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I'm still new to the art but find I like just one pass each morning. The results are of course not as good as 2 or 3 passes but my face likes it and my wife doesn't mind the stubble in the evening. Plus 2 or 3 passes eats up almost 25 minutes each morning and I personally like to stick to ~10-15 minutes.
I could get by with one pass but I love the warm lather on the brush coming out of the scuttle for the second pass. I only need two passes and where it took me 25 minutes early on now I can do two passes in 15 minutes shaving in a leisurely manner.
My feeling is, if it's smooth with the grain and there is no noticeable stubble then it's good. Anything beyond just prolongs the time you look smooth and is icing on the cake.
I usually shave in the evening so I can take my time. One WTG and one ATG is close enough so that I'm still presentably smooth in the morning.
+1 I shave in the evening to take my time, which mostly works. I'm good till the next evening and then some. If I'm going to do it I'm going to do it right and to the best of my ability. I do understand some going for a quick shave and that's fine if that's you thing. It's just not for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by clrobert60
this is very good point . i think with less hair Razor shaves very easy and you completely avoid any razor burns etc. that is why some people do use every day shave.
i myself am not looking for speed, i am looking forward to enjoying a nice luxurious time shaving, i always set aside time to enjoy and to get a great shave. trying to get finished fast is not my idea of a great shave. straight shaving is to be savored like fine wine.:D
To be honest it depends on the standards. For work, one pass will, to all appearances, shave me clean for ~12 hours. So, it's acceptable because no one will be rubbing my face for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChayesFSS
Though, in preparation for other settings, a complete shave would be the requirement.
As in all things, sometimes we shave for ourselves and sometimes for others;
sometimes because we want to and sometimes because we have to.
cheers!
I opt to settle for just one good pass every morning.
I like to go for the full shave,puts me in a better state of mind for the day :)
Good question. My ideal of perfect shave is a one pass and few strokes one, but this is not that easy to achieve so I need to choose. One pass too many stroke or two passes few strokes. I think the second is more eficient and gentle to the skin.
+1 on thisQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
After this I have nothing to say but, I Agree!:tuQuote:
Originally Posted by cubed1
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Originally Posted by paco
Very well, my good man!
If you're satisfied with one pass, great. That is all that is needed. I've reduced my number of passes as too many lead to irritation.
I generally do one full pass then a bit of clean up. I only lather up a second time and do the full on ATG pass if I am doing it for me and relaxing. Otherwise it is still relaxing but I'm in and out much quicker with the one pass.
OP - very impressed at your restraint at not going more passes.
Currently I do 2 (WTG-XTG and ATG-XTG) with touch ups.
Working on being more restrained with the corners of my mouth - keep trying for BBS and end up with rash (I think less is more probably - fewer and lighter passes... just working out best direction to take... but I digress :))
Good point!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cubed1
(Unless your workplace requires people rubbing your face:D)
+1 on this from me, thats just what I do, tbh I feel like a stroke victim first thing in the morning, so theres just no way I am gonna rush a shave, a bit of quiet time in the evening, usually have a bath or shower and take my time, 1 pass wtg and 1 xtg does me, I will sometimes go for a 3rd atg but I find that I get a little sore and being new to SR shaving I struggle around the jowles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joed
and I sometimes have a quick top up if I get the urge in the morning, just for the fun of it :)
Its an interesting question. Some of my most prized epiphanies occurred in straight shaving when I realized that a single pass and near BBS were not mutually exclusive, just a matter of inexperience.
I roll out with one pass with the grain twice a week. But then again I'm an old slob who couldn't give a rat's ass about the grey stubble.
I work nights and have found that in the few weeks I've been doing this that I greatly prefer doing two passes in the morning so I can relax and get some rest. I sleep easier not having to listen to stubble grind on the pillow too.
I'm annal when it comes to some things, so if I only do one pass because I don't have enough time for a second, it bugs the crap out of me for at least an hour. I would almost rather not shave then to do only one pass. I also shave in the evening so I usually am able to do two passes.
I never do more than one pass, but it is not at all so-so.
Most of the time, I go with one pass. But I've gotten it to a point where one pass now is usually better than two or three passes when I was just getting started. I will go with two passes when I just feel like it. I never go with three anymore. My beard is very coarse, and it causes problems.
To each his own I guess... I do and have always done 2 wtg passes and that is all I need. I actually do not like the feeling of baby butt smooth which may sound funny to most, but that's just my preference.