Thread: Shave timing stuff

Hi

I seem to notice that it's much easier to shave 3-4 + days' gowth than 2 days' growth. In fact, it seems that the 2 days' growth is harder to shave than 1 day's growth...

So I am trying to confirm / hear opinions: when is you growth hardest to shave?

Also trying to see what you use in different situations

For me, if hair is long, I go for bigger (6/8 - 8/8) hollows or wedges. If gorwth is medium, I'll pick up a full hollow 6/8 or so, but might do a wedge if I feel like it. Tried a 4/8 frameback on 2 days' and it didn't seem to work that well (bit blunt, but still I seem to need more heft / momentum for this situation). For 1 day's growth, my current favorites are two full hollows - 6/8 Puma and 6/8 Duck.

I was also thinking, is it easiest to shave twice a day to avoid having the rough stubble come out in the first place. Plus, 2 shaves in one day - this sounds so good I feel a bit dirty

CHeers
Ivo

Interesting .. Now I am going to have to pay attention to my shaving. I will say 4 days is very satisfying when you see all the stubble in the sink.

How can you guys stand 4 days without a shave? The most I can do is skip a day, and that's only before Taylor-days.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

How can you guys stand 4 days without a shave? The most I can do is skip a day, and that's only before Taylor-days.

Only my first 4 days in the cast where I couldn't figure out how to shave without standing up.

I get my best shaves if I shave every other day, daily shaves cause considerable more skin irritation and are therefore less close.
A growth of more thans say 3-4 days requires an extra pass on neck and cheeks.
My cheeks and neck usually get only one pass, moustache, chin and jaw line get 2.

I subscribe to the addage: "A gentleman shaves close and daily". Sorry, I do not have a clue as to whom this quote should be attributed.

However, I will admit that the half dozen or so times that I have skipped a day shaving since switching over to a straight, the resulting shave took less effort to acheive BBS. At the same time, each time I had two days growth I made a conscious decision to select my best razor from my rotation for the shave. Thus, there is some confounding in the experiment; a statistician would say that the observations are not independent of one another so causality cannot be presumed--is it the razor or the two days growth?

Just another data point,
Ed

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

How can you guys stand 4 days without a shave? The most I can do is skip a day, and that's only before Taylor-days.

Ilija,

not so easy, I admit, but there are several factors contributing:
1. I am used to not shaving for a week or so for as long as I remember
2. My wife likes me with stubble (I like me with stubble too)
3. If I shave every day it's not as satisfying as when I shave once every 3 days (and results are worse - shave is less smooth, skin is more irritated, etc.)
4. People at work don't care / are used to me

Shaving is great since I switched to straights, and sometimes I shave every day but I generally try to hold on a bit longer. I know I'll enjoy it even more

Cheers
Ivo

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

How can you guys stand 4 days without a shave? The most I can do is skip a day, and that's only before Taylor-days.

i'll second that. i thought the whole point of straight razors was to be clean-shaven.

Originally Posted by cyrano138

i'll second that. i thought the whole point of straight razors was to be clean-shaven.

Certainly - for some people. Ans some people just like to shave every day.

For me the whole point of straight razors is that I enjoy them a lot as objects and also love the act of shaving with one.

This does not at all mean that I have to like shaving every day. I also enjoy a little stubble on my face. Much like this: I love meat, but also like vegetarian meals. I enjoy shaving so much that I would shave pretty much every day, but for now my skin, growth, and skills combination does not seem to allow this comfortably. I would rather shave less often and enjoy this than shave every day and not enjoy it. If I need to shave for work - then I'd do it. Maybe then my skin will adapt, and my skills will allow this. For now - I'll shave whenever I feel like it.

Cheers
Ivo

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