Thread: Extended Days Between Shaves

I stared straight razor shaving in October of 2010. As I have gotten better with my shaving technique I find that my best shaves tend to be 3 days or so apart. My skin feels smoother and I tend to nick less. I also seem to find the anticipation of the shave and the actual shave more pleasurable. There is something strangely pleasing about knocking off a 4 day growth of beard with a scary sharp razor.

Larry

Excessive stubble is really where a straight shines far beyond the capabilities of a cartridge razor. You can wipe off a week's growth with the same ease as a day's, whereas a cartridge would just plug and pull.

I think you've hit it on the head. I am fascinated at watching 4 or 5 days beard growth disappear with a single pass.

So true. Some times I shave once a week just cause it feels good to shave through the beard.

I go as often as possible without shaving, I love watching several days or over a weeks worth of beard wipe away as if it were but a smudge. Like Ron said, no clogged blades, no pulling or tugging, no discomfort whatsoever. No more effort than a typical shave.

This might be a bit off-topic, but I used to hit myself on the head with a hammer because it felt so good when I stopped.

I could go two, maybe even three days, without shaving with no complaints from my job. Three days would be pushing it since I deal with the public. Back before I got into wet shaving as a hobby/sport I might do that from time to time. Since I began shaving with straight razors I can't stand to feel stubble. I need to shave daily and look forward to it. I do agree though that you can't beat a straight for removing multiple days or weeks of beard growth.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I could go two, maybe even three days, without shaving with no complaints from my job. Three days would be pushing it since I deal with the public. Back before I got into wet shaving as a hobby/sport I might do that from time to time. Since I began shaving with straight razors I can't stand to feel stubble. I need to shave daily and look forward to it. I do agree though that you can't beat a straight for removing multiple days or weeks of beard growth.

Agree totally. I often toyed with the notion of every other day shaves as I'm sure the shaves would be great. Work doesn't care if I never shave but over the last couple years I've probably missed less than 5 days of shaving. Unless I'm deathly ill or something totally out of the ordinary is happening, it seems like I just automatically shave. It's become an indispensable part of my day. I think I'm really a creature of habit and changing my routine would just be very difficult. A year and a half or so ago, I experimented with evening shaves and it just felt really weird to shave after work. Besides, I've been a morning shaver my entire life. I suspect getting into the habit of say Monday Wednesday and Friday shaves would be harder still.

I have to shave every day. If I miss a day, then women all over the world get really upset about it. My wife doesn't seem to care one way or the other though.

With a cartridge I shaved as little as possible but when SWMBO complained i had to go every other day. With a straight I would love to shave everyday but my face wont allow it, it is not a big fan of every other day either so I am stuck with every third day. I do occasionally like to go a week plus just so I can get a nice smooth shave with little trouble. I have always been a fan of the beard and I feel it would be amazing to have a couple weeks possibly even a few months of growth gone in a single swipe.