Thread: Shaving multiple times a day.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

What I've noticed over the years is that my day-after stubble is much rougher using a straight than my old Gilette. Has anyone else experienced this?

I agree. It's only been a couple weeks, but I've noticed the hairs feeling stiffer than I remember.

What's your routine? Do you do a WTG, XTG, ATG or just WTG? If I do just a WTG I could shave twice a day, but usually I do a WTG and XTG which gets me through the day, say maybe 16 hours.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

If you need to shave a second time it means you didn't do it right the first time

I see comments on this forum like "I can't abide stubble" and so on, but it's only stubble. Whether you shave again in the evening or not it will still be there in the morning. But hey, it's your face. If you have the time to spare, and more importantly it doesn't cause irritation, go for it.

This!!!!

Originally Posted by easyace

Gentlemen, I hate to be the one to point this out to you, but....................................it's because you're getting older. Which of course is no bad thing when you consider the only alternative.

and this. I now have "gorilla hair".


as you learn better technique the shaves improve. I shave every 2-3 days usually but If I wanted BBS all the time would shave every two. By the end of the second day I have a normal 5 oclock shadow and by day three it's real rough.
It becomes a trade off between how many passes/how many days between shaves/irritation from too much too often. I like to let my face rest for a couple days.

i kinda go with the every other day routine , although i did shave 2 days in a row this week , but i only shave cause i like to use the straight and or DE now , if not for havin fun id prob be on my way to a beard like the guys from ZZ-Top ..lol