what can your mirror do?

[chansta]

Has anyone ever felt after shaving in 2 different locations that the size/quality/location of mirror helps them or hinders them?

Maybe it's just my own perception, but when I visit family and shave in front of a large mirror with a smaller sink, I can see what I'm doing a little better and my shaves are more enjoyable.

When shaving at my flat, I have to lean over quite a bit to really see. Maybe this is a dumb question and will get zero replies, but I seem to feel a difference.

Anyone??

 

[August West]

Not silly at all...mirrors are crucial.

 

[dabrock]

I can't claim to want to move to get a better mirror but I can see how it might be an issue if the mirror isn't very good.

 

[honeybadger79]

Has anyone ever felt after shaving in 2 different locations that the size/quality/location of mirror helps them or hinders them?

Maybe it's just my own perception, but when I visit family and shave in front of a large mirror with a smaller sink, I can see what I'm doing a little better and my shaves are more enjoyable.

When shaving at my flat, I have to lean over quite a bit to really see. Maybe this is a dumb question and will get zero replies, but I seem to feel a difference.

Anyone??

Absolutely. I started holding a small mirror in front of me so that i could see more clearly. I stopped that because holding it became a distraction, but clearly i'm not thrilled with my mirror

 

[OneShaveAttaTime]

I got a mirror like this at a garage sale and I love it because I dont have to look up as far and thus stretch my neck, which helps me avoid irritation, and my medicine cabinet has 3 doors all with mirrors which helps a bunch too. I think mirrors go a long ways.

 

[docholliday77]

I just got a mirror like David's and I'm still kind of figuring out how to work it into my routine. It has a straight and a magnified side. I think the straight side is better for most of the shave. The magnification can be too much trees not enough forest.

I actually posted a similar thread last month when I was deliberating on whether to buy it. Not a lot of replies, but it sounded like most people just use the mirror on the wall.

 

[eastomjac]

ive got a vintage medicine chest and the mirror is perfect for shaving.its even got a blade disposal slot in the back.

 

[scorpionking]

...I think mirrors go a long ways.
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+1 to all you said One, unless you happen to be a Vampire! LOL!

 

[celestino]

Mirrors are definitely important. You don't want to be bending forward too much as that may cause you some back pains and you may also be locking your knees.

 

[dpm802]

I have a large mirror above the sink, but my eyesight is so bad that unless I'm wearing my glasses, I can't see what I'm doing anyway. If I lean across the sink to get close enough to the mirror to focus, then I'm uncomfortably off-balance and thinking more about falling than about shaving. If I wear my glasses to shave, then they get in my way when I'm doing my cheeks, and invariably, I have to clean the lather off afterwards.

For me, good lighting is more important than a good mirror, but really, the two go hand in hand.

I've learned to shave by feeling with my other hand to find spots I've missed. I could probably shave in the dark if I had to, but I haven't tried it yet.

 

[mkiraly]

I say the only dumb question is the one you (or I) DON'T ask...
I'm fortunate in that most other gentlemen around my age now need glasses for reading and close-up work, but not so for me, as I'm near-sighted.
So, luckily, I'm good with whatever mirror I'm in front of.

 

[brandworth]

If you are finding yourself leaning in to far maybe one of these is an option http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001P...165_QL70&qid=1412492909&sr=8-5#ref=mp_s_a_1_5

 

[Eeyore]

I have shaved in many locations, from camping grounds to hotels to our own bathroom, and I have never worried about the mirror. As long as I can see the area where I am lathering and shaving, it is good enough for me.

 

[BSAGuy]

For me, a mirror is a mirror. Flat piece of glass with silver on the back.

 

[bosseb]

Not silly at all...mirrors are crucial.

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Really?

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[chansta]

Looks like peter gabriel ala sledge hammer.

 

[August West]

Really?

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Classic!