The secret to how I get BBS shaves every time....

A simple change in my shaving has allowed me to get BBS shaves every time I shave now. And when I say BBS I mean everywhere on my face and irritation free. It's not related to lathering, or honing, or anything physical. It is a mental exercise..!

What I do: I try to use the razor to simply wipe the lather from my face as easily and smoothly as possible. I do 3 passes: WTG, XTG, ATG and I don't worry about removing whiskers, just the lather. I try to do this with as light a touch as possible to get the lather all off.

The outcome: perfect BBS shaves every time with no irritation!

Obviously the ease at which I remove the lather is a function of a sharp razor, correct lather, etc. But assuming my lather is right and my razor is sharp, this simple exercise has made my shaving much more efficient, close, and irritation free.

That is how it is supposed to be done, congrats on the refined technique.

You realize you're depriving yourself of razor burn, weepers and cuts don't you? Does it get boring? Will you send your unused Styptic pencil to me, please?

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Originally Posted by ace

You realize you're depriving yourself of razor burn, weepers and cuts don't you? Does it get boring? Will you send your unused Styptic pencil to me, please?

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It is getting rather routine at this point...:rofl2:

But you know what they say, pride cometh before the fall....:chop: Every time I think I'm great at stropping I nick the hell out of my strop and have to repair it! So, I'll keep that styptic on hand just in case!!

Seriously, I have played classical guitar since I was 9 years old, and I do think the fine motor skills helps with the shaving.

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Originally Posted by carazor

Seriously, I have played classical guitar since I was 9 years old, and I do think the fine motor skills helps with the shaving.

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Yes, I have practiced classical guitar for a few years, too. I think all the fine motor skills developed help us transition into a successful wet shaving life.

carazor, I'd like to agree with you completely but I think those of us with acutely angled hairs have to keep in mind the angle of the razor moreso than simply wiping off lather in order to be successful with later (more aggressive) passes. I have to mentalize it as scooping through them from underneath.

Violin for me, but the light touch is King, stropping is King, Honing is errr, never mind. light touch is the way to go.

I play an upright bass, it is big and clunky and takes no precision. I equate the light touch I need to shave to how I would put icing on a cake.

If I did that, I wouldn't be Pinklather :0

'Nice description of how its done, Carazor.

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Originally Posted by pinklather

If I did that, I wouldn't be Pinklather :0

'Nice description of how its done, Carazor.

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I have to tell you, every time I see that screen name, Pinklather, I cringe....!

I have been playing the radio for years. That and pinstriping helped with motor skills. great tip.

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Originally Posted by carazor

Seriously, I have played classical guitar since I was 9 years old, and I do think the fine motor skills helps with the shaving.

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That's my problem :banghead: I am one of those "dumb jocks" who thinks, "Do it harder." Too many years digging in the dirt/rock/cement with my bare hands, too many years on the wrestling mat. Oh well, one of these days maybe I can be more refined and gentle. The straight razzin' has been helping with that....

A light touch is indeed the most important thing when shaving, unfortunately I got started with razors that where not sharp enough and in order to remove the whiskers resorted to more pressure. I made the mistake to try and remove as much of the whiskers as I could in one pass. A nice gentlemen then send me a well honed razor and that made all the difference in the world. But even then I had to learn to shave like I was brushing along my face with a feather. A good razor to learn that is a Feather no sharpen btw ;-)