# Gents of the Dope, where do you shave? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 25, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887 "2010-11-25T16:33:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/61 "2010-11-28T23:16:37Z")
Shower. Blade. No Fear. (…no Way is it getting worse.) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/62 "2010-11-29T15:29:23Z")
Shower. By feel since I wear glasses and a mirror would be useless. If I’ve let the hair grow in a little (like over a weekend) I’ll take a nice long bath and give my face a good soak and shave in the tub. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/63 "2010-11-30T11:34:27Z")
> [@ratmanizhere](#): > > I usually shave at the sink unless the Mrs is showering with me. Then she shaves me before we start having a lil fun in the shower.😃 I’m sure that’s all very romantic and lovely, but does someone else shaving you really produce satisfactory results? I’m just not convinced that any SO would be able to wield the razor in sufficiently contorted fashion to reach all the various angles required to shave my neck. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/64 "2010-11-30T11:42:02Z")
Shower. I’ve got a mirror which stays defogged long enough for a quick shave. If I shave at the sink there are hairs, foam, water _everywhere_ afterwards. I am a very messy person apparently. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/65 "2010-11-30T11:42:17Z")
I mostly shave in the shower, only using the sink when I need to be very clean-shaven. It started when I got a medicated shampoo that needed to be left on my scalp for 3-5 min, and shaving gave me something to do while I waited… ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/66 "2010-11-30T13:14:31Z")
Shower for most of it, dry touch up at the sink when I get out. If I want a really clean job, I’ll shower to soften the whiskers, then shave at the sink using shaving lotion. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/67 "2010-11-30T14:51:08Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > I’m just not convinced that any SO would be able to wield the razor in sufficiently contorted fashion to reach all the various angles required to shave my neck. Well, a lot depends on your insurance. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/68 "2010-11-30T14:52:48Z")
I usually shave in the shower. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/69 "2010-11-30T16:25:40Z")
I voted everywhere because I’ve shaved everywhere, including outside. I have a chargeable electric so I’m not “tied” to the nearest electric socket so long as I remembered to plug it in to charge up. I like wandering around the apartment getting minor tasks done as I shave, and standing in front of a mirror the whole time would be a waste of time. I judge my shave mostly by feel but I do a quick look in a mirror as a double-check. I live in a '70s-era building; there are a plethora of mirrors to choose from. 🙂 If I’m running late, I take my shaver with me and shave in the hall and the elevator when nobody else is present. There’s a convenient “check yourself” mirror on either side of the elevator doors. 🆒 If I’m driving, I shave at stop-lights. A few times when I’ve been really late and taking the train, I even shaved as I quick-walked to the station when there was nobody else about (putting the shaver in my briefcase otherwise) and finished off in the train washroom if necessary. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/70 "2010-11-30T16:36:36Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I used to shave in the shower until I grew a bread. That must’ve been quite the yeast infection! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/71 "2010-11-30T16:39:00Z")
I’ve got a beard, but I shave my neck. It only takes ~30 seconds, and it’s easiest to do it at the sink right after washing my face. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/72 "2010-11-30T16:50:09Z")
Shower. I have a little mirror suction-cupped to the shower wall at home, but if I’m traveling I do it by feel. After years of trying to shave at the sink and cutting my face, despite all manner of experimentation with different shave creams, skin bracers and what-not, I got sick of all the nicks. The only way I can shave without cutting myself is when my skin is its wettest and softest, which is in the shower. Oddly, just the water is enough; no soap or foam necessary. I’ve never nicked myself with this method. Occasionally I’ll use an electric at the sink, but usually it’s a safety razor in the shower. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/73 "2010-11-30T17:09:54Z")
Shower, with a blade. I’ve got full-length mirrors on the walls so I can see what I’m doing (they don’t fog up much) but honestly I don’t need them except to make sure I’ve got the edge right at the top of my ears even. I just know my own face I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/74 "2010-11-30T17:32:34Z")
In the shower. My face is already wet, and the hot steamy water helps soften my whiskers. And I just use my shampoo instead of shaving cream, so I save a couple bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/75 "2010-11-30T20:32:16Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > I voted everywhere because I’ve shaved everywhere… I initially misinterpreted what you meant when you said you’d “shaved everywhere” and thought to myself, “surely _that_ would be easier in the shower.” 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/76 "2010-11-30T20:49:55Z")
> [@bafaa](#): > > In the shower and I’ll share a tip to prevent the mirror fogging up that I learned here on the Dope. When I start my shower I work up some lather from the soap and wipe it on the mirror but do not rinse it yet. I continue with my shower and when I am ready to shave I rinse the soap off the mirror. Now it will stay fog free for at least several minutes, which is usually all I need to finish shaving. Really? I’m going to have to give that a try tonight. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/77 "2010-11-30T20:57:34Z")
I shave my face with a razor, have a ‘goat’ to trim around, need to cut any length way back with an electric and try to set a good example to my shower dwelling daughter about prudent water usage, so at the sink. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/78 "2010-12-01T00:37:22Z")
I shave in the shower, with whatever razor is on sale at Rite Aid. I’ve never had to use shaving cream (infact, it makes it harder when I do). Dammit, this isn’t the type of thread I was expecting. Now lets change Gents to Ladies, and use a different definition of where. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/79 "2010-12-01T10:13:53Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > I shave in the shower, with whatever razor is on sale at Rite Aid. I’ve never had to use shaving cream (infact, it makes it harder when I do). > Dammit, this isn’t the type of thread I was expecting. Now lets change Gents to Ladies, and use a different definition of where. Like I said earlier upthread, don’t let me cramp your style. 😉 I think we’ve had one of the other “where do you shave?” type threads fairly recently, though. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887/80 "2010-12-01T10:20:36Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > You can if it’s one of those waterproof ones. I switched from that to Fusion blades because I like the closer shave they give me (c. 20 hours before new stubble appears). What about the wet hair? I mean, yes, my shaver can get wet, but wet hair is sticky, and clogs everything up in short order. Like I said, mine’s the type that encourages you to rinse it out to clean it, and that has always served to make it worse. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887.md?page=5)