For the Beginners - How Far is Too Far?

[Alembic]

Reading some of the recent beginner posts, it reminded me of a post I did about a year and a half ago titled "Scrambled Eggs". In it I stated that if you cook scrambled eggs until they are complete in the pan, they will be overcooked on your plate because of carry over cooking.

Similarly, if you try and shave every last bit of stubble off, you can vey likely get your basic razor burn/rash. Your true shave does not reveal itself for an hour or two after your shave. The skin and stubble, which are swollen from all of the hot water and lather shrink back to normal and then you can tell for sure what you did.

My basic point is that you can overshave in an effort to get that perfect shave WHILE you are shaving.

As with everything in this crazy hobby - YMMV