And now a manly topic (shaving)

[Captain Maxx Power]

This is a man-based topic. Ladies and ladylike folk need not apply. The discussion today gentlemen (and it better be gentleMEN) is on the subject of facial hygiene. Namely, the shaving of the face or beard. How often do you do it? Do you have a certain technique? Or are you "going RSL" and having a nice bushy one for all to behold?

I myself have a very specific beard shaving method. Up and down on the cheeks, left then right, back and across on the jawline, left then right, up and down right across the bottom of the jaw (but not past the jawline), then up alone the 'tasche area, and then finally the ever hardcore part of the job, the chin area, up and down and left and right and diagonalwise. A quick feel for any patches, and then rinse. I also have a personal record of never cutting myself whilst shaving (except for opening any spots on my face, which doesn't count).

[Araciel]

every second day when i'm in the shower i put conditioner on my face, let it seep in a little, then rinse off and come out. lather up 1 part shaving foam and 1 part shaving cream together, mixed.. i use gilette mach 3 turbo ONLY heheh and i only go straight down the whole time...no against the grain, cause i would get ingrown hairs or the like. when i'm finished i shock with a sink full of cold water to close the pores and then put on some aftershave LOTION.

the best, closest shave i can get.

no cuts since i was 14 and first shaved off my moustache

[Iceglow]

hmm I shave when I need to so if I am not going anywhere for the next four days I won't shave but if I have to go out at all somewhere (pub or work ect) then I shave and do so untill I am smooth.

[Drift]

once a week for my chin

[Sergeant Hartman]

I shave once a week, and I always end up cutting myself, without fail

[Levian]

Shaved my head yesterday actually, and I've been singing Nothing Compares 2 U ever since.

Used to have a full beard, but now there's a goatee and some scruff.

[Endless]

Every 2 days usually, except on weekends (I might skip a day). I use a Wilkinson Protector 3D Diamond, and usually, I don't have a particular routine. The idea is to get the cheeks done first and the neck area, so that I can stop holding my hair without it sticking in the cream, then moustache area, then upper chin, then lower chin, then quick feel if I left patches, which are often in the lower chin area, under the jaw. I usually don't cut my face, but fairly often get microcuts (little spots of blood) on the neck area.

[Mikztsu]

I should shave every day, but I usually do it every second day. Really depends where am I going, who am I meeting. Sometimes I like to let it grow a bit. And speaking of RSL, I sometimes during summer let my beard grow for a month or two. It's amazing how much younger you look after shaving beard worth of months and had forgotten what your face looks like.

Levian - I do my head these days as well with a trimmer ( my girlfriend does it from me actually). I do that usually twice a month and 6mm short. R.I.P. hippie hair.

As for my shaving methods...I try to do everything I can by shaving down to avoid irritation of skin, but some hair there just goes off best when you shave it up. My neck usually gets pretty irritated with some small red spots. I use Gillette Mach 3.

[DK]

Levian looks like Frank Sinatra with his hat.

I usually shave my sideburns off and keep a goatee and 'tasche and chin-muff sort of thing, but I don't have any specific pattern to it, just generally shave whichever way needs be. I like stroking my beard when I contemplate things.

[Iceglow]

hmm if we are going into razors used I use the wilkinson sword quattro it's ok but I really used to like the old wilkinson sword classic but thanks to half asleep shaving I have some lovely razor scars where I hacked my face on the first stroke of it. Order of shaving is down on the cheeks up on the neck going over it untill satisfied.

[ShunNakamura]

I really want to shave everyday, but even if I have my father or mother shave me I end up looking like someone took a hacksaw to my face if we do it with too short of an interval(i.e. I gotta let it grow out several days first).

I hate it.... I don't like facial hair. It is itchy scratchy and quite frankly I don't think I look good with facial hair. But no matter how many experienced shavers I get to try and teach me or do it for me all we end up doing is putting me through lots of pain(I actually slid past a check in wrestling because of that. My face was rough but when even the ref couldn't shave me without causing lots of blood I was allowed to wrestle despite the roughness of my face).

[themagicroundabout]

There is no telling when I am going to have a shave. It is unscheduled. I MIGHT EVEN GO SHAVE IN FIVE MINUTES. But perhaps not; that is the nature of my shaving regime. I like to keep everyone on their toes.

[DK]

Yeah, I'm with Curtis, I don't have a schedule. It's usually an issue of months, not days.

Also, the best razors i've found are the 3 blade gillette disposable ones. They just work best for me.

[Jowy]

I usually have to do it every other day to keep my face nice and smooth. I use a Mach III.

[XxSephirothxX]

I typically shave several times a week because I don't like being too scruffy. Being clean-shaven just feel much better. Sometimes I'll go for as long as a week if I'm feeling really lazy, but typically I'll shave every 2-3 days.

I use a Panasonic Vortex. Pretty quick, easy, and painless.