Thread: What to do when the desire to shave exceeds beard available

Here, slightly modified, is a response I sent to a SRP member who complained that he wanted to shave more often than beard available.

Oh boy, here we go! I have a number of solutions for you, in no apparent order.


1: The power of positive thinking. Internally directing your beard hairs to grow faster so that you have more to shave.


2: Shave an hour later each day for a while and see if that increases shaveable acreage.


3: Rogaine.


4: Invent beard wigs so that you can shave more frequently.


5: Volunteer at an old people's home to give shaves to those that can't do it for themselves anymore - at least you will have the act of shaving to enjoy.


6: Time travel to the past to make sure you are born into a line of overly hursite men that require twice daily grooming.


7: Resign from you occupation and open a shave only business in downtown DC. I'm sure they all need to be more than presentable in that town.


8: Darken your beard area with a water soluble dye, lather and, using a shavette without a blade, indulge in the act of shaving for enjoyment and fulfillment of your latest obsession.


Other than these suggestions I would advise a 12 step program aimed at controlling these heart felt desires we all, the straight razor shavers of the world, suffer from. I didn't need to shave this Sunday morning, but I did because I had this surge of guilt if I didn't and it would have put me in a black mood for the rest of the day.

Did we ask if he had a cat, bunny, dog, hamster........................?

Originally Posted by KingHooper

Did we ask if he had a cat, bunny, dog, hamster........................?

Didn't really want to get into the kinky stuff ( or the post would have gone on for pages and pages.)

9. partial shaves... cheeks and throat on day 1, goatee on day 2, lather/shave/repeat

That may actually work

I hone,,,,,,,,

I use the method at the end of this commercial...works for me....everytime..but can be a bit messy...so don't forget a change of underwear!

Always liked those Viking Capital One commercials,,,,

Fortunately, I increased available shaving real estate when I started shaving my cranium many years ago. Once there wasn't enough hair left on my head to justify full price for a haircut I figured, "Bugger this, I'll do it myself!"

You could suggest he shave his legs, the left on one day, the right on the other. split it up with a thigh on one day, the calf the next and so forth.

Kidding aside ..... I know this is a serious question ..... ...... what I eventually got into was doing one pass shaves. Sometimes I will do a two pass with a touch up under the jaw line, but many times 1 pass is good enough, and I know that I'll need a shave the following day. If I do two passes, that isn't always the case.

I've also employed the single pass tactic. It does provide a bit more feedback the following day.