Anti-BBS

[JMan424]

I usually strive for BBS, but will try out a DFS/SAS shave with two quick passes.

I guess that puts me in the age group that doesn't feel like the stubbly look works for them.

Age is perhaps an unfair simplification.

For instance, I also think blondes tend to sport shadow less, as the requisite length can end up looking more like poor grooming than fashionable indifference.

Not to get over-scientific and try to think of all the factors but I'm betting there are plenty more.

 

[Augustiner]

Um.....no.


A) I absolutely HATE the so-called 5 o'clock shadow.

B) I think stubble looks stupid, not cool.



YMMV, obviously. But this is how I feel.

I'm with you completely on this one, buddy. When I see this it tells me the person has something to prove.

 

[maj_planb]

I don't shoot for the "cool stubble" look but I usually stop well short of BBS as a way of avoiding ingrown hairs/razor bumps. One WTG pass is good enough for a professional appearance at work.

 

[mmack66]

My shaving goal is pushing back my 5 o'clock shadow until 5:45.

 

[Augustiner]

I don't shoot for the "cool stubble" look but I usually stop well short of BBS as a way of avoiding ingrown hairs/razor bumps. One WTG pass is good enough for a professional appearance at work.

maj_planb, AWESOME avatar! Predator is my favorite movie of all time. I can't believe I never thought of putting that screen shot as my avatar. Wow, good job man

 

[memoryleak]

Uh-oh, I hope I haven't opened up the gates on this thread

Too late, release the hounds !.

Wassa matter wid you, trying to make the cover of People magazine?
Deliberate stubble is major fail.

 

[drewmac]

Too late, release the hounds !.

Wassa matter wid you, trying to make the cover of People magazine?
Deliberate stubble is major fail.

I wouldn't say that I have 'pull with the fingers' length stubble. After shaving I am smooth to the WTG touch and rough when felt ATG. DFS or SAS?

 

[LarryAndro]

I think the shadow look was even bigger 20-25 years ago (George Michael, for instance) I think it's the youth of any day.

The scruffy look wasn't always a youthful thing I don't think. This is such a depressing thread! Am I really that 56 year old old?

Don't need a cane yet, sonny. But, don't store it away either.

 

[kingfisher]

Deliberate stubble is major fail.

+1. This is what I was saying.


Don't get me wrong. I don't shoot for BBS every day. In fact, I've settled into CCS-DFS territory on a daily basis as my goal. Even so, I've managed to push my 5 o'clock shadow back by about 2 or 3 hours, which I prefer.

There may be an age thing with regard to whether the stubble look is considered cool or dorky. I'm a relatively old fart (51 years) and my stubble is now half gray, which makes it even worse (IMO).

And by the way, I don't care what kind of look you sport. I don't care if you go for the Sonny Crockett look on a daily basis (that's a Miami Vice reference; it may be a bit before your time). Do what makes you happy. It's just that you asked for opinions, and I gave you mine. Sorry if I gave it a little too strongly.

 

[drewmac]

Sorry if I gave it a little too strongly.

No, no. The thread is all in fun, and I accept that people all have different levels of shave acceptability.

What are all of your baselines for stubble. Are we talking just above the skin, or Hugh Laurie? I get just above the skin stubble all day from my WTG shave.

 

[b.read]

I'm still brand new to Wetshaving, so I try to get my face as absolutely smooth as possible! At this point, it's a big challenge for me, so I just have fun

 

[Rem0]

Does anyone else never go for a BBS? It's not that I can't do it, but rather I simply look foolish with a BBS shave. I'm 27, so I'm probably in the stubble looks cool category, but I look full-on ridiculous with BBS.

What I've found though since transitioning from electrics (and part of the reason I love DE wet shaving) is that I can do one WTG pass with touchups and have that perfect 5 o'clock shadow everyday.

Anyone else with me?

Absolutely. This is exactly what i do, a BBS for me would firstly be impossible due to my sensitive neck but also makes me feel raw and naked. Literally.
1-2 pass WTG and i'm good to go while still having a bit of rough.

 

[David in Boston]

Yes, but not for the same reason. I usually go for a DFS using a two pass approach, sometimes 3. If I add another pass and touchup in the quest for a BBS, I usually end up with more irritation than it's worth.

Same here. I get a DFS with a two-pass shave.

I'll go for a three pass shave for social events so that I look my very best.

Other than that a two pass DFS is good enough for daily life.

 

[MoJoe]

My face always shows some shadow no matter how smooth I get it. Do many others have this? I've been wondering about this for some time. At least with DE shaving doing a light shave is doable on my face. I was never able to do a light shave with cartridges without feeling itchy all day.

Nate.

I noticed this more when I started with a DE than when I was shaving with a cartridge. Could have a BBS but still see the shadow. May have to do with the fact that there was less pulling and cutting beneath the skin but that goes to Fusion/Mach 3 theory more than reality maybe. Anyway, I don't mind the look and know full well that if put to the test my shave would get a solid score from SWMBO.

 

[Iakona]

I like BBS, but lately I've been stopping at the XTG pass. Having a coarse black beard, you can still see my beard even if I am BBS. It just means less burning when I splash on AV Blue Ice afterward.

 

[mmack66]

 

[Confilo]

It is call designer's stubble and is overexposed

 

[andrew98]

Yes, but not for the same reason. I usually go for a DFS using a two pass approach, sometimes 3. If I add another pass and touchup in the quest for a BBS, I usually end up with more irritation than it's worth.

Same here.

-Andy

 

[trewornan]

I gave up bbs as an objective a long time ago. Two passes with my straight will give me bbs almost everywhere, to get bbs under my jawline takes another pass and I can almost never be bothered. You don't need bbs every day.

 

[sdimartino]

"When I was your age, we used to shave in the snow! Up hill! And we liked it!"

I always go for BBS if I have the time (usually three passes plus a touch up). Occasionally I have to shave in a major rush and only for a single WTG pass, but it's never intentional.

On a side note, is there a key somewhere for all the acronyms you guys use? I swear it's like a federal agency convention in here sometimes, with all your CSI's and NCIS's and FBI's and what not.

I figured out WTG, XTG, ATG, and BBS. The rest are lost on me.