Thread: Trouble while shaving the right side of my face

Originally Posted by afrokamel

Thanks for the tip! I´ll try it out tomorrow =)

If you still have trouble it's also useful to do a "dry run" and practice stretching the skin in front of the mirror with a dry face. It's kind of hard to see what's going on when your face is covered with lather.

Another tip is if you're having trouble doing the "stretch" try lathering your face in sections...in other words lather and shave one side of your face from the sideburn to the jawline, then wipe that area with a towel and lather and do jawline to bottom of neck on that side. It's easier to get a grip and your lather won't dry out as it tends to do when you're are learning and taking a long time to do a complete shave.

Hello...
I'm still new in straight razor shaving, but I shave with shavette for a month now and I use one-hand technique because I don't trust my left hand...
When I shave my right side, I turn my head for about 15 to 20 degrees to left, so I can see my sideburns clearly... Then I use my left hand to stretch the skin... I put my left hand over my head, just above right sideburn and pull... The trick is that with this 15 to 20 degrees turn you'll be able to see the edge of your blade, but you'll not be able to see the angle of your blade because your right hand will mostly block the view... I practiced this maneuver without the blade in my shavette and it became quite a routine now...
After all, practice makes perfect...
Hope this helps...

Thanks for the tips guys!
Think im gonna start with shaving the left side of my face for a while now, to practice some, and finish the right side with my gilette. The reason to the trouble im having while shaving the right side of my throat/neck is a birthmark like in the middle of evrything, and this makes it kind of hard because you have to shave arround it.

Been thinking about going to a plastic surgeon or something to have it removed, because its even a problem while shaving with a safty razor, i have cut my self quite bad there sometimes.

//Afro