Do you plan your next shave?

[chazt]

Sometimes I have a vague idea of the gear I want to use before beginning the day’s shave. Rarely is it entirely preconceived. And of course there are days when I just have no inkling of the full kit until we’re all sinkside.

It’s now 48 hours since my last shave and it’ll be at least another 12 until my next one. And I’m sitting here thinking to myself, hmm it’ll be a nice beard to mow. I’m also thinking, I’ve been basically exclusive with my AC straight razors for a few weeks now and I kinda miss my injector and gem razors. And I’m also thinking, but wouldn’t a rbsr make short work of two point five days of beard? And what about the DE shavers on my shelf? Don’t they deserve a run up the ol’ flagpole? It is still October, I can break out an open comb.

What do you do? Do you choose your daily kit in advance? Maybe you’re a spur of the moment chooser? Do you have so much gear it makes your head spin, or do you have one or two reliable setups you reach for consistently? Have you ever changed your mind mid-shave? Any of these are valid points for conversation. Please don’t And I Mean DONT make the Conversation it about the Value of the Objects dollar pound euro franc yen, etc VALUE. NONE of That, do You Here?. I am talkm your GOT IT?

 

[TobyC]

I rotate through my razors and brushes, everything else stays the same, so,... yes, my shaves are planned for the foreseeable future.

 

[Occams Razor]

Meticulously - about 3 minutes before it happens.

 

[Mark12]

Meticulously - about 3 minutes before it happens.

This is me also haha mostly. Sometimes I'll get something new and it gets used but otherwise it's very relaxed and what I feel like when the time comes

 

[Str8_Shaver]

I always plan my shaves for the week ahead.. I have a modest amount of kit that I like to use in rotation.. unless I sneak in something new that I'm eager to use..

 

[SpeedyPC]

I’m a rotator wet shaver, so I never get bloody bored using the same thing for at least a week per-rotation.

 

[Chris]

I've used the same stuff for a few weeks now, I might change something in the next few weeks, or I might not. Occasionally I just get the desire to swap something and when I do it's usually a spur of the moment thing.

 

[Bob65]

At the moment, I have 32 soaps, 19 razors, 19 types of razor blades, and 18 brushes made of various materials.
I rotate them daily, mixing and matching everything, with the goal of using as many different combinations as possible by the end of the year.
I pay attention to the brush-and-soap pairing—using smaller brushes for smaller containers, and vice versa—to avoid any trouble when loading the soap directly from the tub.
I use a single double-edge (DE) blade for 6 shaves, and I shave every day.
To keep track of all this, I naturally use an Excel file, which I update annually.
Please, don’t call the psychiatric ward to come and pick me up!

 

[TobyC]

At the moment, I have 32 soaps, 19 razors, 19 types of razor blades, and 18 brushes made of various materials.
I rotate them daily, mixing and matching everything, with the goal of using as many different combinations as possible by the end of the year.
I pay attention to the brush-and-soap pairing—using smaller brushes for smaller containers, and vice versa—to avoid any trouble when loading the soap directly from the tub.
I use a single double-edge (DE) blade for 6 shaves, and I shave every day.
To keep track of all this, I naturally use an Excel file, which I update annually.
Please, don’t call the psychiatric ward to come and pick me up!

You were doing ok up until the Excel file thing, so,...

 

[Twelvefret]

Recently yes with the renewed interest in RBSR use.

 

[Randy]

I'm afraid to shave anymore.

 

[SpeedyPC]

I'm afraid to shave anymore.

Because you have a yellow pimple in your nostrils, and you can’t shave it out… That’s a shame.

 

[AndThatsARockFact]

No plan.

My only concern is to let the brush, soap, and razor dry out for the day. Next day I’ll reassemble the razor, then take them upstairs to a small linen closet I’ve appropriated for shaving gear/fragrances, and pick new items for the next shave.

 

[purerockfury]

not much gear... & mostly sample sizes for soaps & blades... so the razors get rotated through as the blade loaded into each is done...

 

[brit]

Eeny Meeny Miney Moe..