First Ambidextrious Shave On Camera, faster

let me know what i did wrong this time :)
first ambidextrious shave
the vid is all the stuff i did with the left hand
my mic is good, the blade sounds like sandpaper, but this is probably one of the best ones ive had, 0 irritation, none.
YouTube - octoshave
after about 5 minutes, just lookin for the stray hairs.
to the other noobs, i dont think its as hard as i make it look, with a little more practice ill be whippin that hair off in no time

sorry for the annoying audio


total shave time:15 minutes. including hot toweling.
i always feel like this guy when i make these vids
Steroid Freak

ok Im certainly no expert , just take this for whats its worth. A few times I notice the hand you hold your razor with was wet and had soap on it, I have control issues when I do that. Your grip seems awkward but if it's working for you then I guess it's ok.

yes that was an issue, i had to keep wiping it off on a towel, i wasnt at a sink so i couldnt rinse the old lather away, normally it doesnt get like that

as for the funny grips, ive been meanin to watch some of the vids ive been recomended, just havent got around to it, i will before i shave again.
thanks :)

ok for me I need to complete one side of my face before I even think of going to the other side. I lather up once and usually do my right side first to my jawline, then put razor in left hand and do left side to jawline, then while razor is still in left hand I go from jawline straight down , when I get to the center I put razor in right hand and go from jawline down. I basically have 4 sections I work with. Then if I want a smoother shave I lather up again and do the same 4 sections only this time accross the grain. Your technique seems to have you all over the place. I have to say though you looked like you got a great shave, Im not sure that you did anything wrong because the end result looked great.

At about the 6 min mark of the vid I thought your grip looked better more controlled , rather than that Japaneese looking grip you had in the begining.

gotcha, i need to plan it out better and focus on quadrants, i kinda do, but dont complete the sections, i hopscotch around , your absolutely right, instead of half finishing all over, i should take more time in each section


maybe after a few more weeks, my skin will have adjusted, and ill be able to go ATG without razorburn
thanks :)

No prob man.

With practice and some more experimentation I am sure that your technique will come along, one thing that I noticed that is different from your last vid is that it really looks like you are using MUCH less pressure. Probably a big factor in the lower irritation shave.

You were driving me a little insane. I'm not sure how to say this delicately.

I think you need to just practice a bit. But before that happens I'd like to suggest that you hold the razor still . . . think about what you want the blade to do, then purposefully do it.

Although the way your doing it is not wrong, the blade is flashing around all over your face for no reason at all.

You can cut down like half your shaving time by simply learning what strokes come next,with what grip, and in what direction. There is no need to flash the blade around like a butterfly knife.

haha yea i suppose your right, in retrospect i even felt a little like i was flippin a butterfly knife around , ill have to work on that.
i know exactly what u mean

:)

Hey Octo,

Looks good, but if I'd say anything looks liek you're still putting quite a bit of pressure on the blade when you do the sides of your jaw (tho this could just be me) also you might want to try stretching the skin even when you're doing XTG / WTG passes. it will help get BBS shaves.

You should look on the wiki I think there's a post showing the basic grips for the razor you might want to check out so you can stabilize that blade before you give yourself a nasty cut.

Anyhow that's my 2 cents,

Keep up the practice!

- Tam -

You can cut down like half your shaving time by simply learning what strokes come next,with what grip, and in what direction. There is no need to flash the blade around like a butterfly knife.[/QUOTE]


Yep just a matter of time before you cut off something important if your not careful. Slow down think it out and don't be afraid to use the right a little to help as you go. :nj

thanks guys, ill have to keep all that in mind, and check out more vids, ive already found some really helpful ones.
im just glad i didnt do Everything wrong like in the first vid :w

This one definately made me nervous to watch. lol
I shave with both hands and once the razor is in the hand, it doesnt leave it until the one side is done. Lynn's video tells about the importance of keeping the razor/hands dry...i still think your awesome for putting yourself out there on video.

Thanks Man! :rock:

Mac

Speaking solely for myself, I could never get a close shave without stretching in the opposite direction of the razor, i.e., up when I'm shaving down, down when I'm shaving up, etc. I always stretch. In addition to not getting a close shave, especially on the jaw line, where I pull the skin above the jaw line, I would cut myself or at least irritate the skin. I see that you didn't cut yourself or irritate the skin so, from my point of view, it should have been a terrible shave.

Don't you be worried about "funny grips". Figure out what works best for you. If it works for you, then it is correct for you. I do concur with the water and lather on your grip hand, though. It makes holding the razor difficult. :gl:

First of all, congrats on getting a successful ambidextrous shave on video. :rock:

I have to admit, I almost yelped when you were positioning the razor from 0:38 to 0:47. That's exactly how I got the only real cut I've ever had.

Until the blade placement becomes second nature, I'd recommend doing any of that "figuring out where to put the blade" stuff with it at least an inch or so off of your face. It shouldn't be anywhere near your skin until you're making some decisive forward movement.

Just my $0.02

once you're more comfortable with your grips looks to me like you will be there more or less.

I'm a great fan of the japanese grip when I got ATG, it's really useful, how ever going WTG it would be a bit unweildy for me, scales all over the show. Stretching really helps get close, every little helps!

Lookin good anyway.