Thread: shaves per week

do most beginners shave daily or is that too much for the sensitivity of the skin? i really want the practice but i do not want to overdo it. i used to shave 2 times weekly using a mach blade but that wasn't as fun as the straight. I am guessing in the long term I would continue the only twice weekly shaves but my mind is in this mode now to try it out every day just thinking perhaps it is better to start slow.

Let your skin be your guide. If you have issues slack off. If you don't you can shave as often as you wish.

I shave just as much as I did before once or twice a week. My beard does grow out much faster but i have no time. And yes shaving with a straight is much more fun and much more relaxing I need to start shaving more

I shaved a bit more when I began just for the fun and practice - probably just about every day. If I happened to slice my face open I'd let it heal for a day or so

I shave everyday

I want be clean shaved for work.

Well when i started i had a rash and bad razor burn, i have fragile skin, but over time it got tougher and i got the WTG, XTG, and ATG passes down. so now i only shave once a week. The only thing i regret about shaving with a straight razor is i wish i had more hair on my face.

When I started, I could only manage two to three straight shaves a week. My skin was super sensitive, and my technique was undoubtedly poor. After about 6 months I noticed that my skin was adapting.

Now it hurts if I DON'T use a straight!

thebidspendur said it.....let your skin be your guide.

Have fun!

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Let your skin be your guide. If you have issues slack off. If you don't you can shave as often as you wish.

Really good advice. I shaved every day when I started, and still do. Notwithstanding the initial burn, if you're skin is screaming "noooooooo!" lay off a day or two.

I shave 2 times most weeks 3 times max. my beard grows in quite slowly and I'm not that good yet so I don't see the point in shaving more often. I'm sure as my technique improves my time between shaves will decrease.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Let your skin be your guide. If you have issues slack off. If you don't you can shave as often as you wish.

+1 Especially if your new and getting used to things no use in torturing yourself. Some weeks I'll shave basically everyday others only every second or third day. It can be a little aggrevating not shaving or being able to shave as much as you'd like when you find that the "ritual" has become a pleasantry instead of just a "necessity".

Shave on,
Michael