Thread: Shaving Somebody Else!

I'm not sure if I'm going to continue down this road as I don't know what I would do with the skill if developed, considering the fact I'm not a barber (and my brother enjoys shaving himself). I am glad I tried it if for nothing else to experience how different it is. The level of worry was much higher shaving someone else. I don't enjoy cutting myself, but I would feel awful cutting somebody I was shaving.

I've shaved someone else once. Good friend of mine who was scared of it and I mostly wanted to show him its not nearly as bad as he thinks. Didn't touch the chin/upper lip area and only a 2 pass wtg everywhere else. Was deffinetly like learning how to shave again. Would be kind of cool to learn how to do it proficiently but like you said, no real use for the skill. For that reason I just let someone borrow a razor if they want to try. So many variables and its best if you figure out what you like for yourself I think.

I was talking about this with my barber. He said that in school he was pretty good and got called over a lot to finish shaves that others had started before the victim passed out from loss of blood. He pointed out that you don't have any of the feedback that you get when you're on both sides of the blade.

The closest I've been to shaving someone else is someone else's arm, and I'll tell you, I got the blade about 1mm away, and making the first touch I almost chickened out because I realized I wouldn't have any feedback at all. I can't imagine doing someone else's face.