I have this weird dilemma right now. My straight razor shave lasts 1.5 days. So going halfway through work the second day I'm feeling a little rough already. But a nightly shave seems too much.
Anyone share a similar experience? :w
Thanks
JD
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I have this weird dilemma right now. My straight razor shave lasts 1.5 days. So going halfway through work the second day I'm feeling a little rough already. But a nightly shave seems too much.
Anyone share a similar experience? :w
Thanks
JD
I usually get about two good day's my self. I like to shave every other day. Every bodies beard is a little different.
I get two days before it is really noticeable to anyone but me. I let it go much longer than that pretty regularly because I'm lazy though. That is changing now that I use a straight though since I look forward to shaving now instead of dreading it.
i get about a day. I think it's more technique than general hairiness.
I've decided to try the blind luck method.
I'm in the same boat as you. I'd really rather go 1-1/2 to 2 days between shaves, but I decided that I'd follow some of the examples from the old-timers and shave right out of the shower, every single day.
I need to wear glasses. I can't see up close, and my astigmatism prevents me from seeing close or far. IOW, I'm completely hosed. But, I figured I can see enough, even in a fogged mirror, to not slice off my head, so I'd give it a try.
And, it's been a great success!
I do one pass down and one pass up, then walk away. It's not BBS, but it's not visible to others (although I can feel the trouble spots), and I get to use my Royall Lyme!
It's also very fast. When I concentrate and try to get everything absolutely perfect, I'll spend 30 minutes or more. It's well worth it. But, to fit this into my daily routine (with no irritation on a daily basis) I needed to try something different. The once-up-once-down-walk-away method gets me out of the bathroom before the wife can't hold it anymore, and is good enough for day-to-day appearance.
As a portrait photographer, I get to see a whole lot of day-old or-more beards. I'd hate to have my once-down-once-up method scrutinized that closely. But it works pretty well for the rest of the office.
What I really need to do is get working with both hands. Maybe I'll try that in the morning. If you don't hear back from me soon, call 911!
My shave with a straight lasts 1.5 days, or long enough to not need to shave the next morning, but have to shave again by about lunch time.
I can go two days, but then I shave in the morning so things don't begin to get really rough until the evening of the second day. I actually shave every morning unless there is some timing issue (i.e. I have to get up really early to travel. Also, I must wear a respirator sometimes at work, and thus, must be clean shaven to insure a proper seal.
In your case, you might consider a 36 hour shave cycle. For example shave Monday morning, Tuesday evening, Thursday morning ....
I never go too close when I shave and never, ever go ATG because my skin can't cope with that. But I get close enough... Therefore I sometimes do a simple WTG pass and need to shave the next morning; if I do - as I did today - a 2 pass shave, WTG and XTG, I'll only need to shave tomorrow evening. But I like to shave and, unless I'm feeling lazy or I'm in a rush, I'll shave every morning or every other morning... and that's because I want to. If I stopped shaving all together nobody would notice or give a rat's bum... Since I don't work for anyone but myself, I don't have to deal with codes or obbligations of the sort.
With me learning how to use my SR my shave lasts about a day. I shave about 7:00AM and I really don't feel a decent stubble until lat ni the evening around 10:00PM or so. I am sure that as my technique improves the quality of my smoothness will also increase.
-Jim
I choose to shave every evening.
I shave every other evening for two reasons:
1) I don't have to be clean shaven daily for work.
2) My face feels too "exfoliated" if I shave daily, almost irritated. It needs a rest every other day.
I'm in exactly the same boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdizzle707
If I go for a truly BBS shave, there's not much to shave 24 hours later. But 48 hours later I'm a bit stubbly. If I could alternate morning and evening shaving- i.e. a 36 hours schedule, it would probably be perfect. But mornings are out as of now, as my 2&4 year olds get too rambuncious too early in the morn for me to sneak in a shave.
If I go for every 24 hours, I don't really need it, and as another mentioned I feel over-exfoliated. Every once in a while I'll do two days in a row, but not very often.
If I just did a 2 pass shave, that looked good, and was close to BBS, but not really, I could probably shave ever 24 hours, but I love that BBS feel...
The Quest continues....:)
Lately I've been aiming for a nice, close, DFS shave that is not entirely BBS, but is definitely a DFS, and it lasts around a day. That is, it's "just the right amount" of stubble the next morning. This allows me to comfortably shave every morning, but look completely presentable and clean shaven for the entirety of my waking hours.
If I go for BBS, it seems to last about a day and half. It also makes shaving the following morning potentially not enjoyable due to irritation, which means I should take a day off. I don't like taking a day off, I like shaving too much!! Plus, the second half of the second day after a BBS doesn't look or feel as close as the second half of the day of a DFS shave, if that makes sense.
Based on looking in the mirror, I don't think anyone who's not paying close attention would notice much difference between a fresh DFS shave and a true BBS shave (without touching it).
Either way, I fully expect my results to change as I continue to dial in my technique. I suspect I'll get to the point where I can get BBS every morning, whether I "needed" to shave or not, and have it still be very comfortable, without irritation. At least, this is my end goal :shrug:
I shaved 'round 11am, today. I had a completely smooth face, to the touch. Now, at 20:30pm, it still looks alright, but probing ATG, I can feel the stubble coming up. Tomorrow morning, my face will feel like sandpaper and a gray shade will be visible (I have a black beard).
I don't need to appear clean shaved at my work, so I will probably shave again in the evening tomorrow, before I get to the pub, to grab a beer with my friend, who also shaves with a straight. He will be as smooth as I. Our wifes think we're nuts. :roflmao
Bart.
I'd say 2 days, which is good because that gives some time for the nicks from the previous shave to heal. Shaving every day is too much for my sensitive skin.
I shave daily. My face feels smooth WTG for a few
hours, then the stubble returns. By the evening I'm
nowhere near smooth, but my beard looks OK. The
next morning I do not look presentable at all, and
the cycle repeats itself :)
- Scott
i get about a day and a half as well. but i usually wait 2 or 3. when i shave with a blade im testing or trying out, i sometimes get raw skin. so i like to wait an extra day (thats when i wait 3 days).
keep in mind your skin. the hair may be ready to come off, but the skin isnt always ready.
I shave every AM at 6:30: When I am done I have a near BBS all over but there are some problem areas. I would say by 3 -4pm I can definitely feel stubble although it is not very noticeable to sight. By next AM I need to shave for work and even tho I don't consider my beard heavy I can see and feel the whiskers.
So far with the best result it was two days and shave on the third other than that its been a day and a half with a shave on the second night, still way better than the twin blades though atleast I enjoy shaving now its no longer a chore.;)
Mark
Quote:
Originally Posted by jdizzle707
+1 here
But usually do it every 48 hours