Thread: Passes

With two I get a close shave, but it won't last long. The third makes it smooth and long lasting. Of course this doesn't include my neck, where I'm happy just to keep clean.

Voted two but every now and then get it in one. WTG, ATG. Sometimes I touch up on the neck. Honestly, whatever works for you is good.

Three passes with an additional scything cut on either side of my neck afterwards to finish up. Before using a straight razor I had always thought I had sensitive skin and made sure I bought the sensitive goop in a can. Now I know I don't have sensitive skin at all and can take liberties during my shave that I never thought possible.

3 passes, because I can. Two would actually do, but I get a kick out of an irritation free ATG pass

I've been working on technique. I've had to deviate away from the videos though. I drew my diagram with some degree of accuracy, and now I start on my neck, WTG, then working out and away from the chin, do an all over WTG pass, then north to south and south to north on the neck, relather the whole face, XTG everywhere, followed by an ATG. It's near impossible to do a true ATG on my neck, but I try.

The Side burns, cheeks, upper lip get one pass WTG and one pass ATG.
The Jawline gets a pass WTG, XTG, and ATG.
The Chin gets two passes WTG and two passed ATG.
The neck gets multiple passes in multiple directions. Since the hair on my neck grows in just about every direction imaginable. This chews up my neck up pretty good, but it gets better with every shave.
Unfortunatley I still have to finish up the chin and neck area with my, nuclear fusion powered turbo jet engine mach 4 extaordinaire.

WTG + XTG + ATG + WP* = BBS


* Water pass on spots that need it, when needed.

2 passes game should over. GL

I strive for one clean pass, I shave for comfort though, not closeness, I get a nice close shave that lasts well past 5:00pm rarely do I try for bbs in all directions...
Now notice I did not say one pass WTG...we were discusing this in chat the other night, The better you know your face the better the shave is and also the fewer passes.....

I have been doing two passes ever since I started basically. My first pass is now pretty damn good, the second pass achieves the same results as it always has done, but it's easier now my first pass has improved so much.

incidently, I never tried to improve my first pass, but as technique improves it gets better. I could easily go a day comfortably on a one pass shave.