It’s meditative, really.

You don’t really think about all the small steps you do in other activities. You just follow the muscle memory you’ve built up. It’s the same deal for shaving.

Men when routine takes longer than 5 seconds

Always hated regular shaving because no matter how close the shave was it was stubbly in a few hours. I grew a goatee because I haged shaving my chin area. A decade later I started growing a beard of somewhere between a quarter inch to an inch in the winter to keep my face warm.

Now I have that short beard year round and occasionally shave the neck when it gets itchy. So much less work, it honestly feels pretty nice to have that little layer of hair keeping my skin an even temp.

Hooray for less effort!

Most of that you do for regular shaving too. Just instead of canned soap you make lather. If you want to be lazy theres great shaving cream in a tube from Cremo you can skip the lathering step.

Lathering soap with a firm board bristle brush also exfilulates and scrubs your skin. Feels amazing after.

I do the entire routine and it’s very relaxing to do a full shave with good gear. I switched 10 years ago and saved sooooo much money.

You can get started for $30-$50 to get a safety razor, cremo and a variety pack of blades. You won’t look back. Quick and easy shaving. Slap on soap and learn your face angles. It really is muscle memory.

I just use my safety razor in the shower with conditioner. It’s easier than a cartridge razor, shaves much better, and it so much cheaper it’s laughable.