So being new to straight razor, shavette, and DE shaving (playing with all 3 currently) and having done a lot of online reading to learn, I always wonder what people mean by BBS. I'm kind of OCD/obsessive when it comes to shaving, because it's something that I have to do 7 days/week due to my job. On first pass with a straight or shavette (not so much with DE), I can get it to where it feels "clean" when rubbing my hand WITH the grain of the hair, but still rough when rubbing against. Takes me 2 passes (1 with grain, 1 against) to be able to get smooth on my cheeks rubbing against the grain, and multiple passes for the neck - and then usually some spot touch ups.

My question - is BBS considered when it's smooth with the grain or is BBS when you can rub the hell out of your face in all directions and feel nothing but skin?