I'm curious , how many of you guys shave every day with a straight ? I never shave every day , I shave every 2-3 days . I don't need to be clean shaven for my job , so I can get away with not shaving every day :D .
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I'm curious , how many of you guys shave every day with a straight ? I never shave every day , I shave every 2-3 days . I don't need to be clean shaven for my job , so I can get away with not shaving every day :D .
I shave everyday. I don't do ATG very often though.
i shave every day that i have time to, which definitely ain't everyday
I answered every day, but its more like 5-6 days a week.
Jordan
My BBS last about 1 and 1/2 days. I'm retired so do not have to shave at all, but for the fact I enjoy str8t razor shaving.
LIMIT
Before my enlightenment (intro to str8s), it was about every other day. Now it's every day for sure, but I'm still in that super-excited omgoshthisisawesome stage.
I shave M-F....that way I get to shave off 2 days growth on Monday. I have no idea why, but I find it cool to see how the blade cuts through the stubble....ok, I'm weird.
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Also being retired I don't have to shave every day and I get the best shaves when I skip a day but I would just miss the shaving experience too much so I shave every day.
Active Duty military; I have no choice.
Although I have discovered that if I do a triple pass, I could skip a day (especially with the Friodur) but every morning for good measure. With that said, I actually do skip either Saturday or Sunday AM just because I like the feel of a clean shave after a day or 2!
v/r
Allen
4 days a week I shave 2 times a day because I like it!:y I only shave N-S at night most of the time. I am mainly doing it because I am fairly new and am learning a lot by shaving an extra 4 times a week.
Later,
Richard
I shave pretty much every day with the exception of the occasional skipped Saturday or Sunday.
I said every day, but it's usually twice a day.:eek: I really need to get used to having stubble...:cen
Ken.
I shave everyday WTG and ATG with touch ups (but I have relaxed the touchups a bit)
Every other day. I have blonde facial hair and quite thin facial hair at that. Shaving every day doesn't do my face any favors either since I have quite sensitive skin.
So I skip a day and do a three pass shave everytime.
Before i found straights I would shave twice a day, just to look presentable.
Now I can get a BBS shave that will still look good 18 hours later, but I shave daily (for the most part) just because.
every three to five for me. My beard is sparse,grows to my eyeballs on my cheeks and very course. I only shave my cheeks as I usually wear a goatee or a van dyke.
I shave every day. I used to skip sat and sun but since switching to a straight its like spa treatment for me so I do it everyday!
Billy
Three pass BBS daily. A pleasant and simple accomplishment to start the day.
I really don't need to shave every day... but I do it anyway. I find that I start my day in a relaxed state of mind. Its a moment of concentration before the day starts. It's very much Zen-like for me... plus the shave part! But I find that I do get better shaves if I shave once every 3 days. Not because of the beard, but because of the razor... It seems to do a better job if it "rests" 24 to 48 hours.
By the way...:HJ what are your serious (RAD free, please...) thoughts on rotation razors, that is, having at least 2 razors for daily use. I ask this a lot, but inconclusively... Does the razor need to rest and naturaly reshape? Some say "myth" some say "better safe than sorry...".
Thanks!
I shave every other day, usually at night. Sometimes I just can't keep my hands of the razor and I shave every day, but this is not too good for my face.
As far as a rotation goes, I just barely got razor number 2 ready, so I don't know yet, but if I remember I'll keep ya posted.
I've been shaving every day since I started in Feb. At first it was to learn, now it's to improve my technique and check my honing. I also like to have each of my razors on my face at least once a week.
I could go every other day, since my beard grows pretty slowly, and if I get a real good shave I have to wait a few extra hours the next day to make a WTG pass worth it.
I shave everyday due to grooming standards at work, but on the weekends, if I am not seeing my girlfriend I will let it grow. Not because I like the stubble, I like to see the stubble removed come monday morning.
As for the razor question, I don't have an answer. I think the main reason for having a rotation in my mind is so that you don't have to strop eeveryday. I have three so I will strop all three and put them away and when I use one I set it aside, and so on until I am out of stropped razors, then I strop all three and start over. I am not a morning person so this helps get time for the morning shave by doing this.
I'd love to shave every day but due to my sensitive skin only once every two days.
Normally about every 2 days.
Since I do a lot of running, and I hate the feeling of sweaty stubbles.
Have to quit running for some weeks now, due to an injury, and didn't shave for a week, until last night. It's great to see the blade remove it in one pass. I wouldn't try that with a disposable.
Hey Chief, long time no see.
Glad to see you back here. :tu
I shave with two passes Monday through Friday and then I usually shave in the late afternoon on Saturday, which carries me through the weekend. I do skip a day once in a long while during the week if I'm running late or not seeing outside people. I couldn't do this with a cartridge razor, but with the SR, I really don't start looking stubbily until late in the afternoon on the second day.
Every Day!
Once in a blue moon I'll skip a day (not on purpose), and I do love the shave after my skin gets a breather. but,....I love the shave process so mmuch, I don't like to miss my daily shave.
I will say that the quality of my shaves has gotten much, much better (sometimes I ask myself, "how can that be?"). I believe the reason my shaves have gotten so much better is a combination of a lot of things: improved edges(honeing), I have aquired some really nice razors, better lathering techniques, and improved shaving technique, etc.. I can do a three pass shave, acheive BBS with absolutely no weepers or irritation. :tu
I'd do it 2 or 3 times if I could!
Yea, I'm really hooked.
2-pass BBS every day. Maybe once every three or four weeks I may skip a Saturday. It's a great way to start the day with some focus rather than stumbling blindly through life.
Cheers,
Ed
I've shaved every day for the last 22 years. Army life, you gotta love it. I put in for retirement so it will be interesting to see if I keep up the practice.
I shave every day unless working in the bush but not always with a straight. Like to take my vintage DEs for a drive once in awhile too.
I love the shaving process so much that I miss it when skipped but as others have observed a day or two of stubble is kinda cool watching and feeling disappear. Feel extra clean after that.
I'm a little surprised ! I thought most would shave every 2-3 days .
i shave every day i have used a de all my life when i found straights i think fell in love with shaving with them and all that goes along with them:tu
I shave every day and exclusively with a straight unless I am running insanely late and must resort to the DE. Lately I have been getting very nice, close, comfortable (more comfortable since my strops arrived ;)) shaves but my beard grows so quickly I don't think I could pass for clean cut by the second day. I do on occasion miss a Saturday if my wife and I are out and about particularly early but I am always smooth again before Mass on Sunday.
Every day for me too. Sometimes I'll skip a Saturday here and there.
James.
I used to shave everyday but now that it's summer and I'm kind of stuck at home I just shave every 2-3 days.
Well, the everyday shavers are still the majority , with the 2-3 day guys following a close second . Anyone else wanna vote before the poll closes ?