Thread: Give it time!!!

Well, I have started to str8 Razor shave back in Late December of last Year. I started with a non-shaving Tomahawk Razor, Then I got 2 Wapi Razors. It was hard at first to get a nick free BBS shave. I now brake down my shaves to areas.

I start with the neck area first doing 2 shaves, First WTG then ATG. Doing one side of the neck then the other. I still have very small places of stubble left, but still better then my mok3. I then move to the cheek area doing it the same way But adding XTG. Now this works for me because I'm going way slower then when I first started. I then go and do the chin & upper lip last.

In between all the shaves I rinsed with warm water that is sitting in the sink that keeps my bowl of lather warm, then re-lather the spots I'm working on till I get a BBS area. This was the best so far. It took me 45 minutes for a full shave and was well worth it.

So if Your just starting to use a str8 Razor to shave with. Give It Time!!! Go slowly work in small area at a time. You owe it to yourself to try and get the best shave around. Remember Speed Kills when shaving with a Str8 razor sharp piece of metal. These aren't your everyday Bic, mok3 or what ever razors you pick up in the local stores.


*Note: My way may not work that well for you, but you may find that it does. Find the way You like and You'll get a BBS Shave when You Give It Time!!!..

Originally Posted by mysticguido

So if Your just starting to use a str8 Razor to shave with. Give It Time!!! Go slowly work in small area at a time. You owe it to yourself to try and get the best shave around. Remember Speed Kills when shaving with a Str8 razor sharp piece of metal. These aren't your everyday Bic, mok3 or what ever razors you pick up in the local stores.

Truer words were never spoken! No reason to hurry. Start slowly. I still use my Merkur twin safety to touch up a few areas. The straight razor police won't book you for using both your straight razor and another razor!

excellent advice i enjoy taking my time shaving i really dont see the point in wanting to rush it there are few things i have found that are relaxing as str8 shaving

Pretty much the same story here. I'd like to shave a bit faster, but it's better to work on doing it right and let speed take care of itself later as your expertise improves. Today for example my shave went so well I was able to skip a step or two from my normal routine and it "only" took me 30 minutes.

Maybe I should video myself and measure what steps take how long, I'm sure the actual time I spend running the blade across my face is well under a half of the total. If I can get the time down to 20 minutes I'd be happy, any faster and I'd feel I was missing out.