What Do You Call a Smooth Shave That's Not a Close Shave?

The answer is a once-over. It leaves the face smooth without pushing for that ultra-close, razor-tight finish.

A second-time-over involves an extra pass for a closer result, and an outline shave is about cleaning up edges, not covering the whole face. A once-over is built for speed and smoothness in a single pass — good for a client who just wants to look clean, not razor-close.

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