Thread: Struggling to move forward

OP. I struggled with the exact same spot and if for some reason I miss a BBS by a hair (get it?) it is usually in this exact same spot. For the most part I get it smooth every time now. A couple things that have helped me and may help you. First, I come downward (with my right hand) at a slight inward angle toward my Adam's apple or middle of base of neck. Instead of straight down. Not much of an angle. Same thing going up (with my left) I angle just a bit in toward my chin. Not much. Just a bit. The other thing I have found helpful is manipulating my skin to get that "hollow" spot flat so the blade can get it close. The last thing is on my last pass I increase my blade angle (after significant beard reduction) to around 30 degrees. Most of the time with these techniques and if course pulling the skin tight I get it BBS!

Hope this helps.

I have to agree with the relax and enjoy your shave. At the same time it took me a while to get close in those areas. One of the things that I do is a pass from the corner of my jaw to my chin, which winds up being not quite an against the grain pass for me along and under my jaw line. For my neck I do a diagonal pass which again is almost but not quite against, this combined with some skin stretching does it for me most of the time. I don't get perfect on my neck all the time, about 50-60%. I could do it all the time but there is a rash risk for me in that area. I would rather a little bit that can be felt and not seen than a rash.

Thanks guys! I changed the angle of the blade and the angle of which im shaving in slightly and that exact spot is bbs after 2 passes now! Thanks a ton!

Originally Posted by toroo

Thanks guys! I changed the angle of the blade and the angle of which im shaving in slightly and that exact spot is bbs after 2 passes now! Thanks a ton!

That's great news toroo!!

You might find that eventually, two passes on your face will be enough. But you'll still do a third cuz its just fun to shave lol!

Again, congrats on getting there!

The perfect neck shave is, for most of us, a mirage of the imagination or an accident of hair growth patterns. You keep thinking you will get to perfect but it keeps getting farther away. And once you finally arrive you may wonder why you bothered. How weird is that? Nevertheless, pursuing the perfect neck and jawline shave may be the only thing that keeps some of us alive.

Keep after it, I say. Press on! 30 shaves doesn't even scratch the surface, so to speak.