How to Shave Clean a Face in 20 Minutes or Less

A quick and generally painless way to remove facial hair, no matter how crazy-huge and overgrown, in a hurry, including clean-up.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• An electric hair buzzer
• A razor, 3 blades or more
• A thick lathering shaving cream
• A bathroom

1. Undress and get into shower, electric buzzer in hand. It is very important that the shower not yet be running. Use electric buzzer to trim beard in shower. Make sure that you do not trim too close, as this will prevent the hand razor from being effective further on.

2. Place electric buzzer aside, out of shower. Turn on the shower to the hottest temperature bearable, making sure to rinse whole body to clean off fallen facial hairs. It is especially important that the face is exposed to the hot water, opening facial pores and easing following steps.

3. Turn off shower and tower dry the body, being light but thorough at the beard. Skin should be warm still from exposure to warm water, and pores should appear slightly larger than normal. Beard and the skin under it must be dry while still having these characteristics.

4. Lather facial hair with shaving cream. Do not use any water on the beard. Lather must be thick enough that beard is completely hidden underneath.

5. Turn sink on to hottest possible. Using hand razor, shave face with strong, firm strokes, making sure to press against the skin and drag down along the skin. Rinse razor of excess hair throughly after each stroke, using the thumb dragged along the razor to free any trapped hair.

6. After all hair has been shaved clean, rinse face with warm water to cleanse off any remaining hairs and to minimize the immediate appearance of stubble. Clean hair out from shower and sink hair traps, put away all shaving equipment, and move on.

Tips & Warnings

• Holding the hand razor near the head of the razor itself allows for more precision and force, greatly speeding the process.
• Symmetry is your friend in this exercise, and also allows for stopping is need be. Shave from the outside inwards, keeping even on both sides. This allows for shaping of any hair you wish to remain on your face, as well as the ability to stop if time becomes even more pressed.
• Though the given guide should take no more than 20 minutes, remember not to rush. The instructions given will save you time on their own. Rushing may result in injury, or nicks from your hand razor, especially on the chin.