Thread: How long does it take to shave?

i have done it in less than 10 but then i got to thinking : i started str8 shaving to relax so i slowed it down some to about 20-30 min straight shaving should be enjoyable and relaxing its not a race

I'm 30-40 minutes including shower, stropping, lathering, some more stropping, cut a few arm hairs to make sure the razor is up to snuff...3 passes to BBS, then clean-up, wash-up, tidy up, and then sneak another peak at the shiny steel I just used to shave my face!

I get a nice close shave, so I only do the above routine every other day.


My "off" nights I usually just skip right to sneaking a peak at the shiny steel....

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

bah! it must have taken me 50 or so minutes today from the time i washed my face, stropped, shaved to cleanup. Was listening to NPR and doing my thing.

It only felt like i shaved for 10 minutes. I might have to go back to the DE during the work week

Turn off the NPR and savor the sound of whiskers being sliced from your face.

Originally Posted by Tonsor

Turn off the NPR and savor the sound of whiskers being sliced from your face.

that is a pleasant sound isn't it... nothing like honing, and stropping your own blades then listening to them slick the whiskers away... gives one a sense of accomplishment...

Originally Posted by Tonsor

Turn off the NPR and savor the sound of whiskers being sliced from your face.

ooh i can still hear it over the npr.

I like my npr in the morning.

Little more than 20 mins if I take my time with the straight, 15 mins if I'm in a hurry. With the DE I can usually get it done in a little less than 10 mins...

Im a newbie .. so 20 min - 35 min.

I am also a newbee (this is my first post!) and the whole process takes more than 30 minutes. Although I expect the I will improve with the practice, I do not thing it will take less than 15 minutes.

Rizo

Yesterday I cheated by using shaving oil topped with aloe vera gel instead of lather. It cut my time in half and the shave was one of my closest. So I guess from now on it's oil for fast shaves, lather for more enjoyment.

(Mind you, I normally take 30-40 minutes, so I can probably speed up my lather shaves greatly too.)

Since I started shaving with a straight razor, I prefer to take my time. I enjoy it more than I used to enjoy shaving with a cartridge razor. I actually look forward to shaving now. 30 to 40 minutes is about my average, but the time is deliberately long just because it's my relaxation time.