Bathroom Utensils

When it comes to utensils that are generally found in the bathroom I have two loves. One I've had for years and years and will always be my number one and the other new love in my bathroom life has just recently made itself known. These two utensils I speak of are of course 1) my Toothbrush and 2) my Venus razor.

I LOVE to brush my teeth. In fact most times when I brush my teeth I'll brush them twice. Not twice a day but twice in a row, several times a day. So obviously my toothbrush is amazing and it is one of my most prized possessions. There are several things about my toothbrush that I particularly love.

1) It has little rubbery grips on the handle so it's nice a squishy for my fingers. And also prevents my grip from slipping so I can avoid the painful moments of having your toothbrush jab into your gums.
2) It has the uneven bristles with the longest bristles at the top to get the most quality reaching action possible.
3) It's green, my favorite color
4) Last but definitely not least, it has the cool tongue scrubber thing on the back of the head. The tongue scrubber is SO awesome. For a long time I thought that the normal bristles on a toothbrush would suffice but the day I bought a toothbrush with a tongue scrubber on it I was so amazed at the better quality of tongue scrubbing that I swore I would never go back.

Now I think it would be safe to say that mouthwash goes hand in hand with a toothbrush. I'm not sure if I should admit this or not but I've never been a huge mouthwash user. For some reason I just never took up that habit. However, about two weeks ago I was going through a container full of extra bathroom stuff; you know, things like extra shampoo and conditioner, travel size bottles from all the hotels you've stayed at, bars of soap, toothpaste and etc. I ventured into this container to get another bar of soap to replace the ever shrinking one in my shower when I came across a small travel sized bottle of Scope Mouthwash. I looked at it for a minute and then it spoke to me saying "try me". So I did, and I loved it. So that very afternoon I went to the store and bought myself a big bottle of it and not a day goes by that I don't use it at least once a day, if not more. So if you have never been a big mouthwash user or you've tried it and for some reason it just didn't stick, I would highly suggest you give it another shot, it could change your life. Just imagine the refreshing feeling of just brushing your teeth, now add the sensation you get from swishing mouthwash ooooooooooh, it burns so good! Now THAT is a clean mouth.

Now on to the other bathroom utensil I spoke of, the other love my life, my Venus razor. Shaving has always been something that a woman does to make herself feel more beautiful, at least I do. I don't know about anyone else but if I have some big thing coming up, a date for example, I will shave the full length of my legs. Now I'm not shaving because I think I'll be getting some cuddling action on the couch and I don't want some guy's foot rubbing up and down my prickly legs. I shave because for some reason it makes me feel more confident. It's in the same category as putting on cute underwear for a special occasion, not because anyone is going to be seeing it but because I feel more sexy wearing it. Maybe I'm weird but I'm pretty sure it's a girl thing.

Anyway, I've been shaving since I was, oh let's say, 12 years old, and over the years I have owned several different styles of razors. I started out with the really cheap ones, the package of 30 you get for $2.00, then I moved on to the slightly more expensive ones with a little bit of rubber on the handle and 3 blades! Then I moved up from there going on the 4 blader with a little strip of moisturizer at the top of the blades. And finally, about 2 years ago I forked out the money and got a Venus razor. I loved the Venus ever since I bought it and I've never gotten anything else since. Although my Venus has been a prized commodity it has never been a love of my life, until last weekend.

Last weekend I was at my Aunt Kris's house in Layton because my grandparents were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and to split up the chaos my family chose to stay there instead of at grandma and grandpa's house. The first morning I was there I went to take a shower and realized that my razor was damaged. I packed in a hurry and had shoved my razor into a random pocket in my suit case I guess something got jammed into it because there a was big hole in the middle of the blades. Well of course that just wouldn't do, so I had to throw the head away and I was a little perplexed because I did not pack a replacement. I started to think I was just not going to shave for several days, a little itchy but not a huge deal right? Well my mother as awesome as she is told me she had a little disposable razor in her travel bag so I decided to use that instead. Now I had no idea just how spoiled I am having been using a Venus. I used that disposable razor and I cut myself several times. Just tiny little nicks but still, they hurt! I put on lotion once I got out of the shower and I got razor burn rashes in several places and my armpits rubbed against the tank top I wore that day and my armpits were beyond irritated by the end of the day. It was at that moment that I realized I would never go back to using any other razor than a Venus.

I started out with a purple Venus and then when I ran out of replacement heads for that one I got a new one and this one is my favorite so far. Like my toothbrush there are several features that I particularly like:

1) It has the squishy grip stuff on the handle so I have a good firm grip and I don't slip and slice my leg open.
2) It is a 5 bladed wonder with a swivel head which allows me to get the closest shave and be able to shave on top, under and around my knees with no problems, second only to using a Mach 3 Men's razor. I would use a men's razor but I like the idea of using a razor meant for women.
3) It is green, once again, my favorite color.
4) It has the moisturizing strip, not just at the top of the blades but around the whole outside edge of the head, which significantly decreases the chances of razor burn.

And there you have it.