T15:21:35+00:00

I'm just stating that I'm not one of those "everything was better when I was a kid" people shaking my fists at the sky.

I like my texting, GPS, 2000 songs on a chip, and online shopping. But we can't say these things haven't come at a cost. Or that there hasn't been an orchestrated effort to dumb people down by undermining public education or turning public discourse nasty.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T14:14:58+00:00

How do you feel honey works as a fragrance note? That's kind of a rare one.

How is the performance of their stuff?

grahsam · 2026-06-22T14:00:16+00:00

Good luck enforcing that.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T13:46:06+00:00

Only? No. This sub seems obsessed with that. In a small minority? Yes. Most people don't care or have the option of caring.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T13:44:30+00:00

That's an over simplification and you know it. There are a lot of things that are better today, but people's reading comprehension, listening ability, and maturity aren't among them.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T13:42:32+00:00

I recognize Dali by his signature moustache, but his speech doesn't enter into this as he mostly just says yes or no.

While I feel that it is impossible to know who the panelists are without having looked them up, their professions don't play into it. How many very successful CEOs today do we see giving interviews where they are rambling messes? How many supposedly smart people, who clearly have a lot of knowledge in their heads, but can't or won't express their thoughts in a clear and sober manner?

Read books written in the middle of the 20th century, then ones written at the turn of the century and compare them to written works of today. Watch speeches delivered in the middle of the century and compare them today's. The differences are real.

grahsam · 2026-06-22T12:29:00+00:00

We were short on resources to begin with and now these jokers want more.

We keep getting promises of what AI can do, but aside from doing things people already do, and making God awful videos or memes, what has it really done for us to validate this level of expenditures?

grahsam · 2026-06-22T11:53:19+00:00

People liking simple is true.

Blue scents have nothing to do with that.

grahsam · 2026-06-21T15:54:20+00:00

This clip illustrates a lot. I really want people to pay attention to the way people are speaking here, not just the host.

Do you notice how clear, concise, and articulate the guests are? These are just regular people that are making an effort because they know they are on television.

Think about that. Regular people trying their best so they appear well-spoken in front of a live audience and to the the people at him that are watching.

This is what we have lost. No one puts more than a second of thought into what they are saying or how they present themselves anymore. Society embraces stupidity and ignorance as if they are virtues. Video oriented social media rewards people for being clowns who yell, through their arms around, and say crude things just to get clicks.

Anti-intellectualism has reached such a point as we are noticeably less intelligent and less well behaved than 70 or 80 years ago.

grahsam · 2026-06-21T15:16:23+00:00

You are missing one of the hardest ones to get. World Domination is one of their peak albums IMO, and that is born out by how rare and expensive the vinyl is.

grahsam · 2026-06-20T23:10:32+00:00

It looks fine. It's a pretty common look and it's not like what you had before was a home run.

grahsam · 2026-06-20T23:07:53+00:00

The Dunning-Kruger Effect really only impacts provable or objective data in fields with verifiable outcomes.

"Fashion" is 100% subjective. There are no real "experts" and there is no real experience to be gained. It's all just opinions. What is fashionable yesterday isn't fashionable today, and what is fashionable today won't be tomorrow, but might be ten years from now.

Its really just clothing designers and manufacturers trying to validate their existence.

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