Shaving Help!!!?

Question

Ok, is it better to shave entire face or just mustache/sideburns? And does hair grow back thicker?

Answer 1

I did not really start shaving regularly until I was in the Army. It was there that I acquired the habit of shaving every day, and, in addition, I will shave a second time if my wife and I are going out in the evening.

I do not have a mustache because in my Army company the First Sergeant had special requirements for mustaches: we had to have our mustaches no wider than the mouth, one half-inch down from the nose, and one-half inch up from the lips. Why bother? You guessed it, I did not want to look like actor David Niven: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DavidNiven.jpg

The best shaves are at a barber shop where they use hot towels to soften up your beard and use a straight-edge razor. However, I have only had that luxury about five times in my life.

If you are shaving yourself, try to shave after showering in the morning. That way your beard is sufficiently wet. I have been using shaving soap with a brush and the Gillette Mach 3 razor. I also have a Gillette Fusion razor, but I think the Mach 3 does as good a job as the Gillette Fusion razor. The only advantage, at least for me, for the Fusion razor is that it has a separate blade that can be used to even up your sideburns and also has the ability to get under your nose better. After I shave, I use either Eau Sauvage Extrème or 4711 after shave.

I don't really think hair grows back any thicker after you shave.

Answer 2

I dont know how new to shaving you are but I would shave the whole face. Shaving the whole face will also let you get a feel or practice for this later. If you dont really need to shave your whole face, that is up to you. If your whiskers are heavy and thick for the mustache and sideburns, I'd suggest you do it all. Otherwise possibly an electric razor will do.

I hate shaving so now have full beard and only trim the beard about every 10 days and do my throat about every 5 days. I thought it was pretty cool when I started shaving around 14 years old. Now I wished I'd never started. Course, now its also grey. Maybe I can be Santa this year.

Answer 3

There are only a few variables in shaving.

Shave whatever way works best for you. Everybody's beard grows and shaves differently. That said, read the following:

Use the best blades you can get (I use Wilkinson Sword. Unavailable in the USA but you can get your Brit friends to send them). There is NO substitute for a good, sharp, long-lasting blade.

Get your beard WET. It softens the whiskers and makes shaving easier on you and your skin. Hot water is better but don't overdo it.

A good quality shaving soap (NOT shaving cream) also helps. I use Burt's Bees Bay Rum but there are other good ones. You're looking for lubrication. A good smell is a bonus. Of course, you'll need a shaving brush. Easy to find. Yeah, the whole thing is old-fashioned but it's effective. 'Nuff said.

No amount of shaving will make your beard grow thicker/thinner or any other way. That is an old wives tale. Your facial hair, whether male or female, will be what your genetics say it will be, no matter how or how often you shave.

Answer 4

until your hair grows in darker just shave your mustache and sideburns because it does grow back thicker and is hard to handle

good luck! :)

Answer 5

Well from watching my husband shave, he shaves his sideburns straight (so they arent crooked) and pretty much everywhere hair grows where he doesnt want it. As a general rule yes hair does grow back thicker each time. Until it reaches its predetermined (by your genetics) thickness.