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Emily's Travel Tips Part One
In my year and a half of traveling out of town en femme, I have learned a few things, sometimes trial and error, somtimes expensive lessons, some humorus, Lol. I would like to pass some of them on to possibly benefit newer girls that may be thinking of taking a trip away from the comfort of home. I travel on all my excursions so far only by car, so some things may not apply in the world of air travel.
All About Face (for you retired military girls..)
On all my trips, one daily routine I spent some considerable time to refine and make things easier is ... facial shaving. I don't really mind doing it, but with two or three times a day, sometimes became bothersome, so I experimented with different shavers in an attempt to make things more enjoyable with better results.
Originally, I only used two cartridge shavers and two sets of blades on trips. One to shave with the grain and the other against it. Tried a number of different brands over time, finally settled on the Gillette Mach 3 as my shaver of choice, and now purchase 20 cartridge packs from Sams Club to try and keep blade costs down.
On travel trips, I normally shave once in the morning, and then again in the late afternoon prior to going out in the evening. Sometimes once more if I am staying in the hotel all day, usually during the summer months spending time at the pool and the bar at night.
Late last fall, I had the idea to get a small inexpensive cordless rotary shaver to try to lessen the time of the 2nd shave of the day. I looked at a number of cheap, $15 ones, none of which had stellar reviews, and ordered one. Looked great, charged great, sounded great, but the shave performance left much to be desired. Sadly, it took four times longer than the blade shave. Yike.. It's round, a nice color, I now use it as a desk paperweight. You kind of get what you pay for is very true in the world of shaving. I then did some extensive research on higher quality cordless shavers with promising reviews. After 2 or 3 weeks of looking around, one shaver really caught my eye, and I now believe I struck gold with it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C171KTZN...roduct_details It is the Andis ProFoil Lithium Plus Titanium Foil Shaver TS-2 Model 17255
It is a very nice quality rechargeable foil shaver with replaceable blades. It has incredible battery life as well.. I have never had to actually recharge it during any 4 or 5 day trip I have taken and used it. The secret to this shaver, is to use it before any facial hair get too long. In other words, if you go two days and try to shave with it, it does not work well. The hair is too long for the ultra thin foil and blades to work well. It comes with a small cleaning brush.. I clean it every day, very important, the blade assembly top pops off with a button release, gently brush the blades and inside, takes 30 seconds and your done.
My routine when I do my trips is .. I shave in the morning with the Gillette shaver, and then later in the day with the Andis Profoil. My face loves it. You can even use it with makeup on, it does not mess it up, requiring you to redo it.
Another big benefit is.. I drive door to door en femme, (all part of the fun for me) during my longer trips, 4 or 5 hrs, I leave with the shaver in my purse and at some safe point around the 3 or 4 mile mark, I use it to give my face a quick touch up while driving. I then arrive at my destination with full facial bliss & confidence. Don't worry, I do it without looking in the mirror and in low traffic situations.
To conclude my fem shaving tips.. I use Dove exfoliating body polish with crushed macadamia & rice milk, wow, gotta love that, Lol. I use it on my face every 2 or three days, feels great, and removes the dead skin cells, which I think allows for a closer shave.
Final item on my list is in my travel kit, I bring a extra very important item.. a Styptic Pencil. Very cheap, and it you nick yourself with the blade shave, a quick application and it will immediately stop any bleeding. Can be a real lifesaver.. ask me how I know.
That about covers it. Hopefully it helps a few girls overcoming some of the learning curve. We all have enough to worry about when away from home and in public. Always like to get other girls experiences or suggestions and would welcome them. All the above so far works very well for me. On some trips, I have had so funny things happen, mostly self inflicted.. I might write about those sometime. (must have had my blonde wig on when those struck)
Next, might be on Luggage, Packing, & Prep. What do you think..
Emily
