Thread: shaving around a goatee?

I sport a goatee and I use a spike point. I keep my goatee maybe 1/2" long. I simply pull the area I'm about to shave and stretch the skin so I can see where the line is and shave right up to it. The spike point doesn't come into play too much for me as I don't have a lot up around my nose to do. I shave up to the line and I shave away from the line. It all depends on how I feel at the moment.

This threat made me wonder, not for the first time, what the difference is between a goatee and a Van Dyke. here is it, and more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goatee

I have a goatee and I do have an easier time with square points but not so much that I won't use a round point. I shave down the length (WTG) on the first pass, but also "in" towards the goatee, which is an XTG pass for me. Then on the second pass, I shave up the length (ATG) and that does it, mostly. I don't get quite as close near the border as elsewhere, but because my goatee isn't worn close, it doesn't show and I don't fret over it.

Dan

+1 to a spike point! I even use it to trim up the sideburns nice and squarely.

I like the look of the French Fork!

You do have choices when it comes to shaving around the goatee - I tend to use the heel myself, as I found that unless I was careful the toe could sometimes dig in and nick me. Not that the heel can't do that either, but it just seemed to be easier to keep that half inch of heel on the skin rather than the half inch of toe. It felt a bit less cumbersome too, if I recall correctly.

Whatever you choose, practice and time will sort out the details.

James.

Try here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=15824

Loads of great info on this very topic.

Good luck,

Mark

You just don't see as many guys sportin' the Hulihee as we should.