Thread: How long does it take you to shave?

Just curious how long it takes the average experienced shaver to shave?

I'm now 6 shaves in and find that I'm getting a bit faster but it still took me a half hour to do a WTG/XTG shave last night. My first shave a few weeks back took a full hour!

Not that shaving is really about speed for me - more important is the quality and enjoyment of the shave. I just wonder how much faster I will get at it as I move up the learning curve

depends on how thorough I am. a full 3.5 pass shave, for me, takes about 25 minutes, including clean up and everything.

eta: been shaving with a straight for almost a year now.

I'm not an experienced str8 shaver at all---in fact I'm at almost the exact same place you are, 7 shaves under my belt. My first shave took an hour. My fastest shave since then took 25 minutes. On average, I probably take between 30 and 35 minutes. I, too, am hoping to improve my speed a bit, so that it doesn't take me quite so long to get ready in the morning. I'd be thrilled if I could do it in under 20 minutes.

As you say, though, it's certainly not all about speed; it's about quality. If you want speed, get an electric, right?!

Good question. I've been meaning to ask this myself.

Payne, I'm assuming you have completed 7 shaves not done 7 shaves "under the belt"! Sorry but that saying has a different meaning here. If it is 7 "under the belt" then kudos to you.

It takes me about an hour to do my legs, start to the end of clean up.

45 minutes from walking into the bathroom to leaving it somewhat the way I found it if I'm doing a full 3 pass BBS shave.

By the responses so far it sounds like Im doing just fine. I think 20 minutes for 2 pass shave would be the limit for me - any faster and Im sure Id cut myself. Still not trying the ATG pass. My skin is very sensitive and that would most certainly be razor burn city

Anyway, Im able to get a very close shave with just 2 passes so ATG seems unnecessary.

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 . . .

Depending on if I stroped the evening before, 30 mn, but usually more like 45 to one hour. I really like to take my time and enjoy this moment.