Ai meets shaving, part two

A couple of years ago I wrote a little piece about why – when you came right down to it – AI could ruin articles about shaving. Or at least the articles you’ll find in glossy magazines, which – as we all know – are seldom worth reading.

More to todays point, that blogpost included an AI generated drawing of a man shaving.

Today I tried generating a similar image. And the new image is… way much better.

I mean, there are some issues still.

Like.. why is the razor floating in the air?

Shave of the day 12th August 2024

A new week means a new razor. The Mergress is a gift from an acquaintance, and it is a pretty good shaver.

SOTD 2024 08 12
  • Razor: Mergress “Bling”
  • Blade: Astra Green
  • Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
  • Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
  • Lather: Pereira Sample
  • Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
  • Additional Care: Alum Block

Take pleasure from the little things

I don’t shave every day. This is in part a habit from before I started using a proper razor, and in part a nod to the face that my skin – while not as tender as some people – probably couldn’t stand up to a nearly BBS every single day.

Today was not a shave day. T-days never is.

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