If you have ever traveled to India, you would have noticed the omni present “Hair Styling” saloons. They vary from a guy sitting under the shade of a tree to pretty expensive “A/C” saloons. Most people in India (esp. the older generation) get their facial hair groomed at these saloons. I took the opportunity of my visit to India, to go to a saloon.. Here is how a shave goes 🙂
- Rough massage on the face with hot water mixed with some lime.
- Slap on some shaving cream (you don’t want to know which brand) and whip up an awesome forth..
- Open an old fashion shaving blade. In the old days, one blade was used for multiple people. Thankfully, they switch the razors for each person now :)..
- Shave twice for an ultrasmooth finish. I don’t care what razor you use (tri blad, quad blade or the new 5 blade razors), you cannot get the same finish as an old fashioned shaving blade.
- Slap on tons of facial cream all over your face.. I managed to glimpse at the cream and it looked like Nivea, but was spelled Nyvea.. Again, don’t pay attention to the brands 🙂
- Nice massage of the face with the above mentioned facial cream.
- Spray of cold water on the face.
- Rub all the nicks (and there will be plenty 🙂 ) with some old fashioned aftershave cake.
- Another dash of cold water on the face.
- Wipe face with a warm towel..
The charge ranges anywhere from Rs. 20 – Rs 100 (~$2) and you come out of the saloon feeling like a million dollars :).. I will try to get some pictures next time..
Hehe, in the old days, they used the suicide razor….