Thread: Do you get a good shave?

Sometime back I did a survey concerning how sharp you thought your razor was. This time we all want to know how good a job you do wielding that chunk of steel.

We'll exclude those tiny areas you might have some issues with or that rare nick you get.

I admitted in the other poll that my honing leaves something to be desired. But I've found that great technique and knowing the contours and hair growth on my face, I can get away really good with edges that aren't at the ultimum of sharpness. I'd say that 8 out of ten shaves are super smooth with no irritation at all. The other 2 times out of ten usually boils down to stupidity on my part.

I am happy to state that thanks to the great members here over the past year or so I have found that my shaves are very consistent and great. I only have occasional stubble for a third pass and a very rare nick from exhaustion and stupidity.

great shaves for me, have not nicked my self in a very long time.

I voted for the first and last one. If I shave WTG, ATG I can get smooth with no burn or sting from my aftershave.
Lately I've been doing 2x ATG. That gets really smooth and gives a nice burn; it doesn't seem right to me if aftershave doesn't burn. It's not the intense burn that I get from a dull DE blade, but a nice mid-level burn that tightens the skin and leaves me feeling refreshed. That, to me, is the perfect shave.

I went with #2 but fall between #1 & #2. Get really consistant decent shaves with minor burn depending on how much I rush. If I'm in the "zone" and really have the time to putz around with the shave...then they are pretty close to perfect.

Michael

I'm with you on the aftershave - if you don't know you've put it on, what's the point?

I get a DFS, don't have alum, don't get roadrash, and my category doesn't seem to be on the list.

I'm similar. Today's shave was perfectly acceptable by my standards with only a little roughness on my "problem areas" which I'm getting better at gradually. No redness, no nicks or weepers but then I only use aftershave when I want the extra scent. Normally I'm just using witchhazel. I've never had a shave with anything, cartridge, foil electric, rotary electric or straight razor where I didn't feel something when I splashed on the aftershave.

Even though I answered on it I dont think my exact answer is on the poll. I'm getting pretty good at shaving my face but shaving my head is a whole other story. I dont get any nicks or razor burn but stubble is a pain in the rear to get rid of up there. It is getting better with each shave though.

Hilarious poll... I need a category between one and two, though...