Different every time, and I usually don't notice until I'm halfway done.
Do you shave the same way every time?
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I change all the time. Same directional passes, but not always the same number of passes. I change bowl and scuttle all the time. I rarely face lather except when I am on the road. Some variation on prep, mainly do I, or do I not include GFT Skin Food. Same cleanup. Mostly always use alum. AS varies all the time.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that I make it up as I go, but I don't have a go-to routine either.
Still experimenting.
Still experimenting.
Same routine but not auto pilot, as I like to change the hardware. I rushed a DE shavette shave earlier in the week and had a deep nick, I usually use a cabinet/A9 long blade for shavette's for which I take my time leisurely.
This is the one part of my life where I'm able to keep a routine.
same here
I'm finally getting to this point
(but, I only shave my neck)Forgot I was looking through a search and revived an old thread. No, there was no good reason for this.
No.
With a DE razor, the routine is basically the same: 3 passes.... WTG, XTG, ATG..... but the razor, blade, brush and all the software changes for about every shave.
Ben
With a DE razor, the routine is basically the same: 3 passes.... WTG, XTG, ATG..... but the razor, blade, brush and all the software changes for about every shave.
Ben
I like to mix it up a bit. Honestly I think the variety is a big part of why I got into DE shaving.
I have a ball end Tech of just about every description you can think of, and I switch which one I'm using quite often. I've got three different brushes, and about four different kinds of cream/soap going at the same time.
My usual routine is two passes WTG and one pass ATG. If my face feels a bit roughed up I might just do two passes WTG and call it good. I do that quite frequently during the winter.
I have a ball end Tech of just about every description you can think of, and I switch which one I'm using quite often. I've got three different brushes, and about four different kinds of cream/soap going at the same time.
My usual routine is two passes WTG and one pass ATG. If my face feels a bit roughed up I might just do two passes WTG and call it good. I do that quite frequently during the winter.
I keep changing. Still looking for the Latinate routine.
No. 
My razors change in rotation, but use the same blades (IP Reds) yet the same approach for 45+ years applies. Shower, soak the brush in the process, get the shaving soap out and 3 pass plus buffing, cleanup including the razor every time. All in about 30 minutes. I love the daily ritual, usually can't wait.
Reviving this thread
Yes and no. I am a go for BBS thinker with each shave, type of guy. The question for me is, how invested am I in putting the time and energy into achieving it.
I have my technique down to where I don’t get nicks, but I can get slight razor burn if I get too carried away during the shave. Nothing a little hydrocortisone cannot help with.
My face shaves average 30 minutes while relaxing and listening to music or enjoying a YouTube WW2 background. I usually focus on obtaining a three or four pass BBS shave. Being able to focus on improving my technique during each shave, doing something a little different, is how I enjoy the process. Figuring out how to manage my trouble spots can be challenging.
I can do this because during my shaves, my main focus is how am I going to get the BBS shave I want.
I don’t change anything other variables during my shave. I only use one of two razors, the same blade and I only shave with shaving oil so I can see what I am shaving. It works for me.
I get to do this every morning. It makes my day.
Do you shave the same way every shave?
Yes and no. I am a go for BBS thinker with each shave, type of guy. The question for me is, how invested am I in putting the time and energy into achieving it.
I have my technique down to where I don’t get nicks, but I can get slight razor burn if I get too carried away during the shave. Nothing a little hydrocortisone cannot help with.
My face shaves average 30 minutes while relaxing and listening to music or enjoying a YouTube WW2 background. I usually focus on obtaining a three or four pass BBS shave. Being able to focus on improving my technique during each shave, doing something a little different, is how I enjoy the process. Figuring out how to manage my trouble spots can be challenging.
I can do this because during my shaves, my main focus is how am I going to get the BBS shave I want.
I don’t change anything other variables during my shave. I only use one of two razors, the same blade and I only shave with shaving oil so I can see what I am shaving. It works for me.
I get to do this every morning. It makes my day.
Do you shave the same way every shave?
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Generally.
With my DE’s the routine doesn’t vary. If I use a Schick injector, I feel free to roam about my face in more random patterns, given the inherent “flickability” of those razors.
With my DE’s the routine doesn’t vary. If I use a Schick injector, I feel free to roam about my face in more random patterns, given the inherent “flickability” of those razors.
Yes. Choosing the brush and soap covers my decision making stamina for the day.
I am still new at this so I would say no and that I am figuring things out. I do however try to shave the same way as of the last several weeks I have been WTG throughout followed by a second pass XTG face and ATG neck which seems to work as a daily shave or every other day shave. If I want to get closer I will add a 3rd pass to ATG face. The razor, blade, soaps, brushes, bowls, etc. are all a work in progress - that's the fun part for me.
I use shavettes for most of my shaves, but sometimes I do DE only, or use an SE. So there is some variability.
I am boring same way daily, quick, and done. Old beard is not battle.
Almost always One Pass.
Almost always One Pass.
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