skip the shower.

Didn't have time to shower the other day but still needed to shave so I tried something new. I wetted down my badger brush with some HOT water and then just rubbed the hot water on my face. I kept dipping the brush in hot water and then putting it on my face so I got my beard good and wet. Then I lathered up and shaved away. This worked pretty dog gone well I must say.

Just wondering if anyone else has ever tried this.

 

I have. The hot towel method is a similar concept. No shower required.

 

Close,

I don't do the wet brush rub, I just shave.

I may try the brush run though.

 

Then again pirates dont take showers anyway!!!

Raf

 

Same here, I usually get excellent shaves with a hot towel.....but the brush-method is quite interesting.

Thanks for the tip :happy088

 

Interesting technique. I'm going to try it. It probably feels good as well. Thanks.

 

Did it.

Felt a little funny but it is a good way to really soak your face in water and get a little scrub on.

 

As I shower in the evening and shave in the morning I have a different technique: When I soak my brush and warm my scuttle I also rinse my face for a good minute with some hot water and apply Trumpers Skinfood afterwards. Works pretty well too

 

How else are we going to get "Salty"? arrrrrhh!

 

It actually does feel pretty nice. The hotter the water the better.

 

This worked well this morning in place of my post-shower hot towel application. Thanks for the tip!

 

Sounds funny coming for a Leatherneck. :rofl

 

I know there are shower advocates still here at TSD. I don't shower before my shave, I'm a hot towel guy
What about you?
And you may now insert the obligatory "Hey, you brought back a reallllly old post" comments.

 

Straight to cold water shave.

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If I'm not showering directly before my shave, I still wash my face with very hot water and some type of cleanser.
Then rinse with very hot water as well. Then usually I will use a pre-shave to provide a nice basecoat for the lather.

Since I primarily face lather, the lathering process also contributes to the beard prep.
This seems to get the beard ready just fine.

Once in a while, if I am bowl lathering, I take the time to wet a face cloth with hot water and put it on my face, but usually I am too impatient to do that.

 

Nah. This thread stopped being old three years ago and started being ancient.

 

Why not just start your own thread, since all the previous posters are long gone?

 

Nah, I'll just wait for the inevitable "Hey, Have You Seen Apple's New iPhone?" thread from 2007 to be resurrected....

 

So you're saying I'm like an archeologist?

 

I'm just sayin' you know how to swing a pick!