werd. I always shave in the shower. I go over it with an electric to shorten in and then take a shower. Shaving is the last thing I do. The hair gets softer and more supple so when you shave it doesn't take as much to cut it. I go with the grain then rinse my face then go against the grain. No aftershave. I have very sensitive skin to shaving. I shave every other day. If I shaved on consecutive days it would hurt a lot