Dad Blog UK

UK dad blog: Fatherhood, parenting, family and lifestyle.

  • Home
  • About Dadbloguk
  • Categories
    • Childcare
    • Dadbloguk Q&A
    • Days out and travel
    • Family finances
    • Family Life & parenting
    • Fatherhood
    • Health and fitness
    • Flexi working & Shared Parental Leave
    • Home Improvement
    • Male fertility
    • Men’s style & grooming
    • Motoring
    • Online safety
    • Parenting and technology
    • Photography
    • Pregnancy, birth & toddlers
    • Recipes and cooking
    • Reviews
    • School Days
    • School run dad
    • Stay / work at home dad
    • Teenagers, puberty & periods
  • In the media
  • Media kit
  • Work with me
  • Contact

July 17, 2015 By John Adams 5 Comments

Growing and maintaining a beard vlog Pt2

I promised you I’d do another vlog and blog about growing a beard. Here it is!

This time things are a bit different. First time around I had 26 days of untamed beard growth on my face. This time I trimmed it to a regulation 5mm all across my face.

I have to say this met with my wife’s approval. As much as Gill had grown to love my beard (this was very unexpected, she’s never been that keen on long facial hair), it was looking in need of some attention.

The trim came courtesy of a Braun Beard and Head Cruzer 6. This is a versatile trimmer that can be used to trim the hair on your head and face. It also features a small, pop-up trimmer, that can be used to cut contours or patterns in to your beard. Do watch the vlog for more info.

The other product I used in this vlog was lemon peel and peppermint beard oil from the Old Street Barber Co. This was mega-exciting for two reasons.

First of all Old Street Barber Co. has only just started trading. It’s so new it doesn’t even have a website yet.

I am the first person to review any of its products. If the lemon and peppermint oil is anything to go by, Old Street Barber Co. has a great future.

At this point in time you can only buy its beard oil from Amazon. Two are available, the lemon peel and peppermint beard oil I used and the other is based on argon oil.

A word of advice. When using beard oil, less is more. You really don’t need to use huge amounts of it, especially if you only have a short beard, as I was sporting for this vlog.

I hope you enjoy the vlog. I’ve got some more planned over the coming weeks focusing on summer grooming and skincare, haircare plus some fashion.

The Dad Network

Interested in this blog post? Well have a read of these...

  • A trio of mighty fine beard oilsA trio of mighty fine beard oils
  • Growing a beard vlog, part oneGrowing a beard vlog, part one
  • Beard maintenance with the Great British Grooming Co.Beard maintenance with the Great British Grooming Co.
  • BRYT For Him skincare rangeBRYT For Him skincare range
  • Dollar Shave Club; A part of my morning routineDollar Shave Club; A part of my morning routine
Tweet
Pin
Share1
1 Shares

Filed Under: Men's Style / grooming, Uncategorized Tagged With: beard, beard oil, dad blogger, daddy blogger, growing a beard, maintaing a beard, male grooming, men's grooming, shaving, stay at home dad

Previous Post: « Trying harder with my parenting
Next Post: It’s official; stay at home dads do not exist »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. James @ The Old Street Barber Co says

    July 20, 2015 at 10:04 am

    Hey John! Thank you so much for trying out our beard oil! Glad that you loved it. We are launching more products soon, so stay tuned!

    Reply
    • John Adams says

      July 20, 2015 at 10:13 pm

      It was a pleasure. I look forward to trying out your new products when they launch.

      Reply
  2. martyn says

    July 24, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    I’m truly loving these posts. Love men hlwho have a grooming ritual. And to be able to say that without it sounding dodgy lol
    I really need to sort mine out. Great post again. Thanks for linking up with us on the #bigfatlinky hope to see you there this week.

    Reply
    • John Adams says

      July 27, 2015 at 5:29 am

      You’ll be glad to hear I have many more planned Martyn. Glad you are enjoying them.

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. A trio of mighty fine beard oils | Dad Blog UKA trio of mighty fine beard oils - Dad Blog UK says:
    August 28, 2015 at 6:55 am

    […] recently had a fantastic experience trying out The Old Street Barber Co’s peppermint and lemon peel beard oil, I thought I’d see what else was on the market for the gentlemen with facial hair. Over […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

LET’S CONNECT!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe to my newsletter

* indicates required


About me

 

I’m John Adams and welcome to my award-winning blog. Since 2011 I’ve been the main carer for my two daughters and run the household while my wife has worked full-time. This blog tells our story. Follow this link to find out more about us.

Instagram

dadbloguk

Instagram post 2197164680346502651_1418399145 Well this came as a surprise! A local paper put my recent win at the @Vuelio #OIAwards19 on the front page (see my grid for more, it’s all there). The headline of the article was an absolute classic. I just had to share it.

Question is, should I get this printed on a t-shirt???
.
.
.
.
.
#oiawards #oiawards2019 #onlineinfluenceawards #vuelio #vuelioawards #dadoftheyear #newspaper #newsstory #media #mediacoverage #influencer #socialmedia #socialmediainfluencer #influencermarketing #dadbloguk #blogger #dadblogger #ukdadbloggers #video #parenting #family #familytime #dads #dadstagram #igdads #dadtribe #newsheadlines #localnews #localnewspaper
Instagram post 2196515413898489126_1418399145 AD - Helen engrosses herself with a copy of kids’ news magazine @theweekjunior  There was a news story in this edition involving Harry Potter that she was particularly interested in.

