Thread: Two Pass Daily or Three Pass Every Other Day or Something Else?

My reply was actually aimed at Chasmo's comments on the first page about his shaving kit. I meant it as kudo's for pride for tings worthy of being proud of.
I'm bad for not reading all the pages in a thread before I reply. ;-)
If we are posting pics of peddle bikes, I have an all steel boat anchor Raleigh that has 3 gears of fun I should post pics of. Nothing to be proud of on that rig, cept the way cool banana seat.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

My reply was actually aimed at Chasmo's comments on the first page about his shaving kit. I meant it as kudo's for pride for tings worthy of being proud of.
I'm bad for not reading all the pages in a thread before I reply. ;-)
If we are posting pics of peddle bikes, I have an all steel boat anchor Raleigh that has 3 gears of fun I should post pics of. Nothing to be proud of on that rig, cept the way cool banana seat.

My bad! You should post a pic, would be nice

Originally Posted by MikeB52

My reply was actually aimed at Chasmo's comments on the first page about his shaving kit. I meant it as kudo's for pride for tings worthy of being proud of.
I'm bad for not reading all the pages in a thread before I reply. ;-)
If we are posting pics of peddle bikes, I have an all steel boat anchor Raleigh that has 3 gears of fun I should post pics of. Nothing to be proud of on that rig, cept the way cool banana seat.

Thanks Mike,
I suppose I should participate in posting a shave of the day picture once in a while. However, I get up at five every work morning and piddle around so much that I make myself have to rush to get to work. So I'd never get there if I stopped to snap a photo of my morning's shave choice. Then another cup of coffee, hit the strop a few more strokes, stop to check out some project's progress, you know guy stuff. Gosh, it truly is by the Grace of God to have been born a man child. Is there anybody else out there like that or am I out here all by my self? Come on fellas, chime in, cowboy up.

Chasmo

Originally Posted by MikeB52

My reply was actually aimed at Chasmo's comments on the first page about his shaving kit. I meant it as kudo's for pride for tings worthy of being proud of.
I'm bad for not reading all the pages in a thread before I reply. ;-)
If we are posting pics of peddle bikes, I have an all steel boat anchor Raleigh that has 3 gears of fun I should post pics of. Nothing to be proud of on that rig, cept the way cool banana seat.

Well you now have the link the thread is for all walks of bike. Sounds like you have hub gears, I have a fondness for hub gears.

I am not sure what my father did. He was using a DE by the time I came along but as for me I usually do a 4 pass shave daily with very light pressure. 2 WTG and 2 ATG. My neck hair grows sideways/diagonal so the last two passes on my neck are sort of an XTG/ATG. Anyways, this usually results in BBS and if it don't I am good to go anyway since it's really close. On weekends I will do the 2 WTG and 2 ATG with a touch up using clear water and no skin stretching. I usually get some irritation chasing the BBS like this but I have fun on the weekend.

Whilst using my DE's, I found a "2.5 pass" does me. Basically, it's a WTG/XTG pass, then ATG after relathering. I can survive the XTG without a relather if the blade's sharp enough. And I've caught myself doing this a couple of times with my straights.

3 passes:
1 with the grain
1 across the grain
1 against the grain

I do 1-2/touchups

I shave every day

1 pass wtg - my entire face
1 pass across on my cheeks and jaw and another wtg for my neck
2 atg for my neck - i seem to need that extra pass to get things bbs

depending on the soap I use, and the lightness of my passes, I dont usually have irritation.

I currently share one bathroom with 4 other guys so shaving time is limited, so I am getting pretty good with a 2 pass shave (WTG, ATG) every other day or so, seems to work out for me pretty good