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It's a chore for me. I use a beard trimmer and leave a constant 5 o'clock shadow because I'm 42 but look like a child when I'm smooth faced.

Every other or every third day depending on how I feel. Shaving cream in the shower, no mirror.

Once or twice a week, more is not possible without damaging my skin too much.

Tried every variation of razors and shaving cream/soap, but yeah.

I shave every day or every other day, I shave clean with a safety razor and I use a tallow based shaving soap applied with a boar's bristle brush. I'll skip a few days if I know I'm not going out and I'm laaaazy

I can get a shave that looks decent in like 7 minutes, but I often spend about 15 getting quite close as my boyfriend absolutely adores when my face is super smooth and I love hearing his appreciation. I'll skip the detailed shave if I know I won't be seeing him much that day or if I know I won't be meeting anyone who I need to impress at work.

I shave right out of the shower so my face is warmed. I heat the soap, brush and razor for a minute or so by setting the tap so it's steaming hot, making a small pool of water in the sink and plugging it up. I'll usually do two applications of soap, one to go with the grain and one against (if I'm going super smooth). There's a couple of places on my face where my hair grows in funny directions that I gotta do in a special way, but I'm 33 and I've been shaving since I was 16, and in this fashion since I was 20, so I'm well aware where they are and how to do it by now.

I used to apply a scented aftershave, but I didn't find it was doing anything useful for my skin, so I took it out of the routine. Now I just rinse with warm water, pat dry, and apply a lil sunblocking moisturizer. I'll put on a cologne depending on where I'm going and the time of day once I'm dry.

It's kinda relevant so I'll mention it since I've gotten great results outta it, I started using a foaming facial cleanser every morning and evening and applying a moisturizer after I shave and it's done wonders for my skin. I really recommend it. The cleanser is some cheapo one from CVS, I think it's the Cere Ve brand or something like that, and it works great. The moisturizer was a gift, lil more money, from Kiel's, and it seems to contain every oil known to human and beast. And it kicks ass.

I've been considering getting an electric razor since I've seen some coworkers who get hella close shaves with em and they say it's sub 5 min to do it, but I kinda like my ritual and I enjoy trying new scents of shaving soap. The shaving soap scent is fairly fleeting, so it's really just a treat for me. I gotta put on a cologne if I want anything that lingers.

I stopped shaving my face, and grew a beard. Trying to shave is always bad because I end up with bad razor burn. But I did find that removing those stupid glide strips helped reduce some razor burn.

For my head, I use a Freebird head shaver (the one with 5 heads). I should shave it every day, as it would make life easier. But, I end up doing it every few weeks. Instead of only using my head shaver for 5-minutes, I have to first use my Wahl clippers to get the “long” hair cut short enough for the shaver. This takes up to 30-45 minutes, and I still get razor burn. 😔 FML

I also shave with a safety razor/shavette and spend about twice as long for a close shave as only the first pass. Also being the type worried for time, I've clocked myself and typically end up at just under 4 minutes including warm-up, post-shave creams, brushing, and oiling.

You go once with the grain, once across it (90 degrees) and then once against it but with a lower angle than the others (so you don't cut/irritate unnecessarily). Lather before each pass as per usual. The time to get everything set up and work up the first lather is longer than going another two passes.

Edit to add: I shave like this about every other day, but let it go over weekends, or other times I resent my worksona. I have chosen shaving gear to make it fun though, with a nice brush & bowl, a nice smelling shaving soap, etc. My best trick was to find a better suited razor blade, Dorco Platinum, makes it easy, fun and lasts me two weeks before having to change. I'm sure other brands are great too, that's just the best one I have available.

I'm trying to grow out a beard, so I don't trim it down, but shape it once a week with some scissors and a comb.

Back when I couldn't be bothered, I mostly grew it wild, brushed and shaped it 1-2 times/week, and trimmed it down in length every few months. Nowadays we have barbershops around and I can have a professional style it while I get a haircut.

I didn't use to shave - also seeing it as a chore - but as I aged, I found that the upper edge of my beard was creeping up my cheeks to the point where I was beginning to see the upper edge at the bottom of my vision, which I found weird and disconcerting, so ended up trimming the top edge. That looked weird, and so I progressed and eventually settled on a goatee kinda thing, which I have been told by several people suits me - so I stick with it.

I use a wet shave: soapy water, then a shave gel and then shave with the grain. I have never timed it but it takes around the same length of time overall as cleaning my teeth, I suppose. It is reasonably smooth - but not mega-smooth by any means. I do it each morning.

