Hacking off the No Shave November beard
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Option 2 would be the first choice but with a little patience option 3 will get you there.
I shave daily so none of those options apply to me.
I shave daily so none of those options apply to me.
I wait for Spring, then use clippers, then either a SR or DE, except the mustache, which stays.
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#2 or #3 if you have the right razor that won't clog up. For example, an open comb R41 or Fatip.
I'd suggest some sort of pre-shave routine. This could be just washing your face with glycerin soap and letting it stay on the face for a couple of minutes before lathering up. Alternatively, you could go for the whole moist cloths on the face routine.
I'd suggest some sort of pre-shave routine. This could be just washing your face with glycerin soap and letting it stay on the face for a couple of minutes before lathering up. Alternatively, you could go for the whole moist cloths on the face routine.
I vote clippers then DE (OC if you have one). Take your time!
I've been shaving through November, but if I decided to eliminate the beard and mustache entirely, I would go after them with one of my heavy grind straight razors.
The more I frequently I shave with my straights, the less beard area I have! They seem to have an innate urge for vast sweeps of clean facial territory.
The more I frequently I shave with my straights, the less beard area I have! They seem to have an innate urge for vast sweeps of clean facial territory.
I skipped it this year, not that it's not a very worthy cause - but I'm an essential service provider in a now-mandatory mask locale and industry - beard just wasn't gonna fly this year.
In the past I took the beard as low as I could get it with my electric beard trimming clippers then used a cartridge razor to finish the job and it went well. So I recommend clippers then blade of your choice.
I don't participate, but if I did, I would use one of my AC shavettes. They will take you from a full beard to a baby face in just a few short minutes, with no requirement for clippers.
Ikon Tech
If you're comfortable with a straight, then just do that. Don't waste time with half measures 
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Electric clippers followed by OC DE razor. The worst beard removal was on a cross country bicycle ride when I decided I would be cooler without the beard. Used the little scissors from a Swiss Army knife to clip as close as I could then cheap cartridge razor and shampoo for the shave. Not fun.
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Yuck. Sounds like a lot of tugging and tears.
I'm wondering what's the aim here, have fun with a razor or getting things done?
For the second, unexciting option, my answer would be scissors or an electric clipper. Those will bring any beard down to a range of lengths, where it can either be shaved clean or further styled.
For having fun, straight razors are hard to beat in my humble opinion.
For the second, unexciting option, my answer would be scissors or an electric clipper. Those will bring any beard down to a range of lengths, where it can either be shaved clean or further styled.
For having fun, straight razors are hard to beat in my humble opinion.
I wait till spring then just use a straight, I don’t have a thick beard and a few passes with a freshly honed straight normally does a great job
