Thread: Meet the super strong, invincible CHIN HAIR!

Dan,

I don't know. Too many variables.

The sharper a razor, the closer it cuts.
The less sharp an edge the more technique comes into play:
- the right cutting angle
- adding a slight scything motion to your stroke
- the right direction: precisely ATG cuts closest.
- beard prep, but I reckon that's ok in your case.

The most important advice I can offer you, is to stop going over your skin again and again. It serves no purpose. I have a very coarse beard. I know that's what everybody says, but if an electrical rotating shaving apparatus is unable to cut whiskers, then one's entitled to the title "coarse beard", imho. Anyway, my coarse beard needs two passes for total smoothness: one WTG and one ATG, plus an extra ATG-tweak here and there. If I use a badly honed razor, that same approach leaves me with the equivalent of a one day stubble. My razors pass the HHT. If they don't, I can shave with them, but I can't reach that zero stubble level. Shaving the same spots over and over again doesn't help one bit.

Second, I always use a very thin, translucent coat of lather for my ATG pass. It helps to see what's going on at the edge of a razor.
I recommend for going ATG, the use of very small "scooping" strokes. Make them scythe a bit, or otherwise use the razor in an oblique fashion (guillotine-style). Try a low cutting angle first (the spine lifted only a small amount above the skin), the lowest angle that cuts the whiskers is the gentlest for your skin ànd the edge of your razor. You should not feel any pulling, nor should the razor hang up or skip certain hairs. If that happens, your razor is not shaveready.

Good luck,
Keep us posted,

Bart.