Thread: First One Pass Shave!!!!

I wish my beard grew fast enough to shave daily. Generally I have to shave every 3rd before I can start using my face as legitimate sandpaper. The whiskers around my chin are really thick so they grow rather slow, however when it comes time to shave there's no such thing as one pass in that area. Unless I end up trying to take my chin off, it's at least 3 times round to get it properly. But I'm still new and learning my techniques. Now my neck under my chin, that ATG first time BBS. Go figure.

After reading this thread I gave it a try. I guess I'm still too much of a noob. I had a lot of missed wiskers and irritation. Maybee with more experience I will be able to do a 1 pass ATG shave. But untill then, I'll have to keep improving my technique. Thanks for giving me a challenge.

I shave 3 passes everyday. Trust me, you do not want your beard to grow faster! Twice since I started shaving, the weekend shave was a little late once, and the other shave was the best ever, I ended up doing one pass ATG the next day. Other than that it's 3 passes, wishing I could shave every other day. Once you get older, lookin scraggly with gray beard hairs is NOT attractive...lol

I sometimes envy those who can get away with a one pass shave. I'm one who can't; my beard is too coarse and some areas of my whiskers grow at funny angles to the skin. The times I've tried it I looked like I just had a sub par shave with an electric (yeah, that bad), so I end up doing a second pass regardless. And the couple times I've tried ATG for a first pass my whiskers laughed as my blade seemed stuck in the forest, as it were. That's a definite no-go for me.

On another note, as a resident senior member in this thread I would like to say for the record that a one pass ATG shave is not for everybody, and really shouldn't be recommended as a viable alternative to a multi pass shave. If you can get away with it great, but if it simply isn't working out for you don't keep at it just because a few others can.

^And take all the fun out of it? Pffttt. Heck no. It's one of the few times I can legitimately claim time all to myself. Hell yes I'm doing multi-passes and making it take as long as possible!

Im lucky, I only shave every other day, could go 2 days without, but I finally like shaving. If I let it go for longer I look like retread with how ridiculous my facial hair grows. That being said, since I have started using a straight, I have noticed that I am not growing any hair below my sidburns and along my jaw, until the jaw line.

Originally Posted by ubet

Im lucky, I only shave every other day, could go 2 days without, but I finally like shaving. If I let it go for longer I look like retread with how ridiculous my facial hair grows. That being said, since I have started using a straight, I have noticed that I am not growing any hair below my sidburns and along my jaw, until the jaw line.

Don't worry, you'll grow up and become a man one day...

Just joking, I'm 50 (almost) and I don't grow hair just below my sideburns either, I could also go without shaving for a few days without anyone noticing... :-)

This is one area I am still a long way from trying
At about 30 shaves in, I am just getting comfortable with a 3 pass shave
Start with ATG then XTG, XTG (back the other way)

It has been giving me a smooth enough shave
Just a few trouble areas to touch up with my cheapo disposable
And all is well for the day

Keep the faith mate

I really don't like shaving XTG. Typically, if it's been a few days since I have shave I will do a WTG and then ATG. However, if I shaved the day before I will do a ATG and call it good.