Who's losing the passion a little....?

MntnMan62

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les24preludes said:
For the first time in ages I asked myself "do I have to shave today, couldn't I just leave it?".......

This took me by surprise. I went on and had an excellent shave, but the thought was there.

Anyone else?
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I've been out of the corporate world now for about 2 1/2 years. I no longer shave everyday. Part of this is because my face is somewhat sensitive and shaving every day can irritate. So, I should be shaving every other day. But I'm finding that I will go 3, 4 or even 5 days without shaving. I don't like to because when I go that long and the beard begins to get long, my face itches. And I don't like how I look with a beard. Parts of it are gray. It's not a good look for me. I shaved this morning but I had not shaved since Saturday. And yet, when I get around to shaving I thoroughly enjoy myself. I love the ritual and feeling of a BBS shave. But, to your point, I do feel I'm losing a bit of the passion. I no longer spend all hours of the day and night checking sites for shaving gear. The only things I chase these days are software such as soaps and aftershaves. But even those don't occupy my of my time. I guess I'd say that rather than losing the passion I've found a level of contentment. A more positive way of saying the same thing.
 
mark0

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I can relate. It can go too far at times, but after not shaving for a while I realized I do miss the whole ritual and everything that goes with it [emoji849]
 
MPH

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I find many nights now I can't really be bothered to shave and find it a chore. I used to enjoy it more when I had a job that I would just shave every couple of days, but now I need to shave everyday. I have 3 small children and don't have time to shave in the morning so do it at night. By the time they are settled in bed I don't have much time to relax with a beer and TV before I need to sleep. As such a nice relaxing enjoyable shave seriously cuts into the little time I have.

I like shaving, but I like sitting on my arse with a beer more!
 
Nisse

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My beard grew into a hobby much the same way as my shaving, still missed the shaving ritual so now I am cleaning neckline each morning with a straight razor or shavette and cheek line (plus three stray hairs on top of nose) weekly with an injector razor.
 
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Stonec0ld said:
I'm not there yet. I still shave everyday and look forward to choosing which soap to use each evening
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You've just helped me to realise that I may actually have held back my enjoyment a little as I've been strictly using soaps 1 at a time to use them up.... I.e use it until its gone.

For me it takes AGES to use a soap, so this has been a little dull. Maybe I should go back to choosing a different one each night again to add a bit of interest to the shave! :)
 
MntnMan62

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MPH said:
You've just helped me to realise that I may actually have held back my enjoyment a little as I've been strictly using soaps 1 at a time to use them up.... I.e use it until its gone.

For me it takes AGES to use a soap, so this has been a little dull. Maybe I should go back to choosing a different one each night again to add a bit of interest to the shave! :)
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If I had to use only one soap until it was gone I'd be bored out of my mind. I'd probably just grow a beard. What makes this hobby so enjoyable is changing things up so it doesn't get boring. I change my brush, soap or cream and aftershave for each shave. Lately I've been using the same razor and blade, for a while at least. And then I'll try another razor to mix it up. Hey. It works for me.
 
les24preludes

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MPH said:
For me it takes AGES to use a soap, so this has been a little dull. Maybe I should go back to choosing a different one each night again to add a bit of interest to the shave! :)
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Shaving forums are beset by mysterious killjoys who post thread like "One single soap for 5 years - what's your choice?" and "Who else gets 100 shaves out of a blade?". My theory is that this is one single person with multiple aliases, who is either in league with the devil or actually the devil himself in person....
 
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les24preludes said:
Shaving forums are beset by mysterious killjoys who post thread like "One single soap for 5 years - what's your choice?" and "Who else gets 100 shaves out of a blade?". My theory is that this is one single person with multiple aliases, who is either in league with the devil or actually the devil himself in person....
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or someone with a shed load of soap who just wants to use some of them up to make room....
 
Stonec0ld

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I can't remember the last time I used the same soap 2 nights in a row. I like to use the same razor and brush for a few days at a time, see how they compare with different soaps, get my technique right
 
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MntnMan62 said:
If I had to use only one soap until it was gone I'd be bored out of my mind. I'd probably just grow a beard. What makes this hobby so enjoyable is changing things up so it doesn't get boring. I change my brush, soap or cream and aftershave for each shave. Lately I've been using the same razor and blade, for a while at least. And then I'll try another razor to mix it up. Hey. It works for me.
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I always mixed things up until I realised I just never used any soaps up so in thought I'd try and get rid of some..... I have to admit its taking longer than I thought to go through each soap though.

I think now is a good time to give that up! :)
 
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