BIC Shaving Club - Dishevelled Dad's

I was going through my Facebook memories the other day and the photos of the possible logo for this blog came up.

I remember at that time there were many suggestions how it should look. The blog, as it has always been, was about my life and everything around it. It didn’t seem right for me to feature the boys or as the “standard” family logo that you see many have because my blog can be quite diverse; it is literally anything, as the title suggests, that is in my thoughts.

The suggestion was to have my “head” or “face” and within that what facial features should be included within the mix. One suggestion offered a full head that covered the pushed back quiff that I am currently sporting but I wasn’t keen to go with that. It is well known amongst people who know me the best that my hair styles change more than they probably should.  This subsequently meant that it would probably be best that the logo doesn’t feature the top or hairstyle section. The next question that arose was about the beard.

Up until I left teaching or working in schools I was always clean shaven. It was only down to how I looked and presented myself within my profession over the personal taste of having a beard.

Despite the fact that I felt I looked like a weird 14 year old boy when I was clean shaven it was the actual act of shaving that bothered me the most.

I, even to this day, hate shaving. It doesn’t matter what type of pre-shaving ritual I try, as I have tried so many, but by the end I look like I have lain down flat and shaved with a lawnmower with the amount of nicks, cuts and blood that is over my face.

It has never been that clean shave.

Once the restraints of looking smart were removed the beard was happily being grown. This on its own has often caused a lot of debate because, you may have guessed, I am even lazy to upkeep that. My chosen look is often matched with a hermit that doesn’t care; although I did always feel this gave credibility to the tired and struggling single parent aspect of my life.

It wasn't because I didn’t want to look good even with the beard but more that my hair grows at different rates and it takes regular maintaining to get it right; I've never understood how busy dad's can do this!

The issues I have are mostly around my neck and eventually the hair grows much quicker and I seemingly end up with more of a “neck beard” than a good looking beard. The second is on my cheeks. I personally prefer having a cut and shaped line that boarders and creates a distinctive place between my face and beard; potentially stopping myself looking like a werewolf!

Due to the fact that I look like I have had a close encounter with Edward Scissorhands I have just been relying on a beard trimmer. This allows me to trim to a set level, despite it never being quite right, and change to the closest level in the above styled places. The look may appear that I have made an effort on my appearance but the truth, when looked closer, is more the difference between long hair and faint stubble.  

It has kind of worked and ultimately given me more time to be dad, home educator and general household dogs body.

When, therefore, I was offered to take part in BIC’s “Dishevelled Dads” campaign in the run up to Father’s Day I thought it would give me a renewed chance to see if I can get a better grasp on the style I would actually like rather than the one that I pretended to have.

BIC Shave Club is a monthly subscription for busy men on the go; perfect for us dads that are continually juggling priorities through the day and never putting themselves, or their appearance, first.

The start of the subscription you receive a new quality razor and a 5 blade cartridge. Then each month or when YOU need them new blades and cartridges get sent to your door. Therefore allowing you to never forget to refill, can always shave with new blades and to do so without breaking the bank and finding time to show for what you need!

I was sent a #5 razor which has a lubricated strip enriched with aloe vera and vitamin E for a gentle glide, a precision blade at the back for hard-to-reach areas such as the upper lip and sideburns, a wide rubber protector to hold skin taut for a close and comfortable shave, a simple refill system and a blade protector to guide you. The following months I would then receive the refills saving me time and money and still allowing me to look good.

The ultimate test then was to see if it gave me the refreshed and clean shave that it promised!

The razor itself is fantastic and I can see why it is one of the super quality razors out there. Using this made maintaining the neck beard easy and with the way the head is designed allowed the cutting in on my cheeks and around my sideburns easy and neat.

This would allow me to keep the beard, still care about my appearance and stop me from falling into the trap of being a lazy shaver! Especially when you consider that the subscription is only at the Trial rate of £3 per month. Once you get the initial pack all you have to do is select the amount if refills that you want each month depending on how regularly you shave!

One thing is for sure, with BIC shave Club delivering blades whenever I need them it stops me falling into the hermit look and allow me to be a bit more presentable!

(This was a collaborative post. My opinions, my want for a nicer beard and photos of my beard are my own and I am under no obligations to give a positive review. Please see my full disclosure at the bottom of my blog)