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How do you get yourself to slow down when rushed for time? I got in a little bit of a rush this morning and nicked myself pretty good... nothing that you will notice by tomorrow but I haven't done that in a while now.
I'm going to make a new guideline for myself, if I don't have time to shave then I don't have time to shave.
DE. one pass, in the shower with a hanging mirror.
I'd rather look like a hobo I think...Quote:
Originally Posted by aroliver59
I can do 2 passes really quick, if I am pressed for time I skip the touch ups on the hard to get places.
One quick WTG pass.... That's all I need to go out looking clean, if not feeling it... I'm 18, so it doesn't grow back too fast to worry
Vicodin makes it where you don't care about the nicks, but when it wears off... Oh! I shave at night when I know I have a morning thing.
I have been doing this lately and just going through the day a little scruffy.. which since I have worked for the same company for 10 years now and have had some form of beard that whole time until recently they still think I am clean shaven LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by deighaingeal
I punish myself with that, and it works for the most part. My issue is that I refuse to bring canned goo into my house now that I've had real lather. Since I still have to make lather and clean everything up afterwards. I end up either not shaving if I can get away with it, or just being even later and take the grief.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnarchoPhil
One careful WTG pass with a straight razor. Good enough for a work day but not BBS by any means. Takes 10 minutes.
If I'm in a hurry- which is not too often and I must shave, I shave. There is really nothing time consuming about making a single pass- which is sufficient to looking as well shaved as any average man on the street.
There was a time when I worried some about cutting myself if I was shaving just before heading off to an appointment. It is usually not the speed of the work but being lost in thought that gets me
When I'm in a hurry I use a DE and 2-3 passes. If I'm in a bigger hurry than that, I don't have time to shave.
+1 on the time thing. If I'm pressed beyond the ability to even do 1 or 2 passes with a straight or DE, there won't be a shave that day.Quote:
Originally Posted by HNSB
Having said that, I gave up my DEs and do as many passes with a straight as I have time for or the closeness I desire.
If im tooo pressed to time i just make my lather like i do while showering, and used the 5blade i have still from b4 i str8 shave. ifi dont have time to shower, i dont think it would matter if im clean shaven lol...
Thats why I have a Merkur DE as well, for those days when I'm rushed. I also have a couple of shave sticks which are a little quicker to lather than soap in a dish, because I just wet my face, rub on the stick and work it with the brush.
I've been known to use my DE with just water on my face on days when I'm in a real rush, and overslept or something. I only go WTG then though. Its not the best shave, but it stops me looking like a scruff..!
+1. Exactly what I do when rushed (or when my daughter desperately needs to occupy the shower for half an hour or more which amounts to the same thing:)).Quote:
Originally Posted by Croaker
When I'm in a hurry I grab the DE or one of my razors,
I still get a nice shave...
then I just drive faster...
If i'm in a hurry I lather on my face and generally will do one or two quick WTG then I'm good for the day, but not perfect.
Geek
when i'm in a hurry i just go 1 pass wtg or not at all if i'm still looking descent enough IMO
I've found a solution I can live with. If I'm really, really running late, I choose to be late for work. My boss never complains because I'm usually still there an hour or two after the office closes anyway.
Hi,
Two or three pass with a Merkur Slant Bar DE; face lather with a tube cream (Musgo or Palmolive) & Vulfix Nylon Brush (you'd be surprised at how good this brush is in this situation :))
Have fun !
regards
Russ
I generally will just look scruffy, but if it is getting to bad I do what most of the reply's have been saying is just one WTG pass. Makes a fairly presentable shave when comparing to the rest of the guys at work. This is why I have a tube of Proraso and just hand lather it on my face, it makes things a little quicker, not the same as warm lather and a brush but it works in a hurry.
What is a hurry? If you should be referring to time mis-mangement, that is never an option.
I don't shave if I am in a rush, it can wait until later. I learned that the hard way when I cut myself near the side of my lip and gave myself a deep scar there that seems permanent.
If I don't have time in the morning, it is a pleasure to shave after dinner. :)
I don't shave and go as is. I tend to be an all or nothing guy when shaving or should I say, BBS shave or nothing at all.
Pabster
If I hurry, and must be shaved. than a fast one with the DE.
But if I do not necessarily have to be shaved for this event. Not
From the sounds of this thread, I need to buy a DE. Even when time is short, I can still knock a shave with a straight. No niceties though, I Just grab the Ogalla Sandalwood Bayrum in the Col Conk mug, whip up a quick lather and shave, Wild West Style..
Bah!! DEs. You guys just need to learn to shave faster with a straight. Step away from the girly razor, and practice how to be men!
:rant:
James.
Simple:
1. I get up earlier or
2. I don't shave that day...
But, I WILL NOT do a "fast shave". I enjoy the ritual too much :). This is my moment of Zen...even time cannot take it away from me. This is when time stops.
Cheers,
-Robert
+1000 on what Robin said...I concur 500%
-Robert
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Originally Posted by BeBerlin
I shave in the evenings, so I'm usually not rushed. My wife does sometimes pressure me to be quicker though, usually if we are going out. I don't rush anymore, I got one of my worst SR cuts when she was on my case to "hurry up"
(Disburden, don't worry, the scars will heal with time. Just sometimes longer than others :roflmao)
Nowadys if I was to knock off a quick shave I'd probably use one of my DE's, although I enjoy using them as well and don't like rushing through a DE shave either.
If I'm in a hurry, I've got a Fat Boy DE I shave with. Usually though, I shave in the evenings though, so I have plenty of time......
No stropping, lather with my hands (Musgo, Proraso or creamo that I keep just for these occasions), one pass.
But normally I shave around 9 PM always before I take a shower.
McKie