Hygiene questions -- shaving and showering (with a poll)

Just switched to a wet-dry electric, and am loving it (Christmas present).

Have always shaved before shower, but conventional wisdom is what others have said, you should shower first to open the pores and soften the beard. But that's not my habit.

I shower right before work, which some nights is problematic depending on how smokey the bar was.

 

I'm a fan of guys with stubble, more so than clean-shaven. Full beards, however, can be totally hot if they're not nasty.

As for me, I shave in the bath. I'm not coordinated enough to do it anywhere else.

 

I once spent a summer living in this otherwise-nice house with a hippie girl (long story). We hadn't gotten the hot water hooked up, so I endured a month of cold showers. I actually came to like it when I'd come home from a long afternoon run. Other than that, it bordered on torture.

 

I shave every other working day after my shower before going into the office (either morning or afternoon depending on the shift). I'll also hit the shower after working out.

I rarely shave on a day off and never on a day that I'm playing hockey. The chin strap from my helmet causes irritation if I don't have at least a little stubble going.

 

I have a beard, but I touch up after the shower.

When I was clean-shaven, I shaved in the shower.

I also brush my teeth in the shower. Saves time and maybe water.

And maybe not.

 

I did not realize until just now UTShooter was a woman.

 

And if she's not, and is a man, well ... there's nothing wrong with that.

 

Shave 2-3 times a week before the shower. And I shower in the morning when I get up and if I go to the gym before work.

 

Shave before, after working out in the AM at my athletic club. Shave about 3-4 times a week; if I'm in the office I'll skip a day, or if I'm not working on the weekend I'll go from Friday AM until Monday AM without shaving.

If I'm covering a game or doing an interview, I'll always shave.

It is one thing in life I despise. I love mowing the lawn, but I hate shaving.

I use the Edge gel with the orange or green cap. It works very well.

 

Shave after, definitely. Usually four out of five working days and once on a weekend, after my once-a-day morning shower. I rarely use shaving cream, though. Just never got into it, and it makes no detectable difference when I do. Is that odd?

 

It amazes me that people don't shave every day. I mean, I did not sprout chest hair until I was in my mid-20s and was carded in just about every bar to that point, but I have never not shaved my face for school or work since I was 14.