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Gary's thread (Against The Grain) inspired me to try a new fast way to shave. I used a brushless cream (no time spent building lather) and a Gillette Guard (fast shaves in any direction with no nicks or scrapes). I wet my face, smeared on a one inch length of Alba Botanicals brushless, and I shaved and felt going atg in all directions, stopping only to rinse my razor occasionally. Got finished up and wiped my face with a wet washcloth; rinsed the washcloth; wiped again; rinsed again; wiped again and dried my face with a towel. All took a fraction of the time of a lather shave with no brush to clean up and no re-lathering between passes. Got a decent shave and was out of there.

Pete, your Guard seems to be a good one for you.

Hi Pete and Gary -

I had a really good experience with Oliveology Shave Gel. It's more of a liquid than a gel, but it allows a very close shave while providing better glide and protection than I get with my best lather. Because of the outstanding protection I was able to shave faster.

Unfortunately, I can't get any more of it, as it's not currently available.

- Murray

Pete, glad to read that you have found a 'fast system' and to echo Gary. the guard does seem to be good for you

Maybe its just my becks induced imagination, but for my shaves, making lather doesnt seem to lengthen the process vs. canned stuff/brushless cream.

clive

Maybe it's my lathering technique. I fill the basin with hot water and soak my brush while I dip a washcloth in and wet my face; then comb my hair. I shake out the excess water and rub the cake for 10-15 seconds; build lather on my face; sit the brush beside the basin and grab a razor; shave one pass and sit the razor beside the sink; grab the brush and lather my face; shave a second pass; and repeat for one more pass and a polish. Then I shake the brush under the hot water and pull the plug; rinse the brush under the tap and shake out excess water; wipe the lather off my face with the still wet washcloth; rinse the washcloth under the tap and squeeze out excess water; repeat wiping and rinsing 3 more times; wring out the washcloth and clean up the counter around the sink. That takes a lot of time.

In my case, too, wetting the brush, loading the brush, making lather, and cleaning the brush takes way more time that just wiping a liquid/gel onto my face. And then, the gel is so much more protective that I can shave with careless abandon (as in, more quickly). Beyond that, the gel is skin-friendly, so one doesn't even need to clean it off as one would with lather.

I agree with Gary and Pete, brushless cream (in my case, Oliveology Gel) is way quicker.

- Murray

the joys and benefits of one pass shaving

clive

A couple I tried the same trick with a Gillette Fusion. It pulled and stumbled all the way. I think the brushless had too little water to activate the lubricating strip. Or, I just didn't mix enough water with the brushless.

I like Trader Joe's Honey Mango Brushless Shaving Cream for this purpose with a Bic Normal Disposable

Thanks Tucker. I think I still have some Bic Sensitives. I like them a lot but I haven't tried them for this yet. I have only tried a couple of brushless creams. I think the other was Kiss My Face but I really don't recall. I was posting about it at the time.

Noxzema Original Deep Cleansing Cream and a Noxzema Twin (Kai) blade disposable. I find myself looking forward to these cheap and fast shaves whenever we're traveling.