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#1 · (Edited)
Evryone list what they do. I don't like to shave but I do it every couple days because I like a smooth face and my face starts itching after a couple days with a small amount of facial hair. I have very thick facial hair. I shave after I shower to soften up my whiskers which makes it easier for me to shave. I looked up tips online for a better shave and came across the cold water shave, anyone do it? My razor was tugging at every hair, it was painful. I couldn't do it. despite what the following article says.

Here is what I found. Published in 1833, The Young Man’s Guide offered advice for men coming of age on various facets of life. The author devoted one section to personal grooming. Along with the typical advice you’d expect to hear (bathe daily, change your clothes) the author suggests that men give up shaving with hot water and mirrors in order to save time.

Sir John Sinclair asked a friend whether he meant to have a son of his (then a little boy) taught Latin? ‘No,’ said he, ‘but I mean to do something a great deal better for him.’ ‘What is that?’ said Sir John. ‘Why,’ said the other, ‘I mean to teach him to shave with cold water, and without a glass (mirror).

Always shave with cold water. Barbers use warm, because they have to accommodate themselves to the habits of those whom they shave. The use of cold water saves much time and trouble— tends to preserve the smoothness and beauty of the skin; and when you have accustomed your face to it, you will shave as easily with cold water as with warm.

Always shave with cold water. Barbers use warm, because they have to accommodate themselves to the habits of those whom they shave. The use of cold water saves much time and trouble— tends to preserve the smoothness and beauty of the skin; and when you have accustomed your face to it, you will shave as easily with cold water
A hair, as is well known, is a tube composed of a hard fibrous substance, growing from a bulb or root, which secretes an oily matter.

This oil works its way up through the hair, and by permeating all parts, renders the hair soft and pliable. Now in this natural oily condition, it is very difficult to cut the hair with a razor, and it becomes even more difficult if the beard be made still softer by the application of hot water. Many do this, and it is no wonder they find shaving difficult. When this is done, the hairs become soft and limp, and the razor will either slip over them entirely, or else cut partly into them, bend them back and shave them lengthwise, all the while pulling and straining them at the roots, and making the process of shaving most painful.
Why You Should Consider Shaving with Cold Water

The reasons for cold water shaving given by the above authors can be summed up in 4 points:

Saves time. Granted, getting hot water in the 1800s was time consuming and labor intensive. You had to gather wood, start a fire, and wait for the water to boil. Fast-forward to today and all you have to do is turn on a faucet. But even then, it can take a bit of time for the water to warm up. So on those days when you’re running late and every second counts, using cold water can shave some time off your routine.

Allows you to shave when hot water isn’t available. I think we’ve all had those moments when hot water just isn’t on tap: the heater breaks, your wife uses up all the hot water while showering, you’re fighting in the mountains of Afghanistan, or you’re traveling abroad and staying in a place without such luxuries. But when you have to be cleaned up and ready for work, inspections, or a date with an exotic local woman, you can’t skip out on shaving simply because you don’t have hot water.

Cold water gives a better shave. The argument here is that a soft beard is hard to shave, while a stiff beard is easier to cut. Hot water makes your beard soft; cold water keeps the whiskers stiff. Thus, cold water renders a better shave.

Cold water leaves the skin looking healthier. We’ve written about this in our post about the James Bond Shower. Hot water tends to dry out skin. If you want a nice looking mug, use cold water.



http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/03/24/cold-water-shaving/
 
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#2 ·
Man i just wet my face before hand so the hairs become soft, use some foam and a handy disposable razor and bam i'm done.
 
#6 ·
The last time I shaved I used a straight razor and nicked myself on the chin ever so slightly. It would have otherwise been a perfect shave. CamillePunk saw the fresh wound only hours old and seemed to marvel at it with loving curiosity.

Firstly one should apply a hotel towel to the countenance so as to excite the nerves and pores; pores which, secondly, are opened by applying a high quality face moisturizer with reasonably generous application; thirdly, the slathering of special shaving lotion with which to commence the shaving festivities; fourthly a soothing balm to re-moisturize the freshly shaved skin; fifthly a thorough and merciless facial rub by oneself to bring out all of the skin's energy and luminescence; sixthly, the cold towel application to cool down those aroused pores; and, seventhly, one pinky finger dollop of a fine aftershave per side of one's face.

And now you see why I have shaved my face twice in the last twelve months.
 
#8 ·
Tend to shave once a week. Standard hand soap, med-hot water and I shave against the grain (from the jawline up, from the neck to the jawline) Then I go with the grain, then I go across the grain. Only takes about 3mins and I always have a nice clean shave.

Everyone is different so we all have our own ways of doing.. well.. Just about everything. Trial and error as usual to find out what works best for you.
 
#14 ·
LOL, have been withering about replying to this thread all day cause some of you would get the wrong idea lol. Women shave too, just not their faces. I always make sure my skin is hot, like the pores are open so I don't get any ingrowns, and then I use hair conditioner, yeah it softens the skin and the hair and then a freezing cold muslin cloth to close the pores after it. A sharp razor, I always use mens razors, they are sharper than ones marketed at women for some reason.

But lol, don't get any wrong ideas lol. Just giving a woman's advice because we have more delicate skin to shave and becomes irritated much more easily.
 
#16 ·
Shaving in the shower leads me to the best results. I did it all the time in my apartment at school but we had a drain that was a big hole. Now I have one where if I shave in it the hair will be everywhere and it won't go away for days, which the family fairly hates.

So I grew a beard.
 
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