What did you learn from your last shave?

[Ron R]

If you have a shave and it puts a smile on your face you have accomplished something great. When I was younger and had to shave it was boring with my cartridge razors. My job made it a mandatory task because of possible chemicals leaks in our plant.
Strange how we change over the years from boring to enjoyable.

 

[SgtCrppls]

Learned that ATG on my cheeks is at a 45 degree angle from chin to ear, this has helped tremendously with making fewer passes

 

[AimlessWanderer]

I can be a real klutz sometimes

 

[cwright]

After (6) shaves with a Kai DE, was still shaving fine, thought it was time for a new blade. Amazing how much better a new blade is, smoother, less clean-ups, the old one wasn't that bad, but glad I changed. (6) may be my limit....

 

[TexOkie Shaver]

I can be a real klutz sometimes

Join the party.

 

[razorhead63]

Astra SS blades easily give me 14 shaves apiece.

 

[noodles hovar]

Full ATG focusing on spots typically needing cleanup really does the job

 

[sm29]

I’m still not sure about bowl lathering, but I’m giving it a chance. The Captain’s Choice heavy copper bowl is aesthetically pleasing and can whip up a good lather. The question for me is whether I want to lather the bowl or my face. Having been informed that a major advantage to the bowl lathering is the hot lather throughout the shave that I was not able to get. This caused another purchase. A 3 quart double walled stainless bowl filled (to allow most of the copper bowl to be submerged) with water from a tea kettle does the trick. It keeps the lather quite warm.

 

[RumpleBearskin]

Evidently several years of wearing a goatee has left that area a bit sensitive. I'm a daily shaver, and that area demands a bit of extra care for the time being.

 

[Smooth and Sharp]

No nicks or weepers is possible with any razors.

 

[Wogus]

I learned the 6S rocks my world.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Once again that La Toja is an awesome soap;

Once again that the '62 Gillette Slim is an incredible razor when used properly. For some time now I've been using it on a 48-hour beard at settings 5, then 4, then 3. Today I set it at 6, then 5, then 4. The 6 mowed my bristles down without effort, almost without sensation. And here I thought that 5 was as high as I could comfortably go, and that the Slim was not as satisfying a razor to work with as some of my others. Hmph!

 

[BigJ]

Hot shower and a fine shave is a great start to a cold, damp day!!

 

[Benzadmiral]

That Palmolive Classic shaving cream in the green tube can indeed be lathered by hand without a brush, and can provide a nice slick lather and a good shave.

 

[Benzadmiral]

That a slant razor (in today's case, a vintage Hoffritz) is neither a gimmick nor a novelty, but a superb shaving tool.

That I can indeed use the Gillette Slide with a slant razor on my cheeks for an excellent BBS result.

 

[thombrogan]

I learned that I like shaving steep and safety razors geared towards shaving steep more than Hank Hill loves propane and propane accessories.

 

[beardlyboy]

My new synthetic brush needs more water than my big boar brush


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[Jasper J.]

Cut off the beard, not shave it. The angle of the blade flat against the face can save you from scratches.

 

[Benzadmiral]

That, given the right razor (Merkur Progress today), it is indeed possible for me to reduce that troublesome little patch of stubble under my chin to near BBS without irritation.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Christmas 24-hour beard today. Learned that the Semogue boar brush, which I'd stopped using much at all as being hard to load with soap, loads just fine with a cream -- Trumper's Almond, as it happens. It'll be interesting to see how it does with Palmolive, TOBS, or Proraso Green.

Learned also that the '53 Super Speed, which is somehow my least-used razor, loaded with a Feather blade makes for a terrific and drama-free shave.