I just discovered something about shaving

[SMOGZINN]

You should shave after your shower because you will get both a more comfortable and closer shave.
Hair absorbs water at a much higher rate then skin, it expands more and is lifted away from your skin, making the cut closer and easier, meaning it is more forgiving those dull multi-blade razors everyone seems to love.
If you are having problems shaving after you shower it is probably because you are using a sub par shaving cream. If your shaving cream does not feel slick between your fingers it is not doing its job. Shaving cream is supposed to be a lubricant not a detergent.
If you want a really great shave, give up shaving cream in a can all together and go to a brush and bar method.
Want a seriously (dangerously) close shave, try using soap and mineral oil. Use the soap to clean your face, wash the soap off and then use the oil to lubricate your face before shaving. You will want a very sharp blade to do the cutting. Do not use a multi-blade system, find a good single blade razor for this.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: ggnl
It's not worth the razor burn if you have sensitive skin.

 

[Shalimar The Clown]

How many times does a man have to shave before his chin gets the message!!!

 

[DVK916]

What is the point of using shaving cream. I never use shaving cream.

 

[NoReserve]

Originally posted by: ggnl
It's not worth the razor burn if you have sensitive skin.

QFT

 

[FoBoT]

i avoid shaving

shaving == appendix

 

[Chryso]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de...0284-5516030?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance

 

[Babbles]

I think this is completely opposite of what most people do and what seems to be conventional wisdom.

 

[Nithin]

have always shaved before shower

 

[Platypus]

I have always shaved before showering, it is weird but I feel like I get a better shave this way.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: bmacd
i only shave before showering b/c the shaving cream doesn't stick as well to a wet face.

-=bmacd=-

ditto...

 

[broon]

Actually you should wait about an hour after waking up. That gives your face a chance for the swelling to go down.

 

[stan394]

I find shaving while the skin is dry better too.

 

[Argo]

Originally posted by: Chryso
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de...0284-5516030?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance

I actually have the cleaning-station model of that.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: lokiju
I shave in the shower, never had an issue getting a close shave though.

:thumbsup:

 

[Boxxcar]

I tried shaving in the shower, but the damn cord was too short.

 

[Boxxcar]

Originally posted by: broon
Actually you should wait about an hour after waking up. That gives your face a chance for the swelling to go down.

Swelling to go down?!?!

You sleep suspended by your ankles from the ceiling or what?