Thread: It's not your razor. It's you.

All love and respect to those who can do it, but definitely no ATG for me on the upper lip! Like Iceni above, when I need a little bit of extra closeness or follow-up, I use an extremely light XTG stroke.

This is why mustaches are so popular.

Personally, I feel the mustache is pretty straight forward ATG. I can't do ATG on the tip of my chin at all. It is always two passes XTG and I am done. I would grow a mustache if I could! My mustache is terrible looking; super whispy and no growth inbetween the cupids bow. Like I should buy a panel van and starting offering candy to random kids bad.

This is basically what I look like with a mustache.



If only I could grow this kinda mustache....

I do the fools pass (ATG on the upper lip) every shave,
I find the heavier grinds do it easier than the full hollows for some reason,
it may be the flatter angle the full hollows get than just grabs a bit more when holding them flat on the lip.
But definitely must be sharp and the skin tight works best with any blade

This solution has work for me....for decades...

Originally Posted by aa1192

Like I should buy a panel van and starting offering candy to random kids bad.

I feel ya. Cops, and these guys...


(BTW-Ex military cop here...just kidding, no bashing )


Unless you can grow an EPIC mustache...

Originally Posted by MJC

If i'm trying to really get the UL clean, I'll "overstretch" it with my tongue and use WTG/XTG very very lightly. Otherwise it's all WTG/XTG.

I used to have a problem with the upper lip area as well, especially when using a DE shavette I sliced my face to pieces. I'm using true SR's for about a year now and the lip area doesn't give me any trouble anymore. What I do is indeed stretching the skin realy light pressure and when the razor skips I pick it up, put it back a cm or so and go at it again, basicly using a lot of realy short and light strokes

I guess I'm lucky to get a BBS upper lip just doing one wtg an two xtg passes. I have far more trouble with my neck, even when I go atg. I rarely get BBS on my neck yet.

Watch your noses,
OldSalt

Originally Posted by OldSalt

I guess I'm lucky to get a BBS upper lip just doing one wtg an two xtg passes. I have far more trouble with my neck, even when I go atg. I rarely get BBS on my neck yet.

Watch your noses,
OldSalt

My trouble spot has always been an area about the size of a match book on the left side of my adams apple.
One of those swirly areas.
My best results come by using my extended thumb and forefinger to "pin and stretch" the area, and shaving in between my fingers in a buffing pattern.
Got the idea watching a video of a Japanese barber shaving a client with a Kamisori. And I first tried it when I was trying to learn how to shave with a Kamisori style asymmetrical blade.

Moved that technique over to my daily shave with great results.
I was pulling the skin in the wrong direction, making the hair lay flat instead of stand up.
You just have to mind that finger that is in the path of your razor...baby.

Smooth Shaving...