Thread: The one pass shave

Not enough in my case - 2 passes every day for me.

Originally Posted by Obie

Yes, I have done a one-pass shave and been satisfied with the result.

Really Obie? With your Assyrian bear pelt of a beard?


All joking aside, I don't consider my beard to be really heavy but one pass simply won't do. I'm not sure what it is - direction of growth, rate of growth, etc - but a one pass shave will leave some noticeable stubble and I'll have a 5 o'clock shadow again by noon. Not to say I wouldn't do it if I could get away with it. For those who can I say good on ya!

I have been doing BBS shaves 7 days a week for several months. Based on this thread I've tried one pass shaves for the past couple mornings. I have probably an average beard for growth rate and thickness (but definitely turning a little silver ) They feel pretty smooth when I'm done, but I get pretty prickly by dinner time compared to my previous regimen. It is good to know that if I need to I can do a shave in ~5 minutes. Thanks for bringing this up.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Really Obie? With your Assyrian bear pelt of a beard?

All joking aside, I don't consider my beard to be really heavy but one pass simply won't do. I'm not sure what it is - direction of growth, rate of growth, etc - but a one pass shave will leave some noticeable stubble and I'll have a 5 o'clock shadow again by noon. Not to say I wouldn't do it if I could get away with it. For those who can I say good on ya!

Ryan, I know what you mean about my Assyrian beard. Lynn tells me I have tree trunks for a beard.

Yes, the one pass shave can be acceptable for me, especially these days when my beard is mostly white. I have done it only just get by. If I were meeting a Hollywood starlet dying for the lead role in my screenplay, I would do three full passes and then splash on some Truefitt & Hill Spanish Leather.

Note to the famous Hollywood starlet dying to commission a screenplay from me: I hope you're reading this.

I generally do 1 wtg, 1 atg & another run over the chin mustache area. this has me on a m-w-f shaving routine. 1 pass works but is more noticeable on the second day. probably the biggest reason for multi-pass is the massage and smelling up the lather for a longer time.

I may just have to try out a daily 1 pass routine for a week and see how it does.

To me, shaving with one pass is like eating just one potato chip. I can't stop at just one, (regardless of how close a shave I get).

Originally Posted by JackofDiamonds

Salutations,
Nothing like chiseling a beard out of an untamed growth that when seen in the mirror screams, " I am all that is man!"

...

Cheers,
JackofDiamonds

Hear,hear give that man a cigar!

One pass gets me ready for work. I usually shave at night, so my face isn't still recovering when I hit the job site. I'm still waiting for my life to need smoother shaves.

Originally Posted by myersn024

I've tried it every which way and I've come to the conclusion that the right side is more sensitive than the left..... I've used each hand, shaved my neck before my face so that the blade was fresh off the strop instead of having mowed through the hair on my cheeks, and several other ideas that haven't worked out. The hair on the right side of my neck seems to be more coarse than the left, so I'm sure that pressure has something to do with it, as well.

I have a similar problem on the right side of my neck as well, but because hair on the right side of my neck grows in different directions so I find I have to pass the razor over that area several times which leads to irritation if I do it too much.

Generally my standard is two passes N-S then S-N. If this doesn't get me at or very close to BBS, then the razor needs work. But recently I've been dabbling with the one pass shave and given a decent edge on the razor, one pass seems more than adequate for work or a lazy weekend shave. It's not an extremely close shave and one pass will likely never be my standard shave but for a simple, comfortable but presentable shave it's OK.