Thread: How long does it take to shave?

Voted for the 30-40 min option. I always to a 3 pass otherwise I cant get BBS. Then there is tidying up after myself...

Originally Posted by LouT

…I am definitely still on the learning curve, and I prefer to shave in the evening so I can take my time. But I have been taking well over an hour on every shave.…This is a good thread, I have been wondering if I am excessively slow and now I realize that I am!

I remember when I had been at it a while and was still at about 90 minutes! When I 'fessed up here, nobody could believe it, but I couldn't find any way to cut out serious time. Just as Xman says, things will speed up on their own. Now, with shower, until oiling and storing the razor, I'm now at about 45 minutes.

"Oh snail, climb Mount Fuji. But slowly, slowly!"

I feel like I take a long time and enjoy myself by taking 10-15 minutes..... but that is because I have a goatee and stache, so I'm really only shaving about 60-70% of my face.

I did a speed run today to see how fast I could do a shave. From stepping up to the counter to walking away took 4:27. This was including two passes, 60 seconds of lathering, and clean up. I don't count stropping because I do that as the shower water warms up.

For those of you that are curious no, there were no nicks. Yes, it was nearly BBS but not perfect.