Thread: When do you stop

I have noticed that as long as my face and hands are wet and I'm rubbing my face I keep feeling stubble. I shaved tonight with my DD and it's sharp my prep is good I think and I kept feeling stubble after WTG ATG and several passes. now I just stopped and rinsed with hot then cold water. when I was through rinsing I could feel no stubble. so is there a sign or technique that really lets you know when to stop. my face now is BBS and I believe it was before I stopped . just thought i'd ask is it just me or does anyone else noticed this.

I do the same passes and get a BBS shave most times. I only check and touch up on straight water if there is something special going on, like I'm sucking up to the wife.

your not alone Rhensley, i think it is just the hair relaxes after the final hot rinse maybe. followed by facesturbation for a couple of hours until you feel more stubble again.

I hear you Rez,
2 or 3 pass DFS for work etc but BBS for the bride.

life will be hard if you can't justify spending all your money & time in the shed due to RAD, HAD, ASAD etc if you can't justify it with results when SWMBO becons

Sadly rhensley,,,your suffering from the mental condition known as "Barba Incipiente Psychosis"; Stubble Disorder in common layman's terms. The more you experience wetshaving, the more the condition effects your ability to get a satisfying shave. How does this happen? Simple,,,we set standards, some may call them goals, that are unreal.

For instance;
# 1. We shave in hopes of reaching the result of BBS (Baby Butt Smooth). This goal, in itself, is realisticly unreachable. Reason,,,a baby's butt has no stubble to begin with. A human baby that is; a porcupine baby or a bear cub would indeed have stubble on it. So,,,change your goal to PBS (Porcupine Butt Smooth) or BCBS (Bear Cub Butt Smooth).

#2. We become enticed to certain razors like the Double Duck razor, thinking that the name alone will give use the satisfaction we seek; when in fact, the common Gold Dollar razor will give use that PBS (Porcupine Butt Smooth) that we seek.

Finally , to answer your question, ",,,is there a sign or technique that really lets you know when to stop,,"
Yes,,,,when you have exhausted your finances on fancy razors, hones (chasing that edge) & exotic shave creams,, you will wake up with no money for dinner with the wife and movies with the kids. Then you take your hand, rub it across your face & say to yourself, "I can live with the stubble."

I stopped chasing BBS a long while ago. I just aim for close and comfortable. It's gonna grow right back anyways.

Yup, the better job I do at shaving means the longer I have to wait to shave again...so I basically do the same routine, and the results vary, I don't sweat it.

Now that's funny Hirlau, but also correct

Originally Posted by rhensley

I have noticed that as long as my face and hands are wet and I'm rubbing my face I keep feeling stubble. I shaved tonight with my DD and it's sharp my prep is good I think and I kept feeling stubble after WTG ATG and several passes. now I just stopped and rinsed with hot then cold water. when I was through rinsing I could feel no stubble. so is there a sign or technique that really lets you know when to stop. my face now is BBS and I believe it was before I stopped . just thought i'd ask is it just me or does anyone else noticed this.

First and Foremost; I fully realize that it is Heresy to say that; I Do Not Believe In The BBS Shave! I believe in achieving a 'Close, Comfortable and Smooth Shave'!

Spending time going over and over your face is a Waste Of Time!! I've read of new members doing 4+ passes in pursuit of the 'nirvana' of the BBS!

Those 'little bitty encie weince tiney bits' that you can feel are Never Going to Be Noticed by Anyone But YOU!

Enjoy the shave, forget about the BBS!!!

I do a two pass shave 'IF' I shave the night before so that my shave will pass my companies dress code the next day. However if I'm shaving in the morning I just do a single pass and the shave holds up to the dress code!

As I said, just enjoy the shave!

Sanfte Rasur, mein Klingenbruder!

(Smooth Shaving My Brother In Blades

I try not to make more than 8 passes.

Serously, though, I get very near a BBS each time with patience and maybe a lather and touchup in one area or two. Ususally, the touch up is under either neckline, neck under the jaw, or jaw to the side of chin.

I'm learning when my razors won't cut it and end me with irritation too. So far, stopping when I'm feeling myself having to apply greater pressure than normal to achieve results is the immediate indication that either I should stop and switch blades or give it a quick restrop(depending on the shape of the blade, it might require going back to a stone refreshing).

I don't go for BBS but get it sometimes. 1 wtg and 1 against. Thinking hard about it, it seems the 4/8 s really cut closer. Naaahhh it's a pressure thing. OR maybe a strop thing........It could be just dumb luck once in awhile that everything goes just right. I was thinking the soap was doing it but I used the same puck for a year and so that shoots that idea. I know one thing, if I go past 3 passes or really try hard to get BBS,, it hurts :<0)