What is an experienced good shave to meh shave to bad shave ratio?

Thanks you for your response ahead of time.


Ive been sr shaving for a while now and my good:bad ratio is getting much better. I feel I now have enough skill to know what razors do what and how. I also successfully took a razor with a good bevel through 4k/8k, 12k and it shaves beautifully now.

In any case I'll have five good shaves and then bam out of no where a bad shave. No nicks anymore but for some reason with a bad shave comes paper cut type slices. No blood just a scab after I'm cleaned up.

It doesn't happen very often so no biggie. I'm sure it has to do with many different factors. But I want to know other peoples experience and what their good:fair:bad shave ratio is. After all said done I feel I'm 50:40:10

After almost 2 months I would also estimate my good:fair:bad ratio 50:40:10.

Although I do link most of my better shaves to certain razors and routines. I'm quite stubborn though, so I keep trying to improve the methods that in the past have proven to give lesser shaves!

Same as you I hardly ever draw blood anymore, mostly papercut slices and slight razor burn define a fair/bad shave for me. The worst mistake I keep making, especially everytime I get a new blade with a size/shape I haven't had before is cutting my earlobe! Which I usually count as quite a bad shave :gaah:

The more you shave the better you get. I have been shaving with a straight for just over a year now. I didn't start getting quality shaves until after I joined the forum, put down my razor and let my face heal completely and then started over with the new information I was getting from the other members here. I shave every 2 days. consistently getting good shaves. I would say my good:fair:poor ratio is 85:10:5 if asked 6-8 months ago would have been completely different.

I don't think about it I guess. The way I see it, even a bad shave with a straight beats a "good shave" with a cartridge anyday. Besides, even at the end of shave, good, bad, so-so, you still have shaved with a straight razor. What could be cooler than that?

I think you have to accept that, even further down the road, not every shave will get you an award by the International Society of BBS (or the ISBBS :)). There are days when I feel my face after shaving and think that I could have done better, but I know better than to court irritation by repeatedly shaving the same spots trying to reach perfection every time. Like Reardon said, still beats a cartridge shave hands down, and the enjoyment factor is hard to beat.

I had a ratio of bad through brilliant shaves when I first started too. At this point in the game for me, I get award winner shaves every time. Because of experience, I know just what to do to achieve those shaves. From prep, tools, technique, through post treatment, it's how I shave. My standard. Sure, some shaves are better than others, but in time you'll learn what clicks for you to get great shaves every time. My advice- beard prep is paramount, and I feel it's under mentioned.

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Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

I don't think about it I guess. The way I see it, even a bad shave with a straight beats a "good shave" with a cartridge anyday. Besides, even at the end of shave, good, bad, so-so, you still have shaved with a straight razor. What could be cooler than that?

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I could not agree more.

Would you're ratio remain the same if you all only considered atg bbs? Because my ratio is def worse atg perfection bbs. I do xtg everyday and only atg for special occasions and only with a few razors worthy.