04-29-2012, 05:08 PM
Friday morning I was pressed for time and I (gasp) considered skipping my morning shave. I came to my senses and included it in my morning ritual. I brushed my teeth, showered, shaved, cleaned up, got dressed and I was out the door in 16 minutes.
My total shave time including making lather was just under five minutes and that includes a three pass shave. Normally I'm not as rushed and the morning rituals take me about thirty minutes but it nice to know that even if I'm in a hurry I can still get in my morning shave.
My total shave time including making lather was just under five minutes and that includes a three pass shave. Normally I'm not as rushed and the morning rituals take me about thirty minutes but it nice to know that even if I'm in a hurry I can still get in my morning shave.
04-29-2012, 09:38 PM
Travis will an evening shave be able to suffice? I'd hate you to not be able to get some relaxation in the middle of all you'll be going through.
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I've timed my 2 1/3 pass BBS with an aggressive razor at 13 minutes w/o hurrying. I think that included a hot towel face prep and cleanup.
That would make for a good thread.
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I've timed my 2 1/3 pass BBS with an aggressive razor at 13 minutes w/o hurrying. I think that included a hot towel face prep and cleanup.
That would make for a good thread.
05-01-2012, 09:25 AM
I am glad I got into wet shaving. The only thing I would prefer is to reduce the time spent. I am working my way down to my personal goal of 3 1/2 minutes for the shave (2 passes, DFS -> close to BBS. Long way to go,,,perhaps too ambitious but have it down from >10 to <7mins now.
05-01-2012, 11:11 AM
I'm not on a real particular shaving schedule, though I do prefer a weekend shave and a midweek shave, usually in the evenings. So I can pretty much allot enough time to enjoy a leisurely shave, shower, etc. Although I allot plenty of time, I rarely go over 30 ~ 45 minutes. I haven't really timed my shaves, yet.
Now, I compare this to my old style Trac II shaves which could be accomplished in 2~3 minutes - a 10 second gel lather, zip-zap, rinse, oops I left a little fuzz here & there! No biggie!
Now, I guess, I'm just enjoying shaving more & can't really bring myself to getting in a hurry!
~Frank
Now, I compare this to my old style Trac II shaves which could be accomplished in 2~3 minutes - a 10 second gel lather, zip-zap, rinse, oops I left a little fuzz here & there! No biggie!
Now, I guess, I'm just enjoying shaving more & can't really bring myself to getting in a hurry!
~Frank
05-13-2012, 12:42 PM
That's impressive and a bit scary at the same time. I hate to be in a hurry and pressed for time. It's a pet peeve of mine to be late after being raised with my Dad who has no sense of time. I could pull off a good DFS in 16 minutes, but that'd be pushing it and not very enjoyable. I hope you don't have to do this again any time soon.
05-13-2012, 12:59 PM
Gentlemen,
In the 30 years that I spent behind the radio microphone, usually doing morning drive, which started at 6 a.m., and which meant usually up 4:00 a.m., I never was late on the air for even a second. Even if I had to drive in snowstorms to go on the air at 6 a.m., I managed to give myself time not to be late one second.
The same goes for my gentleman's shaving. I give myself time so that I don't have to rush the morning shave. After all, why blast through the sweet morning ritual as if I were going through the fast foods take out line? For me, therefore, whether in a rush or not, I spent the proper time to enjoy the whole show.
So I can't tell you a thing about rushing the shave.
In the 30 years that I spent behind the radio microphone, usually doing morning drive, which started at 6 a.m., and which meant usually up 4:00 a.m., I never was late on the air for even a second. Even if I had to drive in snowstorms to go on the air at 6 a.m., I managed to give myself time not to be late one second.
The same goes for my gentleman's shaving. I give myself time so that I don't have to rush the morning shave. After all, why blast through the sweet morning ritual as if I were going through the fast foods take out line? For me, therefore, whether in a rush or not, I spent the proper time to enjoy the whole show.
So I can't tell you a thing about rushing the shave.
05-25-2012, 09:45 AM
(04-29-2012, 05:08 PM)Sully Wrote: Friday morning I was pressed for time and I (gasp) considered skipping my morning shave. I came to my senses and included it in my morning ritual. I brushed my teeth, showered, shaved, cleaned up, got dressed and I was out the door in 16 minutes.
My total shave time including making lather was just under five minutes and that includes a three pass shave. Normally I'm not as rushed and the morning rituals take me about thirty minutes but it nice to know that even if I'm in a hurry I can still get in my morning shave.
That's amazing I cannot get through a 3-pass shave in less than 30 minutes.
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