Thread: How long does it take you to shave?

Silver. Well of course I mean "under the belt." Isn't that where all men shave? The wife likes it that way. I actually have a full-grown beard on my face.

Seriously, thanks for the note. I got a good laugh. I'll be more careful with my idioms next time.

Actually, I did shave one time below the belt---in preparation for my vasectomy. I used a spike point 8/8 for that job. Joking! I could never do that to a str8. I used some cheap plastic-handled disposable.

Okay. I think I've said enough for now. Moving on . . .

when you start it is always a little harder.i think my shaving doesn't take more then 5 minuts.of course i had a lot to learn was taking 30-40 minuts.You will get used to it.just don't give up.

I'm not the kind of person to post a SOTD entry. I shave to get the stuff off my face, and I prefer doing it with straights, but I don't allow it to take a major dent out of my life schedule. From the time I turn on the water in the sink to the time I put the razor away is 7 to 8 minutes.

I've been str8 shaving for a little over a month now. What I have found is that as one part gets easier, I start to work on something new and so on. For example, the cheeks were pretty easy from the beginning so they got the WTG and the chin, neck, and upper lip were sketchy so I would clean up with the safety. After a few shaves, I was getting around the chin and neck easier with WTG passes and started XTG on the cheeks and no more safety clean up! Now I am getting ATG on the cheeks, XTG on the chin and mustache, and I am sorting out ATG on the neck which after the first couple of shaves I thought I may never get to. So just keep at it and as soon as one area gets easy and or BBS start focusing on how to improve the next tricky spot and before you know it your whole face will be BBS, I'm almost there!

To answer the original question, 25-45 minutes. Sometimes I will tell myself not to take so long and just go for an over all WTG but that almost always turns into two or three passes and trying something new. I am having to much fun shaving, I never thought I would say that!

Happy shaving

20-25 mins. WTG, XTG and a little ATG touchup.

Im using the straight every day now but shaving at night to give myself plenty of time. Last night was cut and razor burn free and the shave was close enough to go without a safety razor touch up this morning before going to work. I figure a month of daily straight razor shaving should have me pretty proficient at it.

At that point I can probably move to morning shaving with the straight.

35-45 minutes for shower/shave (depending how long I decide to stay in the shower ), the shave itself takes about 15 minutes, but much of the beard prep takes place in the shower...

Originally Posted by Payne

Silver. Well of course I mean "under the belt." Isn't that where all men shave? The wife likes it that way. I actually have a full-grown beard on my face.

Seriously, thanks for the note. I got a good laugh. I'll be more careful with my idioms next time.

Actually, I did shave one time below the belt---in preparation for my vasectomy. I used a spike point 8/8 for that job. Joking! I could never do that to a str8. I used some cheap plastic-handled disposable.

Okay. I think I've said enough for now. Moving on . . .

No worries, the big meanies here pulled me up on posting a similar comment, so I just had to sorry, can't you see my Halo?

However, if you would like to say more on the "below the belt" subject, check out this thread - http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...hie-razor.html

Two pass shave in about 30 blissful minutes.

It takes me about 20-25 mins with my Henckel, longer with my other two razors because they have some wicked spikes on them, and I go slow becasue of that.