Thread: Shaving Others

Howdy all,

So I've been shaving with a straight a few years now. But it's only been recently that my brother has been interested in my razors. It started with a shave a few months ago. Then when I went away for vacation he started using my boar brush and L'occitaine soap.

I don't think that he'll start shaving with a straight any time soon I think he likes the idea of it tho.

So how many of you shaved others? How were your experiences?

None of my chicken $hit mates will let me come anywhere near them with a blade...So I made one little slip and that fulla died, but that were years ago now...


Mick

I would not recommend you try it even if they let you near them. I am told that there is a big difference between shaving yourself and another person. My own opinion is that this is a job best left to a barber.

Yes leave that to us... when you shave yourself you can feel the pressure of the razor on your skin and you can adjust. On another persons face you cant feel your pressure which leaves a greater margin for error.

Some time ago I shaved my brother. It was not the most confortable of experiences for any of us, but I did manage to give him a close nick-free and irritation-free shave. I was very proud. But it was a thing to to once and only once. The lack of a propper chair was an issue, though...
And yes, I've left that to professional barbers ever since.
It was something I needed to do, though and my brother was willing enough and interested enough to trust me with a sharp blade arround his face and neck...

Yea the lack of a proper chair was what made it difficult. But other than that it was easy.

Just stretch the skin and use light pressure. Same rules apply, the only time it gets tricky is with some angles.

I understand you saying leave it to a professional. But you didn't just wake up and automatically know how to shave someone else it took practise. Which is exactly what I'm doing now.