I use lotion on my face, but it's just my wife's brand.

If you need any shaving tips (if it'll be your first time), this is a good place to start. I hope you find products you like

http://www.thetransitionalmale.com/shavingtips

QuoteSomeone told me I smelled like a waterfall once.

That's kinda awesome.

And thanks for the advice, Kyle. My skin is not great, already pretty oily, and I expect that when I start T I'll have some pretty teenagery zit problems.

I am honest to god going to go smell everything that yall mention. 

And thanks for the link. I remember when I was a little kid I got caught twice trying to shave, but both times I ended up pretty bloody. Instructions are nice. xD

Quote from: Felix on November 15, 2011, 12:05:28 AM
That's kinda awesome.

And thanks for the advice, Kyle. My skin is not great, already pretty oily, and I expect that when I start T I'll have some pretty teenagery zit problems.

I am honest to god going to go smell everything that yall mention. 

Haha. I'm in the same boat. I'll prob have to wear a ski mask for cover 

No skin issues with the gillette stuff for me. I can't believe I forgot to tell you about the Vaseline Men Extra Strength Body & Face Lotion. It smells great and you can still smell it on you hours later. 

Oh ho ho... a topic I feel sort of like I can reply to! I got into using male shampoo and such when I was still married.

I like Axe. I don't mind the stigma that some people feel it has from other people.

I use Axe Zen for my shampoo (it has tea tree oil extracts in it, which helps with my psorsis), and I use Axe Twist for my body wash, deoderant, and body spray (so that way I don't have a huge mix of sents following me around all day long). I also use Axe Understated to help style and hold my hair. It has a clean sent that pairs well with the Zen shampoo. (And I swear it's just a conicidence that my boyfriend's name is Twist! >.> )

I really enjoy smelling like a male, and even if there are places where I'm unable to pass just yet, the sents help me get through the tough days. I can just lift my shirt to my nose, take a deep breath, and bam... insta happy. Or at least, insta as much as possible!

I use an Adidas Fresh sports antiperspirant/deodorant, and when it's particularly hot during Summer I have a small roll on antiperspirant version of the same scent in my backpack. It smells awesome.

I use Lynx Anti-Hangover body wash (Americans call it Axe instead of Lynx I believe) 'cause it smells kinda like lime and it's awesome.

I use Gillette razors for my face.

Oh, and my usual cologne ('cause I'm a sucker for good smells) is a Marc Jacobs one, a small glass bottle with a black lid, I think it's just called 'Men' or something. I started using it when I was about 14.. 

Spock is too a real person!

I'm not listening to you! -plugs ears with fingers- LALALALALALALALALA!!!

Also, I used my regular body wash to shave because it's gentle on my skin and is cheap as.

For deodorant I use Quantum by Sure.

Body wash I just use whatever to be honest, if it's cheap and smells ok I'll use it.

For shaving I use a Edwin Jagger safety razor, makes me feel very masculine. I used to use a Gillette fusion razor but the cartridges were expensive. I can get 50 double edge blades for nearly £7 compaired with £15 for 8 cartridges so I moved to a safety razor.

Quote from: Nathan. on November 15, 2011, 04:28:14 AM
For shaving I use a Edwin Jagger safety razor, makes me feel very masculine. I used to use a Gillette fusion razor but the cartridges were expensive. I can get 50 double edge blades for nearly £7 compaired with £15 for 8 cartridges so I moved to a safety razor.

Edwin Jagger razors are absolute beasts, which one have you got? I've got the DE89L and it's fantastic.

Sometimes use Wilkinson sword Hydro 5 which is decent. Recently got a Philips electric razor which can be used dry or wet with shave gel.
Shower gel is usually Old Spice, Lynx excite/africa or Palmolive olive oil.
Shampoo is Head and Shoulders hair endurance and then any random conditioner.
Deo is either Old Spice, Brut or Nivea cool kick.
I use American Crew Forming Cream on my hair, which is very versatile with good hold and medium shine.
I'm not interested in the smell lasting with any of these because I always use an EDT afterwards.

Soap: Axe Dark Temptation, it smells sort of sweet and makes me feel pretty manly, it also doesn't clash with my deo.

Deo: Dolce Gabbana's The One, it smells amazing, like wood but also spicy, I love it to bits. Sadly it's quite expensive, so I guess I'll have to wish for a new bottle of it for Christmas.

Shampoo: The icky-smelling medicinal dandruff shampoo. It doesn't smell as bad as the one I used previously, that had sulphur in it, but it still makes my hair smell unpleasant. I hate my dandruff with a fiery passion, and nothing I do seems to help. If I move my head, dandruff falls. If I stroke my hair or wear a hat, dandruff falls. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong, it's never been like this before.

