Most important part of your shave

[BubbleBoy]

What is the most important factor in achieving a great shave?

 

[johns777]

For me it is a fresh blade. My face can tell when my blade is to worn out and I regret it for the rest of the day most of the time.

 

[BennyVega]

The razor. Blade is a close second.

 

[Toothpick]

its all about the blade for me 1st and foremost. i use a fresh blade every shave. personally i can't stomach using a used blade.

 

[warhawk]

What is the most important factor in achieving a great shave?

Hi BubbleBoy: What is the most important factor in achieving a great shave for you? Me??? It's everything. From the razor, blade, soap or cream, and brush. It's like a team. I need everything to achieve success.

WARHAWK

 

[Agravic]

All of the above - no one factor alone makes for a great shave without the other factors there to play a contributory role.

 

[Agravic]

Hi BubbleBoy: What is the most important factor in achieving a great shave for you? Me??? It's everything. From the razor, blade, soap or cream, and brush. It's like a team. I need everything to achieve success.

WARHAWK

Mel, that was weird! I was typing my post at the same time as you were and I realized afterwards that we both had the same thoughts .

 

[mhdena]

Face prep and making soap lather are part of the same step for me. This is how I would have voted.

 

[RaiserLiebe]

I can get a good or even great shave with most blades, and with several different razors. The one thing that has made the most difference in my shaves has been improving my prep.

 

[bhorsoft]

Some other factor - technique. You can get a good shave with poor equipment but good technique, but you can look like you shaved with an angry wolverine using the best equipment but poor technique.

 

[warhawk]

Mel, that was weird! I was typing my post at the same time as you were and I realized afterwards that we both had the same thoughts .

Ravi: Great minds think alike.

WARHAWK

 

[mikej7193]

I voted face prep, because it's mostly that. It seems to be really that if I spend time to shave properly, it's a great shave. When I have thirty minutes, I can use however much time I want. When I only have five minutes, I rush and sometimes it ends unpleasantly.

 

[smalltank]

perfectly honed/stropped SR..good pre/post prep

 

[johnh]

Method in concert with all other factors.

 

[Searlands]

Technique and blade/razor for me.

 

[Haggises]

Voted blade since technique wasn't up there.
Can't have a good shave without a decent blade but can get a decent shave without a decent razor....

 

[shanman]

The most important factor in achieving a great shave is you.

 

[bvance554]

That's a really tough choice. Everything else being equal I think the soap/lather is the most important for me. I don't notice a great deal of difference between blades or razors, but a bad soap or lather can make for an uncomfortable shave with even the best blade and razor combo. For me at least...

 

[Teddyboy]

In my experience, if I do not prep my face well enough, no blade/razor combo will give me a smooth and close shave. So, for me it is a settled issue.

 

[Harry Snider]

To me it's got to be soap or cream, this is turning out to be the culprit of most problems so far in my noob-dom. Some products don't rate with others.