Thread: How long do you take to shave?

What is the typical amount of time an experienced straight razor user needs to shave?
I strop;
I make the lather;
I make 1 pass - WTG;
I strop again;
I make another pass - XG.
I clean myself and put a cream.

All of this takes a lot of time. Yesterday before dinner I rushed into the bathroom for a quick shower and then for a shave. I took 40 minutes and I shaved in a hurry - there were people waiting for me to dinner. I was the worst shave I had.

I never rush a shave, but if I have not much time, I simply lather up, strop, lather again, do a single WTG pass and that's it.
I can do that in under 10 minutes. I am not BBS that way, but that is not an issue.

Normally I shave slower, and I do ATG and/or XTG.
That takes me a good 30 minutes in total.

Strop before the shave, do one side of the face and neck WTG, XTG, and a little bit of ATG. Do the other side the same way. Then chin and upper lip WTG and a little bit of XTG. Then neck ATG. Finish with really cold water and Trumpers Skin Food. All done and BBS pretty much all over. Never in a rush, and never hurry. If I need to get done sooner, then I just skip a little bit of the ATG passes. More often than not, the usual time for the full set is 25 minutes (not including stropping), fewer steps brings it down to about 15 minutes.

I have no real idea how long I take; I never use a straight when I am in a hurry. I'd guess at 30-45 minutes, though.

My son, who has only recently started, takes somewhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours :-). 2 hours was his first shave, and he's trimmed it down a little since then, but I'd say 1 hour to one and a half is typical.

10-15 minutes. It goes faster with experience. My first shaves were around 20-25 minutes.

This is all newfangled to me and I am really enjoying every minute of the shaving experience. It almost seems a shame to time it but I guess I spend about 45 minutes but I really stretch the pre-shave beard conditioning effort.

If you're in a hurry you can bypass the WTG pass except under the sideburns ---go straight to XTG pass ---that's usually good enough for me. I can usually go straight to ATG pass under chin and neck but will get more irritation for sure. Usually 15 to 20 minutes for complete shave --- combine it with a shower for prep and you're good to go.


Justin

I usually have people waiting for the bathroom as well, so I've settled on just washing my face with mild soap and hot water, lathering, shaving cheeks, upper and lower lip, and neck, WTG only; then re-lathering the chin, on which I probably spend more time than on the rest of my face, since I shave the area WTG once, and then put on more lather in order to go over the "trouble-spots" at various angles, until I'm satisfied with the smoothness. That's not BBS, by the way, but it's quite good enough for me. The process probably takes a good 20 minutes. Lately I have only been using my Feather DX Artist Club, since all my other razors are too dull to use and I'm still learning to hone.

About 15-20 minutes for me. I strop the night before.
Lather up.
Shave WTG.
Lather up again.
Shave ATG.
Ernest

About 10-15 for two passes, stropping/cleanup included.