Thread: Reducing Shave time

Originally Posted by Katan2212

to me its not about making a fast shave.. i started shaving like this to learn to enjoy shaving. i have to shave everyday for work and it was becoming a hassle so i figured a SRS would make it become more relaxing. well now that i have started not only has it become relaxing but it has become quite addicting.. i don't think i ever plan on finding ways to make it faster.. will just work on planning my days to give me enough time to shave...

Thanks.

Again I want to be clear. I do enjoy the lengthy, relaxing shaves. But real life interrupts and some days I just can't afford it. I am just looking for ways to continue using the straight on those kinds of days. I'm not trying to make all my shaving days = express

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Confucius say: haste make waste.

When I'm in a hurry I just use a DE.

Same here..

I envy those who can get away with a quick one pass straight shave and look presentable, doubly so for those who can do it ATG I require the whole shebang for a smooth good looking shave, which I'm guessing is around the 15-20 min mark. Otherwise I'll reach for a DE, especially during weekdays.

I shave at night. That way I'm not facing the morning rush!

As regular joe said you got some good advice already. Just a few more things.

Face lathering will help speed things up.

Also you can get into the habit of stropping before bed. Ie strop your razor at night shave in the morning, dry razor put away razor. That night strop the razor you used in the morning and the one for the next day.

Or you can really examine your stropping and see if you can do less laps.

Originally Posted by BanjoTom

I shave at night. That way I'm not facing the morning rush!

I wish I could get away with that!

I was impressed with that post that popped up the other day regarding the 12 year old girl who shaved someone with a straight in her mom's shop, and I learned something from it: One pass only, ATG. Why do we need to do three passes ? Isn't that to keep a DE razor from clogging up? How can you clog up a straight? How does a straight know if there's .2mm or 10mm of hair up there in the air above the blade? It doesn't, so why waste time with WTG, and across, when they don't really do anything?

Thus, one pass, ATG, only. Interestingly, it solved a problem I've been having under my chin where the hair lies really flat against the skin and nothing I do will pop it up to be cut. If it's longer, and hasn't been trimmed off laterally WTG, it's easier to cut. . . . no, put it this way: if it's shorter, after a WTG, it DOESN'T get cut, no matter what. One pass, ATG, at a pretty steep angle picked those hairs up off the skin and cut them, which before, following the "rules", never worked.

On pass, ATG, also cut a lot of time off the job, and it takes me about 10 minutes, start to finish.

Hey I thought part of this whole thing was a Zen experience, where one takes his time and enjoys the trip.

Definitely is Zen like and those are my favorite shaves. But alas, I cannot go into my Zen meditation every single time sadly. Damn real life gets in the way from time to time in spite of all attempts to resist!

I zen it, but with the brush and soap, not the razor. :-) Luv making them suds!