I've been shaving with a DE for about three months now, and I feel I've gotten to the point where I can get a BBS shave with only about a 20% chance of hacking up my neck. I've been feeling lately, though, that the main problem I have with a BBS shave is that it's so close there's hardly any point in shaving the next morning. When I was shaving with a Fusion and goo, that's a problem I would have loved to have, since I hated everything about shaving. Now I get so much enjoyment out of my daily shave that I find myself doing only two passes for a DFS, WTG and XTG, just so I can leave enough growth for the next day's shave. Anyone else do the same?
Daily shave - BBS or DFS?
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Same issue with me... If I go BBS, there isn't enough to shave the next morning. If I do a DFS (WTG and XTG passes), then I can shave the next morning. Lately I've just been going BBS and shaving every 2 days.
I don't have that problem. I get BBS shaves every AM, with enough growth the next AM to warrant another close shave. If I settle with DFS, then I will end up with earlier than usual growth or five o'clock shadow.
Unless it's "date night," I settle for a DFS. I need to shave every day regardless of whether I go BBS or DFS and, frankly, my co-workers don't warrant the extra passes for a BBS. My wife, on the other hand, warrants whatever she wants. Just ask her.
The goal isn't to achieve a BBS or a DFS or anything other than an enjoyable shave.
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This!!
One day I hope to be able to take this sage advice. When the blade meets the skin, however, I am completely unable to not attempt a BBS.
I strive for BBS but usually wind up with a DFS. I'm about half tempted to bring my shaving junk to work and sneak off to the bathroom for a quick touch up when I find the un-smooth spots later in the day.
DFS for me.
if i've gone a few days i'll go for BBS. it's easier since my skin's had time to thicken, and by beard's had time to soften up from the natural oils and whatnot.
if i've gone a few days i'll go for BBS. it's easier since my skin's had time to thicken, and by beard's had time to soften up from the natural oils and whatnot.
I always aim for BBS...otherwise, I don't bother shaving that day. Just doing a WTG and XTG pass doesn't do it for me. Not with just 24hrs growth. It's the ATG pass that gets most of my whiskers.
DFS weekday mornings, WTG & ATG with some additional touch-ups. I value my sleep and am ok with not trying for a BBS before work.
Daily DFS, special occasions-and lazy week end days-BBS.
I love the feel of the BBS, but I can only do it every other day. If I go for BBS two days in a row I get some mild irritation. So I do DFS on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and BBS on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. I give my face most Saturdays off, unless I want to try something new that it might take a day to recover from ;-)
I go BBS on a date night, besides that I'll be going DFS ;D
I only go WTG, XTG and ATG very, very judiciously in a couple of spots - mostly below my lower lip. My injectors give me a DFS on a daily or almost daily business. If I need a closer shave, I find that if I skip a day or two, I get a resulting closer shave with my normal routine - a sort of DFS "plus" shave.
A BBS shave for me means ATG and/or very aggressive XTG passes. That means irritation or minor razor bumps here and there. It's just not worth it to me. DFS is a happy medium.
A BBS shave for me means ATG and/or very aggressive XTG passes. That means irritation or minor razor bumps here and there. It's just not worth it to me. DFS is a happy medium.
I just do three passes -- WTG, XTG and ATG, and maybe a little scrubbing on a couple of tough spots on my neck. If it turns out BBS, great. If it's a DFS, I'm still better shaved than anyone else in the office, so I don't fret too much if I rub against the grain and feel a tiny bit of roughness. Nobody else will notice it.
When I get a BBS shave, most of my face doesn't have enough growth to bother with the next morning, but I usually do touch up in the heavier growth areas- under my sideburns, my chin, and my mustache. That being said, I usually stop at DFS to make the next morning's shave better. I reserve BBS shaves for special occasions, and I usually do them in the afternoon and don't shave for a couple days after.
As others have more or less responded, I vary 3-pass and 2-pass every other day.
Yes!
Some days 2 passes others 3. Depends how I'm feeling, how the razor's feeling and what soap I'm using. But I always enjoy myself. Otherwise what's the point?
Like a few of the others, I have no problem with a BBS every day, and frankly I have shaved twice a day more than a few times.. Yeah, addicted. 
That said, last week I discovered that a two pass shave with a DE (WTG, XTG) renders a DFS that makes the old Mach III look useless.
So, I have options..
The real irony is that pre-DE I looked forward to the weekend as a time to not shave and just let it go.. now I look forward to the weekend so I can get a BBS shave... in the morning, after dinner, out on my deck... I just can't get enough!!
That said, last week I discovered that a two pass shave with a DE (WTG, XTG) renders a DFS that makes the old Mach III look useless.
So, I have options..
The real irony is that pre-DE I looked forward to the weekend as a time to not shave and just let it go.. now I look forward to the weekend so I can get a BBS shave... in the morning, after dinner, out on my deck... I just can't get enough!!
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