Your all time Number 1 shaving tip!

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:11 pm

Michael, yes, a few have related the same thoughts to me.

TRBeck · Post by **TRBeck** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:40 pm

As luck - or technique - would have it, most of my shaves look quite close but are a shade shy of BBS...

My number one shaving tip is in my sig.

Regards,

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:48 pm

Yes Michael, we gentlemen always accommodate the ladies, girls, women, well, all of them.

GA Russell · Post by **GA Russell** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:16 pm

Here's an old thread that might be good to re-read for reminders.

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:22 pm

Don't make a judgment "good" or "bad" based on price. Some good stuff is cheap, and some expensive stuff is bad. On the flip side, trying to save the last penny on every single aspect of shaving is a mistake. Why? Because some of the expensive stuff is well worth the pleasure it brings to the shave.

DavidB · Post by **DavidB** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:01 pm

paperpundit wrote:Prep. Take your time and soften your beard, it makes all the difference in the world.

This is mine as well. Many guys I know slap the lather on and immediately start shaving. Then they complain about razor burn and how their skin is so sensitive. I tell them if they do nothing else differently, get plenty of water on your face, go slow with the shave cream, giving the beard time to soften up.

Dave

LookingGlass · Post by **LookingGlass** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:09 pm

jww wrote:My two top tips?

1) Patience wins the race

2) MWF -- surprised????

+1

Ed

brothers · Post by **brothers** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:48 pm

Bargepole wrote:Oh, one other thing. Ladies don't care about BBS. Ladies like us to look smooth but **feel** a little bit rough. Just so they know we're men. I know ladies like this because they have told me.

The spoilsports.

Squire wrote:Michael, yes, a few have related the same thoughts to me.

In my case, not a few, but just one, many many times. It's part of what they like about us.

Raag · Post by **Raag** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:09 pm

Experiment with blades.

Bargepole · Post by **Bargepole** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:45 am

Raag wrote:Experiment with blades.

Too right. Also

(2) Never "experiment" with blades.

Raag · Post by **Raag** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:05 pm

Bargepole wrote:
Raag wrote:Experiment with blades.
Too right. Also

(2) Never "experiment" with blades.

I remember when I was about six years old, I was playing with a modelling knife - on the packaging it said "surgical sharpness - careful". I scoffed and ran it across my finger and then learned why you never "experiment" with blades.

Bobwhite · Post by **Bobwhite** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:33 pm

Raag wrote:Experiment with blades.

Yes use dice to be able to compare a blade used 3 times to another used 3 times, or to find hou how long a blade lastedw

kd7kip · Post by **kd7kip** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 3:48 am

Take ample time to lather your face well, then take some more time, then a bit more.

Honorable mention tip: Don't split a bottle of wine with your wife, then try to shave her legs. Bad, very bad idea.

-Scott

mineisanotherone · Post by **mineisanotherone** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:02 am

Preparation Preparation Preparation & remember No pressure.

Charles U.K

Zot! · Post by **Zot!** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:12 am

Go for comfort over closeness of shave
Don't give up (especially for str8s)
Go back to the soap to refresh lather between passes (it still lasts forever)