I could not go 3 - 4 days between shaves, it would drive me but at night.
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Shaving Everyday
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I shave daily with three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG.
I shave daily with three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG.
I think @brucered gave some great advice. I usually try to tell newer people something similar if they are getting irritation.
Try changing your goal from daily BBS to getting a smooth, comfortable shave without irritation. All a BBS really gives is a few more hours before getting a shadow. With time and practice, you will find your shaves improving.
If you are used to cartridge razors, you may be applying more pressure or "bearing down" because it kind of works with those razors. With a DE, it's' better to just keep the pressure very low.
My personal routine is usually a daily shave with two passes plus some touch-ups. I think most men who shaved with DEs in older times only went with one or two passes plus some touch-ups. Maybe they would try for a closer shave on special occasions, but not every day.
Try changing your goal from daily BBS to getting a smooth, comfortable shave without irritation. All a BBS really gives is a few more hours before getting a shadow. With time and practice, you will find your shaves improving.
If you are used to cartridge razors, you may be applying more pressure or "bearing down" because it kind of works with those razors. With a DE, it's' better to just keep the pressure very low.
My personal routine is usually a daily shave with two passes plus some touch-ups. I think most men who shaved with DEs in older times only went with one or two passes plus some touch-ups. Maybe they would try for a closer shave on special occasions, but not every day.
Mostly I shave once a day. Twice if I’m going out at in the evening. After switching to straight razors I no longer get any irritation.
You might also consider trying a different razor. The AS-D2 was my first de razor. I needed to do allot of passes and buffing with this razor. A more efficient razor might give you less irritation.
If you like mild razors the Tatara Masamune is mild but a noticeable step up in efficiency from the Feather.
The Henson +++ is also a autopilot type of razor with even more efficiency.
I have only been DE shaving a few weeks
Started 1 shave a week
Now 2 shaves usually Friday & Sunday
I am off work this week so every 2 days for practice (maybe every day why not!)
Never shaved on a work day in case of a screw up but will start that when i return & shave every 2 days
Started 1 shave a week
Now 2 shaves usually Friday & Sunday
I am off work this week so every 2 days for practice (maybe every day why not!)
Never shaved on a work day in case of a screw up but will start that when i return & shave every 2 days
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I generally shave every day. I enjoy it and don't like stubble. I'll go a day or sometimes two without shaving occasionally but that's rare. Since I switched to safety razors, I have less skin irritation shaving every day.
Every other day, three passes for me.
I shave just about every evening after I shower. Night shaver. I usually make 2.5 passes if I shave every day. I have a thick coarse beard with super human growth. I have a goatee and a mustache, here is my normal routine.
XTG and ATG on cheeks.
XTG and ATG Neck, I usually make a 3rd or cleanup pass XTG on my neck.
This gets BBS every time.
Since I started wet DE shaving, my face is in the best shape of my life. I think it is really up to how each individual's face holds up. I don't think its a once shoe fits all.
XTG and ATG on cheeks.
XTG and ATG Neck, I usually make a 3rd or cleanup pass XTG on my neck.
This gets BBS every time.
Since I started wet DE shaving, my face is in the best shape of my life. I think it is really up to how each individual's face holds up. I don't think its a once shoe fits all.
To the OP, welcome to the forum. It's a great place to learn lots. And spend lots!
I tend to follow the same guidance. Similar to if I were painting or drawing, I try initiate most shave strokes from the shoulder (and the elbow follows). I find this helps combat the tendency to apply too much pressure, when compared to using the smaller movements of the wrist and fingers.
I've never been a daily shaver. 2 - 3 times a week works for me.
Three pass daily shaves with what some would call aggressive razors. No problems at all and if there are, it’s usually me and not the razor or the blade.
I think the cure for all is ‘no pressure’
Cheers,
Guido
I think the cure for all is ‘no pressure’
Cheers,
Guido
I do a daily four pass shave with a straight razor and get great shaves with lovely smooth skin and zero irritation.
What does some barber ive never met from a different continent know about my face?
What does some barber ive never met from a different continent know about my face?
I do best if I shave every 2 or 3 days. My beard doesn't grow very fast, so that works for me. I'm usually 3 passes. Still working on making decent lather.
Use an adjustable razor, i had the same type of problem behind the jaw and under it near the ear so i bumped my fatboy down a few notches and no more irritation ingrown hairs or razor burn, also skin stretching helps immensely to get BBS(skin stretch onlt a little bit, you done wanna pull the skin so hard that can lead t its own issues but shaving 3 passes daily…. Wow that is toooooo much, i shave 3 passes once every 3 days at 2 days im still very close to bbs at 3 i start to feel very minor stubble, so i run a 2 pass XTG and ATG Then i give myself a break and let it grow for 3-4 days then 3 passes and so on. I suggest tou use a shave oil right before you lather, i love Maggards oil, lime is my number 1 eucalyptus is my number 2 and sweet orange is 3.. just 3 deops into your hand rub your hands together ro spread the oil then rub your face down
Theres sometimes i even rub a couple drops in between passes.
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I shave daily and although for work a one pass shave would do it, I shave daily with two passes for a 1st class irritation free shave.
Lather > 1st pass wtg > and without relathering the 2nd pass atg.
Between the first and second pass I only lightly moisturize my face and use the residual slickness for a dfs to bbs shave.
A top shaving soap / cream provided, for me the Arko, the Saponifcio Varesino, Cella crema da barba and the Speick shaving cream.
Lather > 1st pass wtg > and without relathering the 2nd pass atg.
Between the first and second pass I only lightly moisturize my face and use the residual slickness for a dfs to bbs shave.
A top shaving soap / cream provided, for me the Arko, the Saponifcio Varesino, Cella crema da barba and the Speick shaving cream.
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