Thread: Been about a month now....

Are you using any skin stretching or skin traction yet? With the hand not holding the razor, try pulling the skin in different directions to see if this helps. You are trying to stand the whiskers up more.

I had the devil's own time with my neck until I figured out my different beard directions and how to hold traction on the skin to get the smoothest shave with the least strokes. The whiskers on my neck grow sideways. So stretching the skin up higher let me get the blade in for a sideways pass lower on my neck. A magnifying mirror helped me a bunch, I was figuring things out quicker.

100 shaves is a good goal. I'm also an engineer. I kept a diary more like a lab notebook. Every time something worked I noted what I was doing, same with things that didn't work. Little by little I kept getting better. Sometime around 50 shaves it turned a corner. Blade sharpness really matters too. You will have to figure out how to maintain the edge.

Beard prep, good lather, blade techniques and angle, plus good skin stretching; one day it just happened. I got a smooth irritation free shave on my neck.

You will too. Keep at it... It just has a really steep learning curve.

Best Regards,

Ed