If there is some particular moment at which the least possible beard growth is desirable, for instance for a photo shoot, then I can see the advantage of the closest possible shave.
I was going to write “I’ve heard that in some cultures, failure to do that is considered such a faux pas that they have a name (‘five o’ clock shadow’) for that”; then I looked up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubble and found out that’s something marketers made up. (Well, after knowing about De Beers and diamonds, that doesn’t surprise me at all.) FWIW, that’s not the case where I am: stubble is quite widespread, and I only shave a couple times a week.
If wet shaving takes something like 10 minutes
It’s not like I’ve ever timed myself while shaving, but I’m pretty confident it takes much less than that. Anyway, I wear a goatee and sideburns, and I find it very hard to give them a decent outline with an electric razor alone.
It varies with practice, so if Bart has tried wet shaving only once or twice, that’s probably what it took him. In a recent trip I forgot my electric razor and had to do wet shaves for a few weeks, which I had never done before. The first time took 10 minutes, then it gradually decreased to less than 5.
I was going to write “I’ve heard that in some cultures, failure to do that is considered such a faux pas that they have a name (‘five o’ clock shadow’) for that”; then I looked up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubble and found out that’s something marketers made up. (Well, after knowing about De Beers and diamonds, that doesn’t surprise me at all.) FWIW, that’s not the case where I am: stubble is quite widespread, and I only shave a couple times a week.
It’s not like I’ve ever timed myself while shaving, but I’m pretty confident it takes much less than that. Anyway, I wear a goatee and sideburns, and I find it very hard to give them a decent outline with an electric razor alone.
It varies with practice, so if Bart has tried wet shaving only once or twice, that’s probably what it took him. In a recent trip I forgot my electric razor and had to do wet shaves for a few weeks, which I had never done before. The first time took 10 minutes, then it gradually decreased to less than 5.
It took about 3 minutes yesterday, and I have to be careful not to ruin the outline of my goatee so I guess it’d take even less if I didn’t wear one.
My estimate was based on what I hear and read of others, not my own very limited experience.