Do any of you shave without a mirror?

[nikkuchan]

I was just curious if this was fairly common or if it was just me. I just don't use a mirror. I never have. When I got into wet shaving, the whole thing looked like a delicate operation, so I got myself a nice fog-free mirror for my shower, because that's where I shave (I turn the water off of course; keeping in steamy environment always gave me the best results). I use my mirror when I lather my face, but when I'm shaving I notice that I'm never actually looking in the mirror. I shave by touch: if the blade feels good on my skin, and my skin feels smooth afterwards I'm good.

I was just wondering if anyone else is the same way.

 

[Commander Quan]

I shaved in the shower (with the water running) without a mirror with the M3 but with the DE I'd rather build my lather at the sink so I use the mirror.

 

[Jatte]

i dont shave infront of a mirror to see blade angle or anything, i just do it so that my sideburns are even, but yeah, i can shave without a mirror, i just chose not to , unless i;m in the shower

 

[Leche]

I could do it with my DE (not my straight though) but prefer to have a mirror. Those that enjoy shaving in the shower can get a small fogless shower mirror.

 

[chfair]

due to facial hair designs i shave with a mirror, when i was clean shaven and used fusion i did not use one. probably would not need one if i did not have facial hair as angle is not so hard with a DE after some practice (never would with my straights though).

 

[kingfisher]

Used to do it with a Sensor or M3. Right now I wouldn't even think about trying it with my Tech.

 

[Gogo]

I used to shave in the shower in my school locker room without a mirror. I did this for about six months. I would get good shaves, but things improved a bit when I looked in the mirror. This was especially true on the neck.

 

[Cubemonkey]

I would shave with my fusion power and canned cream while I was more or less half asleep in the shower with my eyes closed. Nowadays, no

 

[LocalYokel]

I never look in the mirror when shaving around my lips - just go by feel.

Of course, the docs in our local ER know me on a first name basis now.

 

[macabrem]

I could do it with my open comb, but would never prefer to not use a mirror. With my Slant - no way - just for the fact that I may end up with slanted sideburns.

 

[curtis909]

man you guys are good no mirror at all.. i would look like swiss cheese without a mirror. come to think of it i do look like swiss cheese somedays when i am running late..

 

[grouse79]

I have exceedingly poor sight even with my glasses on, but I have always shaved without them (they get in the way and get steamed up anyway!) when anything further than about 3 inches away is fuzzy. After I stopped shaving during my shower (decided it was a massive waste of hot water) the mirror over the sink allowed me to at least see where the lather was (most useful once I was finished and wiping my face clean!) but mostly it was done by feel.

A few months after I switched to a DE and proper shaving cream and soap, I got a purpose-made shaving mirror with a 3 times magnification which I can move to within my limited range of vision. This has proved very useful in manipulating the razor around the delicate bits like lips and under the nose.

In a rush I've done a couple of quick passes with the DE in the shower sans mirror and I've yet to cut myself, so the DE technique must come mostly from feel.

I should add that a very simple way of keeping the mirror clear is every couple of days put a few drops of liquid soap on a cloth and wipe the mirror with it. Don't bother to wipe off the suds - it works like a charm.

 

[JBLAZE725]

I have always and probably will always use a mirror. I don't think I'm skilled enough not to. Besides nicks I don't know how good of a shave I would get.

 

[strat1117]

I've always used a mirror, even in the Trac II/M3 days.

 

[TOB9595]

I shave by touch when I'm in the shower at the YMCA.
Some folk look at me askance. They think I'll slash my throat...


I think it is a fine ability to shave by touch. It makes you aware of the hair direction and you can chart your face.
Tom

 

[MacDknif]

Just started DE shaving in the last several weeks due to the crazy expense of multi-blades. Started off with the '56 Gillette Superspeed my step-father used in the Air Force. However, I have a pencil stache and decided to try an open-comb. Got a Merkur 25C and like it very much because I can get in really close and it does a great job. But all of that is off-topic...

Before I switched to DE, I never used a mirror to shave except to touch up close around my moustache. In trying DE and to avoid the prospect of carving myself up like a rib-roast I played with using a mirror for awhile. I was not getting the results I was accustomed to and shaving was taking wayyy too long. I think the idea of shaving being a ritual is really nice.. - on Sundays when I have time.

To make a long story short, the first decent DE shave I got was inadvertently without the mirror with the open comb and an Astra blade and bar soap while in a hurry. I just threw all the rules out the window and reverted to my old ways with my new DE razor. However, it took me an extra week of so-so shaves to figure out that the going by feel as I always had before and not using the mirror was producing the best results. This morning, I used no mirror with the open comb, a Feather blade and got perfect results. Only one minor weeper. It took me that little extra to figure it out because I never really thought much about how I shaved before. I just did it.

I've got a ridiculous beard that has to be shaved twice per day - Ugh. I use lots of steam, hot h2o and Alba very emollient cream shave (now, instead of bar soap). I do this thing where I run the razor with one hand, then feel with the opposite hand for smoothness after almost every stroke. If there isn't enough cream already in my non-razor hand, I relocate some from elsewhere on my face and hit it with the razor side again if it's rough. Being ambidexterous, I can do either task with either hand. One hand shaves, the other senses roughness and applies cream. I do two thorough passes in the shower (one down, one up), then touch-up my stache in the mirror I get out of the shower.

That's it! Basically, find using the mirror more of a hassle. I get better results without it and leave the shower on to keep my body warm and making steam while I shave (New England is cold and we keep the heat low to save oil). I sacrifice enough wearing sweaters in the house all winter. Besides, I use an ultra high-efficiency misting shower head, and we have a well water anyway. Easier to rinse the razor every so often that way too. Just reach back and hold it under the nozzle. I can shave in about 4 minutes flat that way.

 

[TallyShave]

Is there any benefit to not using a mirror? Or drawback from using one?

 

[wrinkles2]

I'm Still Recovering from a Broken ankle (which is why I haven't posted on here much since the end of October.) and while I can now walk on it some, I still am not as steady as I'd like.
So when I Shaved yesterday, I Sat down And I Didn't use A mirror.
Usually I'll Use A Mirror.

 

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

With age, my eyesight is slowly getting worse

with time, I find myself taking off my glasses, 'bending at the waist' trying to closer to the cabniet mirror as I shave. At times, I sit on the toilet seat and use our counter-top mirror (bought from our local Walmart), that is lighted, has one side normal and one side magnified (7X), that works great for us.

Read More: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Jerdon-8....irror-7x-Magnification-Nickel-Finish/19528268

"A person's shaving routine is a mirror in which he/she shows his/her portrait. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

[Giant Kiwi]

I do my head with a slant with no mirror.
I do my face with a straight with the mirror