Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
That seems correct to me. Saying 300 shaves would scare anyone away.
So It’s Supposed To Take 100 SR Shaves...
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That seems correct to me. Saying 300 shaves would scare anyone away.
My take on this is my own experience. By 30 shaves you can shave and after 100 it is easy and you have figured how to shave your face close and comfortable. After that finesse develops and it becomes just the way you shave and the razors just keep piling up as your focus turns from shaving to acquisition ie. the rabbit hole. I’m over 350 shaves now and feel fully competent but can’t get out of that freaking hole.
I can only pray......or run out of money. Of course, you are about to receive $1.96 worth of soap so you aren’t completely free.What a joy it is to be free from acquisitions.....lol!!
I’ve heard from a good source this soap you are blessing me with is Williams on steroids.I can only pray......or run out of money. Of course, you are about to receive $1.96 worth of soap so you aren’t completely free.
You heard right my boy.
So I should stop counting my shaves now? Thereby avoiding the hole?
That would certainly be a new experiment.
I don't know why it should take 100 shaves. I learned with a traditional straight with a square point. I did ful three passes, cleaning up with a DE. It took FOUR shave to lose my fear of the blade. Then around shave sixteen the penny dropped for me with respect to stretching, meaning that I pretty much nailed it.
After that I took to the Feather DX. That razor took at LEAST 100 shaves to master. A traditional straight is very forgiving by comparison.
After that I took to the Feather DX. That razor took at LEAST 100 shaves to master. A traditional straight is very forgiving by comparison.
Ironically, I started with a Feather SS and progressed to a SR. Never counted shaves.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
Today I competed my first two hundred SR shaves. All that means is I'm persistent and still learning how to shave with the razor. It's a long long long learning curve (at least it is if you have whiskers and a beard map like mine).
Happy shaves,
Jim
It takes as long as it takes, no more no less.
Yeah, having a moustache makes it easier on the edge and in terms of technique.
I'm probably on, say, the 700th shave (that sounds too many), but I've only ever done my top lip a score of times.
I'm probably on, say, the 700th shave (that sounds too many), but I've only ever done my top lip a score of times.
No disrespect to anyone with facial hair, but not needing to shave short side burns, chin whiskers, and moustache areas can skew any sharpening/shaving recommendations just as men with sparse or non coarse beards.
Ok, I agree.
Though, to be honest there are lots of other - probably more operative - things that can skew recommendation.
Most guys just recommend what they have because they have it.
Yes, I agree. I wore a beard and other forms of facial hair until 2014. Shaving was without a mirror and in the shower.
This, 100%!
I really think the 100 shaves missive is just a way to tell new guys that this isn’t an instant gratification sort of event.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
I agree.
