your technique?

[MrSnoopy]

how does people's shave here?

personally, i like to go against the grain, even from mustache i like to shave from down to up, y'all know what i mean... it gives me much more better shave than going with the grain, like i thin most peoples shave...

[mparker762]

Most people seem to shave in multiple passes, sometimes the first pass is with the grain and the second across or against the grain, and some guys just do a with-the-grain pass then an across-the-grain pass. It just depends. As for me, different parts of my face get different numbers of passes, sometimes against the grain and sometimes just across the grain depending on how tough the whiskers are in each area and how fast they grow.

[xman]

I do an across/with the grain pass first and then go ATG.

X

[Kentriv]

I do an across/with the grain pass first and then go ATG.

X

I do the same.

[MrSnoopy]

I do the same.

i think i have to do it like that someday too... but i'm still really young (21) and my beard is growing the way that one shaving at a time is enough to me (3-4 times every week)...

[BrianB]

I've always thought that when shaving it's not the goal to get all the hairs in one pass. I've always looked at it like lessening the amount of hair with each pass. So I usually go with the grain, across the grain and on the weekends or when I head out for the night I take a third pass and go against.

[kd5tmu]

i think i have to do it like that someday too... but i'm still really young (21) and my beard is growing the way that one shaving at a time is enough to me (3-4 times every week)...

I'm 20, I've been a str8 user since I was 17 (it was a very good year). I started out with very light and fine hair all over. Now, I have 2 square inches shy of a full beard if I chose to grow it out, unfortunately that is right under/on my chin. As I have grown to know the razor, I have grown to know my beard as it fills in. Generally 36 hours is what I can go between shaves and feel comfy. I also enjoy letting it go for a few days before I go to the barber. Shave and a haircut!

Have a great day!

[stangman]

I do just like xman: "across/with the grain pass first and then go ATG", except that I add a final "touch-up" pass, using cool water only, to get those tiny little spots that need a little extra finishing, but not the whole face, though; usually just two or three spots with few missed whiskers like under the nose, under the ears, and around the chin.

[Friggin Joe]

brush in one hand, blade in the other, and I like to shave, relather and go at another angle, as I go around my face, using the back of the brush hand to tighten the skin a bit, I don't need to do that much.
I guess it'd add up to on average three full passes, but I only go once wtf on my upper lip and add a few small strokes at varying angles on my chin. I don't switch hands.
also I sometimes strop halfway through, not sure that's needed or very useful

[MrSnoopy]

i use one hand only too... my left hand ain't steady enough, it scares me to use it... it's hard to go with the grain from left side with right hand...