Thread: ATG Question?

Could be that the razor isn't quite sharp enough as well. Does it easily go through the whiskers alongside and on the tip of your chin ? There and on either side of my windpipe is where the rubber meets the road for me.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Does it easily go through the whiskers alongside and on the tip of your chin ? There and on either side of my windpipe is where the rubber meets the road for me.

Yes My chin is no problem, I think the razor is very sharp. I can go through my chin whiskers without a problem. I use the heel of the blade on my chin and I get a really close shave. It is quite enjoyable.

It seems that a lot of veteran shavers say the neck is the most challenging to get a close shave. It looks like I will have to keep practicing.

I am just now getting good at cleaning up the stubble from my neck. It is hard to get for me because it grows to the side almost and not up or down the neck. I have really been working on those spots and after a little bit of time I have gotten some great results. Lots of experimenting is all I can say!!!

Thanks for the advice...

I still have a question, does anyone notice that it is harder to go ATG on the neck when there is stubble compared to when there is little stubble?

For instance if I try to go ATG on the first pass, NO WAY. If I go ATG after several passes it is much easier.

For me it does not seem to matter on the neck, but the hair doesn't grow as thick on my neck as other places on my face. So sorry if I can't help. I can shave either way on my neck first pass without much trouble!

Originally Posted by sbrouwers

For me it does not seem to matter on the neck, but the hair doesn't grow as thick on my neck as other places on my face. So sorry if I can't help. I can shave either way on my neck first pass without much trouble!

I see, perhaps I will not do ATG on my neck until I get better at the other passes.

Originally Posted by fatpanda

Thanks for the advice...
I still have a question, does anyone notice that it is harder to go ATG on the neck when there is stubble compared to when there is little stubble?
For instance if I try to go ATG on the first pass, NO WAY. If I go ATG after several passes it is much easier.

I think what you describe has been noticed by a great many people, using both str8s and DE razors. The few who can get away with ATG on the first pass are ones with very sparse and soft, thin whiskers. Or on even fewer people whose whiskers grow straight out from the skin, so there is in essence no grain. When you use WTG and XTG passes to get the stubble very short, then the small length of whisker that is left is essentially pointing straight out from the skin.

Other than around my windpipe I may be one of the lucky ones Fritz describes. I could go ATG on the first pass on my neck if I chose to with little problem .... except on either side of the pipe.

I wouldn't say it is sparse but maybe my whiskers aren't as coarse and they may stick straight out. Unlucky at love but lucky at shaving.