Sometimes I get different scents for old spice, but mostly I stick the original scent. I've been using that stuff for a long time. But, I also have a hard time with strong smells; my nose is sensitive. So, I can't use things like Axe and if I try I end up with a royal headache.

Quote from: Greg on November 15, 2011, 09:33:38 AM
Edwin Jagger razors are absolute beasts, which one have you got? I've got the DE89L and it's fantastic.

I've got the De89bl razor, I love it.

Quote from: Kyle_S on November 14, 2011, 11:48:12 PM
I LOVE my men's toiletries

Deodorant: I prefer Old Spice "after hours", Arm and Hammer is good as well, I find.

Soap/body wash: Dove Men+Care "Deep Clean" it has the scrubbing particles in it, and I find it works very well since I can get just as gross as a bio-male, Gillette and Old Spice are awesome as well.

Razors: Gillette Fusion. Lots of blades = better shave, even if it is just the peach fuzz. The trimmer blade is excellent. Keeps the sideburns in proper shape.
Use the Gillette shave gel, as well. Covers well, smells great. The Gillette cooling cream is ok, but if you have acne prone-skin, you may want to skip it. I found that I had more pimples the next day after using it.

Another thing you'll want to have on hand for acne/pimples in general: Oxy pads. Use as often as needed, without drying out your skin. You can get sensitive skin in these. Very important item to have, especially if you've started on T.

Body Spray: I have cans of Axe, but don't use them very often. "Kilo" is waaayyyy too strong. Even if you only put a small amount on. It also starts to smell funky after a few hours. "Pheonix" is good. Not too strong a smell, and don't go all weird after a day of wear.


         

After Hours is awesome. I used to hijack it from my dad, lol. Agreed on the Axe, too. Kilo is horribly overpowering, that chocolate one is great though (I can't remember what its called and I can't be assed to walk the ten feet and find out). Favorite cologne of mine is a toss up between Antaeus (if I spelled that right) and Opium.

I like Axe Phoenix as a gender neutral deodorant, since it doesn't smell particularly masculine, but not feminine either, and Twist if I'm not going to be working very closely around people that I know to have allergies, since it's a bit stronger smelling.  I picked up Clix by accident once because the package is similar in color to Phoenix, and it smells like I've got an invisible boyfriend following me around, and Dark Temptation also smells distinctly masculine on me.  As does Old Spice, naturally.  Depends on the effect you're going for.

I sometimes use Axe shower gel, too, or this imported stuff in a dark green bottle that smells kinda like christmas trees, if I'm not using "girly" scrubby stuff.  I should try that Dove Men+Care, I guess.

Neutrogena T/Sal (or generic) or Garnier clear dandruff shampoo don't smell bad and work really well, for me.  They've got salicylic acid in them, like Oxy pads.

I've always liked Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab scents, they have lots that are more masculine, with woodsy or smoky notes in them, if you can figure out what it'll smell like from reading the description.  Just avoid anything flowery, obviously.  They have one named, if you can believe it, "Golden Priapus", which if you can get past the name, smells really good.

Quote from: MaxAloysius on November 15, 2011, 04:27:58 AM
Spock is too a real person!

I'm not listening to you! -plugs ears with fingers- LALALALALALALALALA!!!

Quote from: PixieBoy on November 15, 2011, 10:22:21 AM
Shampoo: The icky-smelling medicinal dandruff shampoo. It doesn't smell as bad as the one I used previously, that had sulphur in it, but it still makes my hair smell unpleasant. I hate my dandruff with a fiery passion, and nothing I do seems to help. If I move my head, dandruff falls. If I stroke my hair or wear a hat, dandruff falls. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong, it's never been like this before.

PixieBoy my head gets dandruffy sometimes, and then I use either generic Head and Shoulders (smells much better than I thought it would) or something with coal tar in it. The coal tar smells like dog shampoo, but it works a lot better and the smell doesn't really linger.

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Thanks again everybody. It's great to have info to work with.

Deoderant and body wash (used to use Old Spice but my roommate is allergic to it) I use Dove For Men- Clean and Comfort or some ->-bleeped-<- like that. I also use PlayBoy Hollywood body spray, its amazing. And I have various colognes: Ralph Lauren Polo Black is a manly good smell if you can find it cheap. I also like mostly all of Burberry's colognes and Usher.

AXE shower gel ( the one with quartz and zinc) and Blade with salycilic acid...
shampoo..no real preference...my girlfriend has fancy ones I sometimes use:)
Razors Gilette Fusion for body....electric trimmer with attachments for face..
Deodorant....Blade or whatever is on offer
Vaseline or CVS body lotion for men...

OMG so metrosexual....lol

Any reason I should at any point switch to an electric razor? When I was a kid, my dad used one, but I'm not sure what the draw is. Most of my lovers have used disposables. Seems like the Gilette Mach 3 popped up a lot, if I remember correctly.