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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Head Shaving => Topic started by: Goatee on April 16, 2015, 12:00:15 PM

Title: Wait a day, shave better!!
Post by: Goatee on April 16, 2015, 12:00:15 PM
Guys, recently i have been shaving every other day and i am finding at the moment that i get a great shave doing it this way even though i hate the stubble day!! Blade is the same. Everything is the same. Still, the every other day shave seems much better! Anyone else experienced this?
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Post by: TSE on April 16, 2015, 12:06:54 PM
Yep.

I hate the stubble day too lol.  But suffering through it I get a better shave and less irritation.
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Post by: Semi-Sly on April 16, 2015, 01:33:30 PM
Yes; better lather and better shave.
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Post by: Rusty Shackleford on April 17, 2015, 12:22:15 AM
I've noticed this too and I think a razor just does a better job of gripping the longer stubble than day old stubble.  Of course all magic comes with a price and the price is having sandpaper for a scalp, but this is a good technique if you have a day where you want to look perfect.
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Post by: Cave Dweller on April 18, 2015, 05:17:04 AM
I think in the two and a half years I have been smooth, I have skipped maybe five or six days shaving. I cannot stand the feeling of stubble up there regardless of whether the shave is easier the next day.
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Post by: Derris The Barber on April 18, 2015, 05:41:56 AM
To be honest when you grow it out for a couple of days then shave it, it feels like a better shave because you go from shaggy back to smooth skins. It almost creates the same effect from when you did the first headshave. When you went from a head of hair down to nothing but smooth skin.
-Derris The Barber
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Post by: nuts on April 18, 2015, 02:55:38 PM
I  have also found that shaving every second day gives a good result and I  can tolerate the sandpaper  feeling for one day.
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Post by: beardbald on April 19, 2015, 12:01:24 AM
I do mine daily as I hate my hairline. It's a rare day that I don't shave and actually find it easier if I keep it smooth to get better results
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Post by: Goatee on April 19, 2015, 11:49:07 AM
Sometimes i leave the shave until very late in the day and again i get a better shave that first thing in the morning!
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Post by: baldjoeg on April 19, 2015, 01:25:06 PM
I agree with You Goatee. The only down side is dealing with a day of stubble.
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Post by: thebgrass on April 26, 2015, 09:13:48 PM
I've noticed this too and I think a razor just does a better job of gripping the longer stubble than day old stubble.  Of course all magic comes with a price and the price is having sandpaper for a scalp, but this is a good technique if you have a day where you want to look perfect.

This is what I've always thought too. If I skip a day then my shave is demonstrably better: I have to go over spots less during the shave and my head stays smooth for many hours longer than I do when I shave every day.
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Post by: BigMark83 on April 28, 2015, 12:09:31 AM
Absolutely.
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Post by: slybeard on April 28, 2015, 09:45:29 AM
I have made the swith to every other day as well.  I started due to time constraints, but discovered the the shave was better and less time consumining to get a good shave every other day than my previous daily shaves.  Fortunately, my gray/white has almost no shadow, but I do have to suffer a day with sandpaper.
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Post by: Goatee on April 28, 2015, 11:59:29 AM
Thats the only issue. Having to go a day with a sandpaper finish on the dome!
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Post by: reddog on May 11, 2015, 10:50:52 AM
I finally made it a day without shaving, so I could make the comparison. I must say, using my DE razor, it cut easier, and I have one of the closest shaves ever. Feels and looks outstanding!
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Post by: Ruffnek on May 19, 2015, 11:01:44 PM
I got lazy/busy and skipped Sunday and Monday. The feeling of hair up there drove me nuts. Today when the wife and I shaved it, we came to the conclusion that shaving after shipping a day or two is an amazingly rewarding feeling.
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Post by: Goatee on May 20, 2015, 12:49:15 PM
It is a different feel. Amazing really