Thread: Chin whiskers

Any tips on getting a close shave on the chin and upper lip. Fairly new shaver and find I have to do three or more passes and am still not quite getting bbs. All those passes tend to cause irritation so I tend to do just one pass with straight then another with a disposable. But I would rather get away from using disposable all together.

Is this just something that takes experience to get better at?

I had this exact problem with my first 10-15 shaves. I found that the angle of my blade and direction of travel were the culprits. Try using a different angle or direction as the hair on chin may grow sideways as mine does rather than straight down. When I lift my angle just a hair but still keeping it under 30 degrees was the difference in night in day with the ease that the whiskers came off. I am only on like shave 30-32 but this is one thing helped loads. Hope this helps. Good luck and happy shaves my friend

Welcome Newfie816: Try using your off hand and stretch the skin on your chin while shaving. I get much smoother results when I stretch my skin. Also go to youtube and search for the (three pass shave). Watching this gentleman S.R. shave while he listens to classical music improved my technique tremendously.

Hello and Welcome to SRP!

I have years of shaving experience and unsurpassable skills with a straight razor, plus I am immensely modest. Let me share with you my secret for a close shave on the chin area - angle, pressure, stretching and buffing. Get those bits down and you'll have a BBS chin in no time!





James.

After a WTG, I use short scything strokes with the blade choked up in my hand leaving about an inch of blade exposed. I also stretch the skin with my opposing hand. It took me a number of shaves to get my chin down.

Originally Posted by feltspanky

Welcome Newfie816: Try using your off hand and stretch the skin on your chin while shaving. I get much smoother results when I stretch my skin. y.

I totally forgot about the skin stretching, that is also great advise.

the keys for a close and irritation free shave are skin stretching, blade angle and blade pressure. Too much pressure irritates my skin as fast as anything else. Of course this is with a proper shave ready blade, and a good lather. I think practice practice practice goes a long way too.

I had a tiny breakthrough after 5 shaves, and it was Angle, Angle, Angle for me

angle,stretching,sharp razor,oh and placing your tongue between your lower gumline and bottom lip can be helpfull also.cheers and shave on .

I'm new too. I started in the beginning of September and I find the chin to still be a little tough to get perfectly. Follow the advice of the members with experience above. Stretching and Scything helps. I still don't have perfect chin whiskers, but I can tell you it gets better every week. Two weeks ago it still felt really rough. Now, I can still feel whiskers but they are much closer to the skin than what they were.

Celebrate small improvements. I've found that focusing on a good visual shave is a great goal. As time goes on, you'll get closer and closer to BBS. I'm still trying but having fun doing so!

Andy