Thread: any single pass guys out there?

I usually settle for 2 passes--WTG and XTG--to get a smooth shave to my liking.

On rare occasions I will shave ATG on my neck to get a really close shave in that region of my beard.

A finely tuned razor - 1 pass, DFS. But I love the BBS shave and that takes 2 passes and sometimes some touch up work. If I invest time into the prep, then I am going for a BBS shave.

Pabster

Yep! One pass for me.
After fighting with ingrown hairs I just do one WTG pass.
BBS with bumps just don't look good to me.
I found that to get the best one pass shave I had to pay more attention to my technique.
Also had to take the razors edge to a more refined level.
Thanks to some of Papa Bulls research and studies. I have been able to improve the razors edge through a better understanding of edge refinement.


Regards,
Silver2

Depends on whether I'm in a hurry. If I pay close attention to what I'm doing, I can get a better than satisfactory shave with one pass. If I have time, I do a second, and sometimes a third pass, just because I like to shave. As I said in another context, for me it's a meditative experience, and it starts my day off right. By the way, I've been using a straight razor for a loooooooooong time, and I still enjoy it as much as I did when I was first learning to shave--and I'm still learning.

I'm a 2 pass man, although in hastiness I did a 1 pass this morning, and there was barely a noticeable difference, but i find the time taken to do 2 relaxing lol, ill do the ATG if i need the BBS but mostly I don't.

Geek

I typically only do one pass. I have found that my one pass WTG shaves have gotten better/closer as I've got more shaves under my belt. I do definitely get a closer shave if I do a second XTG or ATG pass, but you could only tell the difference by feeling my face - it looks the same. I also tend to get some irritation if I shave XTG and moreso if I shave ATG, so I prefer not to do it.

In my years dealing with everything until straight razors as of a few months ago..for me...if it isn't a straight razor..ingrown hairs are very likely to show up..an AC hand/blade isn't bad but the 2 to compare and far and beyond one another..if you google the cons n pro's..plenty to look at..just a thought though!

pcdad

I wish I could do anything with a blade 1x and be happy..coarse beard doesn't make it any easier than 3-4 passes to get REAL close for me anyways

pcdad

Originally Posted by MasterRolf

Single pass is all I have ever done, and all you need if you do it right.

I'm glad that works for you, but even on my best days with any razor a single pass won't pass my Gold Standard of the old "playing card at 90 degrees and scraped ATG" test. Falling short of that is fine for most purposes and no one is usually the wiser, but I'd rather shoot for something nearer to perfect.

I do one WTG pass then ATG under my jaw and a couple touch ups. I call it a pass and a half. Works just fine for me. I'll probably do more passes occasionally once I get faster with a straight, but I don't have a problem with the level of smoothness after one pass.