Thread: XTG via diagram help

Originally Posted by pcdad

ok...so I am getting much better at my str8 razor..chin area is getting slightly better but not much hair coming off..always feels like I barely touche the surface on both small pockets of my chin under by bottom lip
(left and right side)..my other question is this...Via the Diagram I attached...if you look at numbers 4, 16 and 17 then all point to the spots near the adams apple..this is where my little "cactus" hairs can ONLY be shaved with my DE/SE handles effectivly..I tried different positions but could angle the blade near them without the tip of the blade touching something a bit higher...any help would be appreciated..and any pics or videos as well ;-)

pcdad

I use this exact technique during my second XTG/ATG pass or my touch up, so I know it works for me... YMMV.

The idea is to pull the skin away from the Adam's Apple to the side and up. When I do this, the whiskers twist a little bit from a true N-S grain, to a kinda NNE-SSW grain. Then I do a scything motion that curves a little bit to a NNW-SSE direction, which gets about to an XTG. Hopefully this makes sense. Really the idea is that you can stretch the skin and make the grain change just enough to find a more manageable XTG stroke.

I used the Whisker Map, but I only messed with the sections you asked about.

Edit: It should go without saying that I use a shallow angle and a really light touch for this move. Spectator's usually inch to the edge of their seats...