Thread: Anyone just use 1 pass?

I can and sometimes do limit it to one pass. Sometimes two. Never more than two for me.

Full Monte for me ,3 passes.If iam going to go thru with 50 linnen 100 leather, whipping up a nice lather, i just can't control myself, if it aint BBS we aint shaving, do you smell what I'm cookn!!!!!!!

I can get by nicely with one pass, but I prefer a two pass WTG and ATG.


Mick

Always three for me. If I feel hair growing back within 12 hours I feel I have not shaved satisfactorily.

Maybe I'm just sick in da head but I just love the rush of going ATG on my neck, I mean usually I'm not all the way awake yet and I have the sharpest piece of steel thats ever touched my body about a mm above my most vital artery. What a rush and great way to start every morning

So to answer th OP I usually do at least 2 passes WTG, ATG.

I only do one pass (downwards) and then a touchup on the chin area. It gets me what I call directional BBS - meaning if I run my finger in the direction I shaved, it feels BBS. (It usually feels BBS if I rub across the direction I shaved too, but never against.)

On a "good day"...meaning that the razor is really sharp,
and I'm "in the zone" with my technique...one pass plus
a minor touch-up is entirely sufficient for an everyday
shave.

If it's a "special day"...meaning something like a
wedding anniversary or kids birthday party...then 2
passes +touch up is the rule.

If it's a "REALLY special occasion"...like getting married
or having an audience with the king...then no less than
the full monty (3 passes +touch-up) is required.

But, generally speaking, I'm with Nessmuck on this one:
"If it aint BBS, we aint shaving."

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I can and sometimes do limit it to one pass. Sometimes two. Never more than two for me.

+1 what Jimmy said

i do a single pass with my artist club with a just a light touch up around the edge of my mouth and under my jaw.. i can't get any closer no matter how many passes i do.. it seems like any additional passes only serve to add irritation to an already perfect shave.

since my learning to use a DE.. i do two wtg passes.. and i still suck at DE shaving.. i usually have to go back and do like a blade buff type thing on some problem areas.. i have generally found that a full ATG pass always does my harm than good with me though.

I can get mostly BBS with just the one pass, but I find the extra pass and cleaning up the odd areas I've missed really make the difference between a good shave and a great shave.

On my cheeks I just do one XTG pass and thats BBS right away. My chin, neck and tache area usually needs a WTG pass plus some XTG tidying up to get BBS. I also do some scything strokes on my neck which seems to help catch the areas where the hair growth is a bit all over the place.