#11

Soap Soap Soap
Ames, Iowa
Down to 1 pass myself and loving it.

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#12
Two passes with the DOC Aluminus for BBS here. I don't chase BBS at all either. I'm really loving this razor.

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#13
(11-17-2016, 06:00 AM)Viking Wrote: Down to 1 pass myself and loving it.

One pass with a DE or straight? I wonder, as much as I love shaving now, would I be happy with one pass even if I could get away with it? I think the absolute bare minimum would be two passes just because I enjoy the experience so much.

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#14

Soap Soap Soap
Ames, Iowa
(This post was last modified: 11-17-2016, 04:10 PM by Viking.)
DE. I recently got my FatBoy and Slim back from being replated and forgot how good my FatBoy shaves (took several months for replating). I really don't need more than one pass since I shave fairly often (every other day usually). I don't mind a little stubble in some spots. Plus, I shave at night and usually have a ton of other stuff I'm trying to do, so a 1 pass shave makes the most efficient use of my time. There are times that I'll do a second pass on certain areas, but I've enjoyed the 'freedom' of the 1-pass lately.
#15
(11-17-2016, 02:58 PM)SCShaver Wrote:
(11-17-2016, 06:00 AM)Viking Wrote: Down to 1 pass myself and loving it.

One pass with a DE or straight?  I wonder, as much as I love shaving now, would I be happy with one pass even if I could get away with it?  I think the absolute bare minimum would be two passes just because I enjoy the experience so much.

I have the exact same growth pattern on my right neck that you mentioned earlier. I have been shaving using DE/straight for about 2 years that still is a problem if I chase BBS. Only with a super sharp straight/Feather AC SS with a scything motion I can get smooth shave without irritation in that area. Going truly against the grain with a DE over there always causes me irritation.

All in all, I have given up chasing BBS, at least in those problematic areas. I might do 2 ultra light pressure XTG, but never truly ATG

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#16

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Virginia
(11-17-2016, 02:58 PM)SCShaver Wrote:
(11-17-2016, 06:00 AM)Viking Wrote: Down to 1 pass myself and loving it.

One pass with a DE or straight? I wonder, as much as I love shaving now, would I be happy with one pass even if I could get away with it? I think the absolute bare minimum would be two passes just because I enjoy the experience so much.

I'm with you here. The experience is too nice to live on a one pass shave for me. I'm tentative to cut the third pass even, though I may go WTG then XTG both way and skip the ATG

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#17
I'm in the same place. Too much ATG and I get bumps and irritation. Now I do two passes, WTG and XTG/ATG combo. I'm BBS/DFS. I now alternate with one pass shaves when I'm pressed for time or want to give the skin a rest.

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#18

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Vancouver, WA USA
I have also changed my daily (weekday) routing to two-passes. I do the first pass XTG and then a final pass ATG. I have found that not only does this avoid irritation, which I didn't have a whole lot of problems with, it cuts down my time needed and the results are the same. I wonder that if proper preparation is still taken, would less irritation be noticed just reducing the number of passes rather than focusing on the direction of the pass itself.
#19
I've never aimed for a BBS, DFS, or anything else. I just shave and try not to cut myself... But I do 3 passes 95% of the time and I don't have an issue with irritation. Not to mention, I make way too much lather to only do 2 passes.
-Rob
#20

Barner 4 Life
My skin gets sensitive on my right law line at my neck when I go ATG. But, what do I do every shave? I go ATG. It's a hard habit for me to break.

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