Thread: How often do you shave?

Good morning fellow shavers,

How frequently do you shave? I myself shave every morning. I do not have to shave. Work does not require that I shave. I do not shave for social acceptance. Before beginning my straight razor and double edge journey I would skip shaving on Friday through Sunday and also September through mid January.

I now shave everyday because I enjoy shaving. I do not need to some days as the previous morning's shave is still rather acceptable. I shave now partly for my two young daughters and beautiful wife. They deserve smooth. Mostly though it is for my own enjoyment, relaxation, and experimentation. I rotate razors, soaps, brushes, strops, and scuttles.

So do you shave every day? Every other day? When you feel like it or need to shave?

When I first started straight shaving I was instantly addicted so I shaved every day. Five years later I find myself shaving every other day, probably has something to do with better technique equals better results.

Every second day due to sensitive skin, however have the feeling that as my straight skills improve, it may be every day as I do really enjoy it. Previous to DEs and straights had a beard of some sort for the last ten years, full growth for a month, then trim into some sort of shape for next month, then remove and start again.

I shave everyday during the week except Friday. I wait until Sunday morning to shave next. For me there is nothing better than taking off a few days growth.

When I want or need to, due to me having a job that does not require me to be clean shaven, with working overtime and starting at 6am I dont always have the time.
When I have finished a few more razors I intend to give myself more time and end up shaving most days

Have shaved everyday for as long as I can remember so it is an ingrained habit by now. Big difference is that I enjoy it more now with a straight razor, a variety of soaps and brushes.

Bob

I shave pretty much every day. There are times when I take a day or two off. But those days are rare.

In the old cartridge days I shaved every other day because I hated shaving and paying for cartridges. That is as long as I could get away with and still be acceptable for work. Now that I straight shave I don't need to shave more often than every other day if I do a two pass shave or I might shave more often.

I shaved daily for years, then I began an every other day .... or so .... routine. Now I might go days without shaving. I'm currently getting over a cold which has had me down for a week and I'm growing a beard ! Oh how the mighty have fallen !

Every second day, unless a special occasion (work or social) prompts me to shave on the "off" day.