Thread: shaving jawline

hey guys
i've been shaving for a few days now and can get my face looking like i shaved with a mach 3 but i have 2 problem areas
i can't shave my jawline too well i've tried stretching my skin. My other place is the hollow beside my adams apple.
how do you guys tackle these areas?
do i have to do more passes?

Yeah, those areas can take some work to figure out

Try streching the opposite way of what you've done this far.
Lift, or lower, your head to see if that makes a diff when stretching either way.
The object is to get the pesky part away from the actual jawline and onto a flatter part of your face.
Be it below or above the jawline

Same thing with the hollow area.
Stretch north, east, south or west to see if you can get to it better.
While also looking to the left or right while doing so.

You'll find the spot eventually

Stretch skin up up jaw left or right for neck.

I had to stand in front of a mirror with a couple days growth a move my skin around practicing which way best stretched my skin. After that exercise, stretching in the proper direction has become much easier.

Don't forget to experiment with opening your mouth , moving your jaw, blowing out your cheeks. Once you figure out your face, stretching and shaving are much easier.

thanks guys
will try that and re-watch the videos just incase i missed something

Great advise for the jawline as for the hollow I have one on my left side that I just can't get flat so I use the rounded portion of the heel on a razor to get down into that little hollow. Takes some practice and a razor with a rounded heel.

I use the rounded heel for that spot under the nose and the doohickey spot of the lip.

My best advice is, whenever possible, pull the skin and or move your head so you are shaving on a flat or convex surface. If convex, be especially careful with the amount of force you use (razor to skin), as the surface area is even smaller than normal, which means more pressure per amount of force (i.e. if you use the same force you always use, you'll get more pressure than you'd normally have). If you have to shave a concave area, try to find a curved part of the blade that has the same or smaller curvature than the concave area.

Whenever shaving a non-flat (concave or convex) area, remember that you cannot judge the angle of the blade with respect to the parts of your face that you can see, because the part of your face you see is not at the same angle as the part of your face you are shaving. (I aim for what looks like a much shallower angle to err on the side of caution.)

Try a Razor with a smiling blade. Best thing ever for hollows on sides of your neck.