Written by Doug, in Tips and Techniques
Why use a quality Handlebar Moustache Wax? Training your Handlebar Moustache You may not know this but all hair has a direction it wants to grow. Some areas like to swirl clockwise or counter-clockwise, some grow straight out, some grow left, others right. What you need to do is get them to grow out to [...]
Grow a real Handlebar Moustache, not a fake one! Resist the urge to trim! If you are like I was, it will go against your usual habits to resist trimming. Because facial hair is cut at a 90 degree angle to the shaft each time you shave, when it starts to grow and make contact [...]
Written by Doug, in Examined Life, Products
Using CanYouHandlebar? two degrees below the equator Last month my wife and I visited our sponsored child Agnes, who is studying to be a journalist in one of the finest schools in Rwanda. The school is run by a Christian philanthropy organization that provides a bright future for the desperately poor, and street boys of [...]
Written by Doug, in Tips and Techniques
The basics: How to grow a handlebar moustache Many people ask me how long it takes to grow a respectable handlebar moustache. When I say, “about three months,” I can see crests falling. There are a few points I would like to make about this. 1. The growth period of a handlebar moustache: Just because your [...]
Why is CanYouHandlebar? wax named Primary-6 and Secondary-6? Last month my wife and I visited Rwanda to spend time with our sponsored girl Agnes. We sponsor her through an organization called African New Life Ministries (ANLM). As many of you may know, Rwanda is still recovering from a horrific genocide that occurred over three [...]
Written by Doug, in Products, Tips and Techniques
Is colored wax necessary? If my moustache is dark, shouldn’t I use colored wax? It makes sense at first blush that this should be so. In fact, I started with the assumption that a dark colored wax would be essential for my line at launch. Let me begin by clarifying that I am not saying [...]