Evening Shave Convert

I thought I was a staunch morning shaver that would never embrace the evening shave. That was before I took a new job with my company that makes me get up at 4:00am and drive 1 1/2 hours each way. I started shaving in the evening about two weeks ago, and I have to say that I am a convert. I now look forward to that evening shave to close my day as much as I still look forward to the morning shaves when I can go in to work a bit later.

If I have a big presentation or a meeting with company leadership, I will still shave in the morning just so I have the best shave for the day. But I am sitting here right now at 6:39 am with a shave I did last night at 9:00pm and it is still a DFS. So once again I say three cheers for keeping an open mind and trying what people post here. You just may find something that works better than what you were doing.

For most it's likely out of necessity rather than preference. I get up early for work and am not a morning person, so morning shaves aren't high on my list of priorities. I also have a job that doesn't require me to be shaven every day. Afterwork can be a rush as well, with getting the kids fed, homework completed and off to bed, it makes an evening shave something to look forward to. Definitely an end of the day bonus :)

Gentlemen,
I tried an evening/night shave a couple times. Actually it was showering and shaving before going to bed, it actually kept me awake. I couldn't sleep with the scent of the shaving cream lingering in my nose. By the way, the next morning, I took another shower.

If evening or night shaves works for other folks, go for it, but unfortuately, it did work out too well for me. You never know until you try something to see what works.

All the best!
Patrick

I get along well with either, but I like morning shaves slightly better.

I love the evening shave. Saves me from having to rush in the morning and with a straight and my growth speed I'm still BBS in the morning.
Another added bonus is SWMBO loves me coming to bed all smooth...lol

With kids to get ready for school and daycare in the morning I would have to get up almost before I go to bed to get some piece and quiet for my shaving :)
When the kids are in bed I get my alone time in the bathroom while my wife is on the phone with someone, I occasionally shave in the morning in the weekends, depending on what we're doing that day, but on weekdays I always shave in the evening. I have a rather stressfull job, so it kind of gets me down to earth again after a days work.

Finally retired I can take all the time I please to enjoy a shower and shave in the early evening, usually just before dinner.

I like an evening shave very much also. I like going to work looking my best, but sometimes the nightcap shave feels better. I'm a Sunday evening shaver before I go out for drinks. And a workday morning shaver the rest of the week.

Personally I like to shower before I go to bed, and shaving at night I find that I take my time doing a better job and when I wake up I find there is really there is nothing to shave. Also I have read that your whiskers to not grow as quickly when you are asleep, I don't know that this is fact but he is what I have heard our science show.

Well here I thought that I was alone in shaving at night!

I work for a company that these days messes with my schedule each and every week! In that I mean that one day I may have to be at work at 7am the next day at 3pm, it's a real hassle!!

I shave at night regardless of when I work! I have some hand shaking (it's been there for years) and it subsides later in the day.

With a careful double pass my shaves can last up to and over 24 hours and still meet managements approval.

GOD bless thy straight razor, may it always be kept Honed, Stropped and Sharp!

I too shave at night after years of morning shaves. I decided I much prefer to shave late in the day and take my time and relax with it. Weekends I shave in the morning or day but I don't have to get my lad ready for school and pack lunches and things then.

Personally I find nothing beats going to bed freshly shaved and showered ready for a good nights sleep!

I love my night shaves!! I work in theatre so it's lot of nights and not being a morning person I love coming home after a show and unwinding with a hot shower and shave! I've done 1 morning shave and it just felt wrong to me!

i love my night shaves during the week and on Sunday, but some Fridays and Saturdays i switch it up to a morning shave.. never noticed it until recently but i enjoy being clean and fresh when going to sleep, i know my wife appreciates it... my night shaves are closer to 11PM than 7PM though. I can pretty much take all the time i need.

Always been an evening shaver here..relaxes me before bed. I enjoy the ritual a lot especially since I'm a ritualistic person.

I actually shaved Sunday morning this week and it felt too odd. Never again!

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I too fall in the not a morning guy category....If I do shave in the morning I have to use my fat boy, I take way to long with my straights lol.

My beard grows pretty quick. Straight razor shaving in the morning was the first time my 5 O'clock shadow actually made it to 5:00 pm.

However, all your posts will have me trying tonight.

The worst outcome would be that I get to use my Straight Razors at night then use my DE in the morning.:hmmm:

Hold on, that means that I can try twice as many shaving products! Woo... Hooo!!!!:y

Being a begginer I really enjoy the evening shave. There is no need to rush and for me the evening shave is taking on a zen like experience.
Thought I was very much in the minority but looks like I was wrong.:hmmm:

I have always enjoyed shaving with my straight in the evening. Not only does it allow me more time to go slowly and get the best shave, but in the morning after my shower, you can still smell just enough of my aftershave to be pleasant without being overpowering.

