Thread: Shave timing stuff

Every day if I need to or not, just because I enjoy it...twice a day if I have worked on a new razor and can't wait until the morning to find out if it is "shave ready"

Sick...but fun

Dave

When I started shaving I only needed to do it every other day. Since I was using an electric, that was fine by me. Then there were a couple of years of denial until I finally realized I needed to shave daily to look presentable for work. Since I hated shaving with the electric, thought DEs were dead and disposables started to get excruciatingly painful an hour or so after the shave, I decided to give SE shaving a try. The best decision of my shaving career. Now I actually enjoy my shaves! Even though due to relatively light color of my facial hair, the closeness of the shaves and looser standards of the day, I can get away with shaving every other day again, I just don't want to skip my pleasure.

Probably the only times I've shaved on a daily basis were when I was a bald headed trainee at Fort Benning and when I started str8 shaving in earnest. It only took a short while to back off to my current three times a week in part because of the irritation, especially on the neck and chin. Of course I could probably go back to daily shaves now that I'm better at honing and stropping and have more than a couple of razors in the rotation but three times each week works for me so I'll stick with it. If, on occasion, I have something going on where being clean shaven is a must I just make sure to skip shaving the day before.

I guess I'm an "old hippie"! During my college days, I shaved once a week. Once I got a "respectable" job, I shaved daily except on weekends. But once I learned to shave properly (with a DE), I went for over a year without missing a day. Now I shave daily and only skip Sunday once in while. But I do have to admit, even with missing a day, the "second day shave" seems much closer. I never miss more than one day, but I would think for men with beards that grow quickly, after a few days, a trim with scissors or an electric trimmer might be in order before applying a razor, whether it be a straight razor or a DE.

RT

Well, skipping a day or three has worked great for me. Now I am wondering if I should try shaving twice a day - not because I need to. I just will enjoy it, and it might actually be easier... don't give the hair chance to grow