Quote Originally Posted by holli4pirating View Post
The only thing I've ever heard about aftershaves is that the faster you can get them on your face after shaving, the better off you'll be. I'm not sure that this is true, but by my logic it does make some sense. After all, applying aftershave 12 hours after shaving won't do too much...

When it comes to the actual application method, I think it's just a question of what works best for you. I have heard, however, that slapping the skin can help increase blood flow, which will cause your face to heal from the micro-damage of shaving... or something like that. Normally I just rub it in and then give myself a nice pat down.
the only thing I find slapping helps against is it decreases the burning sensation.