Thread: Woke up late? What's your solution?

Well, you're already late so just go back to bed and call in sick.

When I am in a rush, which is often, I immediately start the shower to draw the hot while I brush my teeth and load a blade in my Parker 98c. As soon as I am done, I fill my bowl and soak my brush. I jump in the shower and wash face, then hair, apply conditioner to hair and face, wash body then rinse hair and face. I dry hair but not face, apply oil, wash hands. Lather, shave and apply after shave cream. I can do 2 passes in 4 minutes counting from when the shower is turned off, utilizing the warm up time to do other things. From alarm to dressed and out the door can be executed in 12 minutes.

Originally Posted by GTIwarrior

Woke up super late and need to shave before work? What's your hurry up prep routine?

I ask this because I often sleep through my alarm and have to do a quick shave before I head in to work. I'm interested to see what everyone deems necessary, and what they deem convenience.

My daily routine consists of Van Der Hagen soap,bowl, and brush, along with two passes of my DE. On running late days I usually used the canned foam and a single pass with the DE. If it's an extremely late morning I'll grab the Norelco on my way out the door and use that in the car.

My answer is a DE shave with a splash of water and hand scooped smear of Nancy Boy or other brushless shave cream.

DE shave is about as simple as it gets.

If I have to shave fast I use a Schick Injector and face lather with Arko. I usually shave at night so it's not a problem

One pass and don't worry about BBS. Not any slower and I think faster than a DE. You have a wider blade!

I usually shave in the evening. But if I have a rushed morning shave, I use my Slant with Feather Nanika. Just splash of water, rub in the Nanika, good for two passes. And two passes with a Slant does the trick for me. DFS with no irritation. Splash on Proraso and out the door.

I also shave in the evening, so I do not run into that problem. I can't rush a shave since I've been using a straight and a de. It always ends up bloody.

A lot of people on here have recommended shaving in the evening. I second the suggestion. I commute by bicycle so a shower is most definitely needed at the end of my day, and no shave is better than one right after a hot shower. Plus, I find the relaxation and calm brought about by a leisurely shave improves the end of my day as well as the start of my next. Also, in the summer breaking a sweat on a windy bike ride after a morning shave is not the most comfortable, and likewise the blast of cold air in the winter soon after a morning shaving is equally disconcerting. An added bonus to shaving in the evening is my wife is not scared away by the day's stubble, which frequently results in a certain "perk" that improves both sleep and ones clarity of mind on the next day.

Option 1 - Shave at night before bedtime. (My significant other she likes that too!)

Option 2 - Running late in the AM cold water shave with Proraso, DE, and grit your teeth and I'm out the door. I will not try shaving in the shower, toooo risky especially if I am in a hurry!