I use a Braun series 9 on my head, at most every other day but often leave it for 3 or 4 days. I also use a safety razor with just hot water to cut a straight line at the top of my sideburns.

I've used a safety razor on both my head and face. I found the best way to get a really close shave was to tense the skin to get it as flat as possible in patches then shave that. Do a first pass with shaving butter and then go over it again with just hot water in slow long strokes until you feel your skin smoothen.

I have sensitive skin and the second pass would cause some irritation but using a good moisturiser (I use CeraVe) after helped a lot.

I shave my neck and my checks around my beard. I do it in the shower with a shaving cream and a safety razor. It takes less than a minute.

It is a chore. About four minutes total, in the shower, with a safety razor, no product, twice a week.

I shave when it gets itchy.

Once a week cause I'm lazy

I shaved every other day, in the shower with a steamproof mirror. It's fast and no cleanup. Every day destroyed my face, and that second day bit of stubble looked good.

Now though, close trimmed beard 100% no question. Just shave my neck and make a few quick passes with the trimmer and I'm golden.

Ok it's a fun story for me.

I can't grow a full beard. Literally and physically can't. My beard are thin, pointy, hard, can't grow pass 1/4 inch, it's embarrassing.

So in my late teen, I thought: "If I can't grow a beard like a man, then I'll shave like a man".

So I decided to learn to use straight razor. And oh boy, I have no idea how fun it could be. And the beginning of a new hobby/obsession. Watching YT tutorial, asking a real barber for advices, finding the best razors, shaving cream, etc .....

Took me 2 weeks to practice just shaving 1 straight line on both cheeks, 1 more week to add another line under the chin. It took 3 months before I can confidently shave my entire face. I got a few minor cuts, but the thing is the razor is super sharp so the cut is tiny and super clean and could be healed within the day. It gives the cleanest shave I've ever had, no electric shaver can even comes close. My face feel like a baby's ass.

Now I look forward to every morning to shave. I have a spare razor on my desk to hold and familiarize my hand with it while watching something on the PC. Even do some light dry shave, because the feeling is so addictive.

Every Friday or Saturday.

Wahl Lithium close clippers first, then Braun Series 7 electric foil and cutter shaver.

Maybe 5-10mins tops, ok for once a week.

Foil leaves a very smooth finish, even dry, but can be used wet if needed.

I shave about every third day and it takes me about 2 minutes. Mostly trying to pull the skin taut on my neck and get the annoying ones that stick in there and poke me.

Once every 2-4 weeks depending on how I feel. I use a crappy cheap electric shaver. I can’t use a blade due to a skin condition. I don’t time myself and afterwards, I wash my face with hot water and throw some dirt cheap Gillette gel on. I can’t use regular aftershave, only gel or lotion. Basically I hate shaving! 😁

I stopped shaving, geeze... 15 years ago?

I decided that dragging a sharp piece of metal across my face before I even had caffeine was a bad idea. :)

But when I DID shave... man, I ignored ALL the advice. Daily shave, no shaving cream, hot water only. I couldn't see what I was doing with shaving cream and cut myself all the time, so I stopped.

Last time I shaved was for surgery, they knocked it down from my nose to my knees. I thought my wife was going to cry!

I shave once per week. I use a safety razor and no shaving cream while in the shower.

• I trim my facial hair with an electric razor.
• Don't do it too often.
• Goatee it up.
• After it starts looking really shaggy, I'll give it a trim.
• Few months between trims, but don't really keep track exactly how often.

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When I kept clean shaven I used to shave 2x a day. Now I have a full beard and only shave my neck and cheeks once a week. I use a triple blade with shave gel after the shower. I've burned out too many electric shavers.

I seem to be lucky and get a clean shave in about 3 minutes, just hot towel on the face for a minute and then sweep using a 4 blade Gillette.

Maybe twice a week.

Just grow yourself

Daily, Henson safety and just soap, no mirror, like they taught us in basic (albeit there it was "bic, dry"). Exceptions are when I'm sick because fuck that.

Used to have red in my beard. Apparently a lot.

Every day in the shower with soap and a three blade razor with the grain, I'd guess it takes two minutes, the main thing is to do it closer to the end of the shower and be running hot water over my face to soften it up beforehand.

I don't clean shave but I do shave a fair amount away. Usually every couple days. I use a DE razor, it's cheap and incredibly effective. It also produced the least irritation for me.

I usually shave most of it blind in the shower, then the shape/touch-up in the mirror after. Total, maybe 15 minutes. It goes pretty fast once you know what you're doing.