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Originally Posted by Alembic

I thought I was a staunch morning shaver that would never embrace the evening shave. That was before I took a new job with my company that makes me get up at 4:00am and drive 1 1/2 hours each way. I started shaving in the evening about two weeks ago, and I have to say that I am a convert. I now look forward to that evening shave to close my day as much as I still look forward to the morning shaves when I can go in to work a bit later.

If I have a big presentation or a meeting with company leadership, I will still shave in the morning just so I have the best shave for the day. But I am sitting here right now at 6:39 am with a shave I did last night at 9:00pm and it is still a DFS. So once again I say three cheers for keeping an open mind and trying what people post here. You just may find something that works better than what you were doing.

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I have been shaving at night for many years. I find it very relaxing.

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Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

I love the evening shave. Saves me from having to rush in the morning and with a straight and my growth speed I'm still BBS in the morning.
Another added bonus is SWMBO loves me coming to bed all smooth...lol

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Yes, the SWMBO enjoys the smooth skin, that is how I get the BBT!!!

Ok what's swmbo?

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Nearly always shave at night even before I started using a straight razor. I also prefer shaving at night when I have work the next morning. In saying that as I work shift work and it changes every week sometimes my evening shave is 2pm before getting ready to leave for work. Most nights it would normally be between 8 & 10.

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Originally Posted by phoebeusfenix

Ok what's swmbo?

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My favorite time to shave is late morning, when the little one is down for a nap, but I only get to do that on Saturdays or Sundays. My weekday shaves happen at night, after the little one has gone to bed, usually around 7:30. I never shave after a shower because I tend to cut myself. I guess the water puffs my skin or something, I don't know. I do not shave before work, because I get up at 5 as it is, and have an hour commute...I pretty much roll out of bed and hit the road. It's a nice way to unwind at the end of the day, provided I get my stuff done around the house before I shave. I've found that if I shave before I've finished whatever I have to do for the night, I rush and irritate my face.

Actually i heard on the radio that it's better to shave in the evening because in the morning the skin is puffed up slightly so you don't get as close a shave as later in the day.

I've really taken to shaving in evening before going out. Nice long shower and a luxurious shave. No rush to get to work.

I think I'll give this a try. My beard isn't that heavy to begin with so I could probably get through the day without a morning shave (touching up with my DE; I still haven't gotten the basics of the str8 down yet). Sounds like a great way to end the day.

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Originally Posted by Ryan82

For most it's likely out of necessity rather than preference.

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Yes, there are other members who love to end the day with a nice relaxing shave, but for me it doesn't matter what time of day I enjoy my shave and would probably prefer the morning. However, I probably shave in the evening more often then not out of time constraints.

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It has been 3 1/2 weeks now since I started the evening shave, and I'm having to say that I have really come to appreciate that end of the day ritual. It is very relaxing - I never would have thought.

I think somebody here said that your beard grow more slowly while your are sleeping, and I can believe it. I have found that my 8:30pm shave lasts till about 4:00pm the next day. I mean a really presentable shave, not just passable.

Good stuff guys:rock:

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Originally Posted by Alembic

Update

It has been 3 1/2 weeks now since I started the evening shave, and I'm having to say that I have really come to appreciate that end of the day ritual. It is very relaxing - I never would have thought.

I think somebody here said that your beard grow more slowly while your are sleeping, and I can believe it. I have found that my 8:30pm shave lasts till about 4:00pm the next day. I mean a really presentable shave, not just passable.

Good stuff guys:rock:

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It was just on one of the science channels again the other day, your hair and fingernails grow more slowly at night according to them.

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Originally Posted by markdfhr

Yes, there are other members who love to end the day with a nice relaxing shave, but for me it doesn't matter what time of day I enjoy my shave and would probably prefer the morning. However, I probably shave in the evening more often then not out of time constraints.

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Absolutely. Personally, I do shave at night mostly out of necessity, but I also truly enjoy the relaxing "nightcap" aspect of it too. But on weekends a morning shave is a nice way to start the day off - albeit after some coffee and breakfast :)

I've always heard that your beard grows fastest during the first 30 minutes you are awake. So, if you can get up and do something else for 30 minutes and then shave, you might have the longest lasting shave yet.

Having said that, I've been learning to hone and once I've done a fresh honing job I can't wait until the morning to do a shave-test. So I test the easiest part of my face to shave...my sideburns. And I do it dry. Next day my skin is slick, slick, slick. Makes me wonder if you all might be on to something. A nice evening shave...hmmmmmmmm.

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Originally Posted by phoebeusfenix

Ok what's swmbo?

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I know other posters have answered your question. I'm sure by now you've probably found the list of acronyms you're going to see on SRP.

However, Obie has blogged about this and it's a good read. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

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-Mark