Do you chase the BBS? Or is DFS good enough?

[Laurens]

I will have to compare tomorrows shave to my baby sons butt...

Imagine what a scare you'll get when you find stubbly patches there.

[McBrautigam]

Imagine what a scare you'll get when you find stubbly patches there.

At the rate he has grown and developed in the past three months it would not surprise me.

[edhewitt]

This thread is going downhill fast

[vicmaldo]

If I'm going to use an acronym to describe the type of shave I look for, I'd go with 'CCS' - close, comfortable shave.

That's what I look for when I shave: a shave that's close enough to last the day, but I won't sacrifice comfort at the altar of closeness.

I agree, that's what I look for. I shave daily for work. So if there's a little semi rough spot, it passes.

[Steel]

What a great thread! I loved reading through the responses. I did notice quite a few 'senior members' that go for (and get) a BBS. I am a new member but not new to wet shaving as I have used a parker shavette with a feather blade for quite some time. To me, I enjoy the satisfaction of getting a BBS shave with no nicks, cuts, weepers, or irritation. That is a home run for me. Most of the time this is what I get with 1 WTG, 2 XTG/ATG passes, and a clear water pass. This last technique has saved me about 15 minutes knocking my BBS shave time down to 25-30 minutes. Before that it would take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour doing touch ups. So for me to spend 25 minutes shaving and getting a perfect shave it is well worth it. As someone else said I know that I am reaching my potential when I can do this consistently. Now, I do end up missing a few hairs sometimes and I don't go back to get them because a DFS is just that. Damn fine. I'm ok with that too but it's not what I shoot for. I also try to get that perfect BBS in as little as time as possible which is another goal. By the way-I define BBS as baby smooth in all directions with a normal touch on both face and neck. I used to have a heck of a time getting two spots on my neck and two spots below ears on jaw line without feeling like I was attacked by an army of red ants but I now have the technique down and faceturbate quite often throughout the day.

Why not? This is just taking a sharp object and removing hair from my face and neck it ain't rocket science!

[ffarouki]

I would like to get to BBS every time, but I don't chase it. Usually I just keep shaving until it loos decent, only after I've finished and cleaned up and dried my equipment and used aftershave then I feel too see how good the result was. The days I realize I got BBS I'm very happy with myself.

[ColonelG]

...but I now have the technique down and faceturbate quite often throughout the day.

Awesome phrase!! It caused me to do a quick search and I found that it has been used. With as much time as I spend looking through old buried threads, I can't believe I haven't seen this one before!!

Not sure who to give the credit to, so I'll just give credit to the Site.
And yes, I have been caught in the act of faceturbating.... :blush

[KindestCutOfAll]

It's a goal I aim for each time, because it feels so good when I reach it.

Nirvana

Fortunately I rarely get razor burn. If I start to then it's time to give the razor a touch up.

[Steel]

Awesome phrase!! It caused me to do a quick search and I found that it has been used.…Not sure who to give the credit to, so I'll just give credit to the Site.
And yes, I have been caught in the act of faceturbating.... :blush

I don't believe there are many 'new' phrases out there. Nothing I say is original but that word perfectly describes what's going on when you are BBS

[JimBC]

I don't chase it but if the shave just feels great and the razor just wants to keep going...I let it. Get bbs most areas most of the time. I don't worry too much over the trouble spot but will give it a go when everything aligns. Happy shaving. Merry Christms.