Whatta long shave!

[pcdad]

I went in after 3 days of very obvious beard growth with my str8 with my shave scuttle with hot sink water/clean rag/plenty of shave cream/well strop'd 7/8 Sheffield blasé thb got started..after 3 passes (working on getting around my Adams apple cactus hairs I walked out of the bathroom and asked my wife how long I was in the bathroom and she said about AN HOUR!!..man I was hungry! (hypoglycemia)..man my focus was gone afterwards but a little closer and still used my SE to get around my Adams apple cactus hairs and lightly at my chin area..ok..I'm done yapping ;-p. Anyone else end up trying to shave closer and realizing it's been an hour?..my previous shaves were 30min or so and I'm about a month into str8 shaving

pcdad

[red96ta]

Yep....an hour sounds about right for starting out. It's fun though, you could be spending your hour watching TV or sitting on the toilet, but you chose shaving...good choice

I wouldn't worry about the time involved right now, after six months or so, you should be able to get three passes down in about twenty minutes.

[jojingo]

Isn't it fantastic to do something for an hour and lose track of time, all the while enjoying it!
That's what I call totally getting into it

[pcdad]

well....
yes It was enjoyable til I started to get spaced out after awhile..then made myself persevere ahead!...I'm surprised my wife didn't wonder if i was ok or if I had flush'd myself to china!...

pcdad

[Formel1]

Let it go only two days at first...won't seem so bad...If I wait 3 days, blood is inevitable....

[pcdad]

3 days make whisker whacking easier I think..2 days is ok if I have to and my recent shave didnt allow me to wait 24hrs (a good thing) as it was a close one!

pcdad

[noggs247]

Hi pcdad,
You probably spent about 30 mins just pottering about getting stuff ready making lather,stropping etc while the shave itself took another 30 mins-all very enjoyable!
Time just slips away when you are enjoying yourself which is why I switched shaving to the evening.
When shaving the hairs around the adams apple -just pull the skin to the left or right which should make things easier.
Sounds like you are getting this down and really enjoying it!
Smoooth shaving!

Regards

Noggs

[Stubear]

Nice job! If you had the time and enjoyed it, so what? Thats all I have to say...!

Its all about enjoying the experience, and you'll find you naturally speed up some as you learn more. Just keep enjoying it and develop naturally!

[technika1]

I thought the same when i started off, but over time cut the shaving time down, though its very relaxing.

[Slartibartfast]

It will get faster. I happened to glance at the clock before i started my routine this morning. Was about 15 minutes for everything.

I do take a bit more time on the weekend though.