Thread: Dry coupe de maitre .....merde

Hey, thanks for the inadvertent larnin'. I wasn't sure what "merde" meant in French anymore and so looked it up. Literal meaning is "shit". So I thought, okay, there's got to be a colloquialism associated. So looked into it and it means "good luck". But that didn't make perfect sense so looked it up some more. Turns out that saying "merde" will actually insult some people. The full phrase is "Je te dis merde". Which led to even more reading and finding out the origin of the phrase in the first place. So cool, much nollige!

At the risk of a awkward post I'd like to ask why you would want to do that. If you have a mirror wouldn't you use it? Just saying is all. I'm always willing to learn something new or a reason for trying something new. Otherwise glad to hear of your successful adventure.

Originally Posted by Brenngun

At the risk of a awkward post I'd like to ask why you would want to do that. If you have a mirror wouldn't you use it? Just saying is all. I'm always willing to learn something new or a reason for trying something new. Otherwise glad to hear of your successful adventure.

Because I need to shave the hair under my nose ;P

No, really, though. I did and it was suggested to me to look at the coupe de maitre technique and it turned out that this is exactly the way I was already doing it. Felt natural. My cartridge razor is one of those 5 blades wiz-bangers(the lawnmower) that has an additional razor on the top of the cartridge for edging purposes(the weed trimmer). I've been using that trimming edge under my nose for years using the exactly same technique in the shower without a mirror which is where I shave with the cartridge razor.

Why in the dark, watching tv without a mirror? I don't know how to explain why I enjoy putting the blade to my face so much. Maybe because I'm so enamored? Maybe I tell myself that practice is good?

So, comfort, enamoration and 'cause I can is my answer.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Siguy

For two nights in a row, while watching TV, I was able to successfully perform a "coupe de maitre" dry by feel.?

'Gutsiest move I've heard of, Mav...' [Top Gun]

Ha! I recently discovered a pipe tobacco blend called Merde de Cheval. Even though my French is atrocious, for some reason it just clicked and I said to myself, "Hey, that means horse shit!" Sure enough I was right.

Back on topic though, I'm with Ryan on this one. I don't plan on embracing the Ray Charles method until advanced age or medical condition requires it.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Ha! I recently discovered a pipe tobacco blend called Merde de Cheval. Even though my French is atrocious, for some reason it just clicked and I said to myself, "Hey, that means horse shit!" Sure enough I was right.

Back on topic though, I'm with Ryan on this one. I don't plan on embracing the Ray Charles method until advanced age or medical condition requires it.

If it weren't for the latterly two sentences, I'd almost have to give you credit for the most clever quip, calling BS on me. LOL

Just curious, any cross eyed shavers out there. I'm very nearsighted and start my shaves off with my nose to the mirror to get my sideburns and then put on my single vision glasses adapted from by bi-focal scrip and finish off. But I am blind as a bat doing my left side sideburn no matter how I twist and turn to see what I am doing.

I kind of know what you mean. Resorts and hotels nowadays feel that they have to have 'stone' counter tops in that bathrooms. With their lighting and those inches further back from the mirror its becoming to be a real problem shaving without my glasses on.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Just curious, any cross eyed shavers out there. I'm very nearsighted and start my shaves off with my nose to the mirror to get my sideburns and then put on my single vision glasses adapted from by bi-focal scrip and finish off. But I am blind as a bat doing my left side sideburn no matter how I twist and turn to see what I am doing.

I got one of those 6" shaving mirrors on an arm from eBay, one side is standard, t'other is 5x magnification, I chose it because my bathroom mirror is actually the bottom 3 louvers in the window, and it is quite a way back from where I stand in front of the sink.
In case you were wondering the bathroom window was on an external wall once, but the sleep out behind it has long since been built in. So now the louvers open on to another room.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I got one of those 6" shaving mirrors on an arm from eBay, one side is standard, t'other is 5x magnification,

Ed, even with a mirror on an expanding arm (put right next to the bathroom mirror) I still can't get a good line on my left sideburn. I shave that blindly and dangerously when I use a square point. And how does one get a quote on your post permanently like on the bottom of yours?