Thread: Trouble with chin area...

Unfortunately most of the issue will lie in your last sentence. One other thing that really helped that area for me is to not worry much about the wtg stroke, which for me is less than close. I get most of the closeness from the xtg pass. I rub the tips of my fingers on my styptic pencil so they grip the skin and pull towards my ear while using an ear to nose stroke leading with the heal. Sounds super complicated on paper but with a try or two I got it with little blood loss.

A lot of shaving with a straight, and a de, I'm finding has a lot to do with being willing to try different things. If I kept shaving the way I had started I would have gone back to a beard.

Keep at it. You'll get more familiar with your face and beard direction and find better ways to get your problem areas.

Originally Posted by jfk742

Unfortunately most of the issue will lie in your last sentence. One other thing that really helped that area for me is to not worry much about the wtg stroke, which for me is less than close. I get most of the closeness from the xtg pass. I rub the tips of my fingers on my styptic pencil so they grip the skin and pull towards my ear while using an ear to nose stroke leading with the heal. Sounds super complicated on paper but with a try or two I got it with little blood loss.

A lot of shaving with a straight, and a de, I'm finding has a lot to do with being willing to try different things. If I kept shaving the way I had started I would have gone back to a beard.

Keep at it. You'll get more familiar with your face and beard direction and find better ways to get your problem areas.

Thanks...you got me thinking....and I believe you are right...I generally feel I have to use WTG for all aspects of my face...when maybe on my chin I need to come at it with a completely different approach...maybe XTG or ATG...or a combination...something other than WTG. good idea! I will give that a try.

I,ll say this , the advise given about stretching will do more for your shave to keep down on the blood, tight skin doesn't shift and bunch up so the blade can glide over taking only the whiskers. I too used my alum block for traction in stretching the skin, makes for a smooth shave , when I use a disposable blade straight(feather rg) with feather pro blades, I've never corked and get a smooth shave , and I change every shave , So give the stretching a try might be what you need, I know I thought I was stretching right till I learned I wasn't. Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

I,ll say this , the advise given about stretching will do more for your shave to keep down on the blood, tight skin doesn't shift and bunch up so the blade can glide over taking only the whiskers. I too used my alum block for traction in stretching the skin, makes for a smooth shave , when I use a disposable blade straight(feather rg) with feather pro blades, I've never corked and get a smooth shave , and I change every shave , So give the stretching a try might be what you need, I know I thought I was stretching right till I learned I wasn't. Tc

Yes...I tried to do this more with my shave this morning and I think that was one of the reasons why I kept the bloodshed to a minimum. Good advice...thanks! I just need to practice stretching in the chin area...