As a former journalist, I have always encouraged my kids to show an interest in current affairs. I’m always amazed at the opinions they express and how considered their opinions are. 
If you are still looking for a Christmas gift for a child between the age of eight and fourteen, there’s a special Christmas subscription deal available for The Week Junior. 
Visit the blog and sign up (link in bio) and you will receive 19 issues for the price of 13. 
That aside, do you talk to your kids about current affairs? Do you think it’s a good thing or do you steer away from such discussions?
.
.
.
.
.
#theweekjunior #TheWeek #newsmagazine #currentaffairs #newsmonkey #family #familytime #dadbloguk #parenting #Christmas2019 #Christmasgifts #magazinesubscription #magazinesubscriptions #familylife #parents #newspaper #newsforkids #currentaffairsforkids #pbloggers #blogger #influencer #newstory #worldview #education #educational #learning #Christmasgifts #Christmaspresents #HarryPotter
Instagram post 2194925799735718883_1418399145 Do you spend enough time in the great outdoors?

I’m very big on spending time outside. It’s health benefits are instantly apparent to me but over the past couple of months I’ve let myself down.

I’ve been active, using our gym equipment at home, but I’ve not been getting outside enough. Despite us having had several, glorious, sunny days, family life and work have conspired to keep me at home.

Not getting outside definitely impacts sleep quality and saps energy. I simply knew I wasn’t getting out enough.

Last week I rebelled. I took myself off on Friday to nearby woodland with my camera and did some photography. This is one of the pictures I took. It’s maybe not the best, but is was a lovely, crisp, winter’s day and I think you can see it in this landscape. 
I’ve written more about this aspect of self care on the blog (link in bio) so please have a read. Feel free to also add a comment below, with your own thoughts on spending time outside.
.
.
.
.
.
#selfcare #greatoutdoors #health #care #lookafteryourself #family #familylife #worklifebalance #mentalhealth #sleep #familyhealth #dadbloguk #selfcaretips #selfcarematters #selfcareroutine #selfcarefirst #selfcareisntselfish #metime #photography #landscape #winter2019 #farmland #influencer #pbloggers #parenting #parents #timeout
Instagram post 2194240337224380194_1418399145 How amazing is this? A frozen spider’s when I spotted between a fence post and a tree. It just looks so haunting and I love the detail. It’s so amazingly intricate.

The spider was nowhere to be seen though. Hopefully it was keeping warm elsewhere!
.
.
.
.
.
#spidersweb #web #frozen #cold #decembermorning #mysundayphoto #photography #fotografia #eyecatching #picsoftheday #canonpics #canonshots #blackandwhite #bw #bandw #spiders #dadbloguk #blogger #influencer #photoblogger #igpics #picsoftheday #monochrome #winter #winter2019 #cold #icycold #morningwalk #morninginspiration #outdoors #outside #nature
Instagram post 2193472480144169837_1418399145 If your child is a reluctant reader, don’t panic! It could be that they’re simply not into books. Try magazines, newspapers or websites instead. There’s a good chance that eventually you’ll find something that does inspire them to read.

Don’t take my word for it though, take it from @tompalmerauthor He has, after all, just received the Ruth Rendell Award, a prestigious award given to people who have gone out of their way to promote literacy. 
Tom has written many books for children and often visits schools to talk to the students about his career as a writer. Some of his books are focused on sport, some are focused on history or have a war-theme like Armistice Runner, the book I’m pictured with here. He has also published a range of books for children who struggle with reading to give them confidence.

There’s a full interview with Tom over on Dadbloguk. Link is in the profile.

If you have struggled to get one of your kids to read, how did you deal with it? We’ve had a small issue recently persuading Izzy to read her school books but the solution has been very simple. I take her to the library where she’ll sit and read for ages. She simply doesn’t like being told she’s doing homework so when she has the choice to chose what she reads, she does it.
.
.
.
.
.
#TomPalmer #tompalmerauthor #literacytrust #nationalliteracytrust #nlt #ArmisticeRunner #RuthRendell #RuthRendellAward #reluctantreader #reading #readingwithchildren #readingforchildren #childrensauthor #childrensbooks #readingdifficulties #readingconfidence #education #schooling #dadblogukqa #dadbloguk #blogger #dadblogger #dadblog #parenting #family #familytime #schooling #reading #readingtime #readingisfundamental #inspiring #inspiration
Instagram post 2192787570987333777_1418399145 Does the hat suit me? 
After school yesterday, Helen, Izzy and I went to @hever_castle childhood home of Anne Boylen. There’s an ‘Alice in Christmas Wonderland’ walk and this is me, playing the Mad Hatter.

Expect a blog post in a few days time when I’ve edited the photographs. 
That’s the great thing about Hever Castle, even on a damp, dark December evening it is one of the most photogenic places on the planet!
.
.
.
.
.
#HeverCastle #Hever #anneboylen #AliceinWonderland #Kent #VisitKent #daysout #daysoutwithekids #kentforchildren #kentforkids #kentforfamilies #dadbloguk #influencer #blogging #dadblog #familyblog #familyblogging #parenting #daysoutuk #madhatter #madhatterteaparty #teaparty #AliceinWonderland #lewiscarroll #kinghenryviii #historicalattractions #familyattractions
Load More...

Awards and accolades

In the media

Printerest

Recipes, baking and cooking

Family days out

Pregnancy and birth for dads

Online safety & digital resilience

Childcare

Men's grooming

Footer

PRIVACY POLICY, DATA USE AND REGULATORY INFORMATION

Copyright © 2019 · Divine theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2019 · Dad Blog UK

7ads6x98y