Thread: How to Shave These Areas?!

Originally Posted by STF

I don't know if your naturally like it or whether it's due to you shaving technique but you face, neck and jawline looks a bit red to me.

I've got pretty sensitive skin...like a tell my wife - "what can I say, I'm a sensitive guy?"

As it was said, Open your mouth wide and pull the skin up to raise the jawline skin to a flatter place. When shaving next to my stash I shave down then up then trim into the edge of the stash before going ear to stash. It all takes time to figure out. And Id bet you a year from now you will still find better ways that work for you. Just keep at it. When I first started I tried to shave every day as that is what I did with a DE or SE razor. After some time I found more comfort in shaving on two days of stubble. After a few years, I went back to shaving daily. I'm a truck driver so how I look isn't a big deal so it didn't matter at work. Some people cant miss a day and others don't grow enough to shave but 3 or 4 days. So it's up to your beard growth.

I enjoy a Boar brush but I've also run across a few boars that were just too floppy. If you are thinking of buying go with an Omega 10066. 12 bucks on Amazon. I keep a couple in stock so I can give one to new guys locally. It's got backbone and after a couple of weeks of use, it becomes soft and holds lather well. If you want to spend some money then we are happy to point you in the right direction from 50 to 300 bucks for a brush. Up to your wallet.

The last thing is to be sure you're using good soap. Quality soaps can give you more of a cushion to help protect your face while shaving. And don't be tempted to use more pressure when it's not wiping the whiskers off your face as you think it should. This is the biggest reason for redness and irritation. Shaving the lather off is all you need for pressure. Just keep at it. It takes time and more time and one day you will look back and wonder why you had such a hard time figuring this out.
good luck. Mike won't steer you wrong.

Your not tempered, yet. Your skin isn't accustom to the micro abrasion. And possible high blade angle, that most of us did.

Seems we all went to using straights, because of all the displeasures we had with other shaving means.

I've always worked outside, for the most part. And dealing with ingrown hairs, red pusy bumps, and sweat. Was like wiping your face with lacquer thinner.

Thats why I tried a straight.
Never looked back, either. And my face n skin thank me, today.

I'll say this...get a DE razor.
Learn to use those as well, in your spare time.

Reason for saying this, is because many of us have had injuries, or surgeries, that kept us from being able to use our straights for awhile. The SE or DE, is now your best friend.