What's Your Favorite Part of Shaving?

[AABCDS]

For me, it's applying the lather to my face when I bowl-lather or creating lather on my face when I face-lather. I swear I could keep the brush moving around my face for an hour and not get tired of the feeling.

So what's your favorite step?

 

[BarryP13]

for me its feeling my very smooth face after the witch hazel has dried.

 

[brybry642]

Loading the brush from a puck of soap/making lather in a bowl.

 

[watchiekong]

The very moment the lather explodes whilst face lathering. It all comes together: brush, soap, water and (lather) technique!

 

[cnichol3]

It's a tie first first. Face lathering off the puck and the feeling on Aqua Velva hitting the face.

 

[gash]

Some time ago, there was a poll with this question. I think that lathering won by a significant margin. It's certainly my favorite part of shaving.

 

[urkel]

favorite part is the singing of the blade

 

[Talisker 13]

The warm brush and soap hitting my face for the second pass....the smooth-ish face and the really warm brush and lather.

 

[mwhitcraft]

Lathering and feeling my TI 6/8 glide through my whiskers. It's a tie I guess.

 

[American1911]

Listening to the blade sing.

 

[Member357]

The aftershave splash!

 

[derjoachim]

My favorite part of wet shaving is the inner peace it gives me. No matter how stressful some days can be, there is something profoundly soothing about the entire ritual of prepping, lathering, shaving and cleaning up.

 

[buca3152]

I like going back to a simpler time and not rushing. I don't time the shave from start to finish but I estimate 15-20 minutes.

 

[Beerhunter]

Making my hot lather, almost a ritual making sure it comes out right.(hate the preshave)

 

[BarbaGnosa]

Getting into the ritual, zen, and zone. I like that I set apart sacred shaving time in which, when it works, though the IRS may be calling, the baby bawling, the sky falling those things fall out of sight and out of mind as I am transported into the zone of imagination, concentration, focus, delight, which helps t-up a better day (and night).

 

[ObsessedShaver]

The promise of a great shave followed by a nice hot cup of coffee and a big ole stogie as a reward.

 

[spaceboy2001]

Face Lathering

 

[aihpcfl]

Toss up between the feel of face lathering and the smell of bay rum aftershave.

 

[Glockadoodadoo]

So what's your favorite step?

Really that BBS feeling after your done !

 

[Reevers]

GFT Sandalwood skin food being rubbed into my smooth face!

Great thread BTW!