Thread: My thoughts: Lots of growth = uncomfortable. Period.

Originally Posted by keljian

With a full hollow you're more likely to have a rough shave with a 14 day beard.

I know that with 3-4 days growth (I have a euro background) my shaves are a hell of a lot worse with a full hollow than with a stiffer grind.

Somebody knowledgeable please correct me, but weren't razors like meat choppers initially created to get rid of beards? At least that's what I was told once, and to me it makes sense. +2 on stiffer grinds for shaving stiff/heavy beard growth.

I mostly shave every day with no problem. On long weekends I will go 3-4 days without a shave and I think I get my best shave after the longer period. I just pull out my W&B 7/8 wedge and mow it down, no fuss no muss.

Is there an argument to say what people may percieve as a better shave is actually just a more noticeable difference between beard and no beard?

I shave BBS every day with no problem.

However, I have waited a couple three days in between on a rare occasion and have gotten really stellar shaves.

I don't dare go for a week or more between shaves. Work wouldn't permit it.

Anymore than 4 days I'd have to mow the growth down with clippers. I shave everyday and really need to,2 days and I look ragged. With Str8's I find it an absolute pleasure and actually look forward to shave.

With a 2-3 day growth, I'll go with a stiffer blade, my DOVO Bismarck or other large hollow ground blades are just too flexible and would not be an easy shave.

Originally Posted by dward

I like to give my facial skin a day of recovery so I don't shave on Sundays...

Dan

Firstly I'm a newbie to the straight but I love it.
I'm ex-army having joined as a boy soldier at 16. Having to shave every day without fail or face the wroth of some Senior NCO. As a result of this, the weekends are my days off so out of principle I dont shave however I do enjoy my Sunday evening shave with a couple of days of growth. It is a BBS, beautiful (I walk around the house for the next half hour feeling impressed with how good). It does tug a bit but its a good result in the end.