I have a similar jawline and chin, but with one addition: a chin dimple. You want to talk about a pain, this is it. Haven't mangled myself yet but jeezul cramden is it tough.
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I have a similar jawline and chin, but with one addition: a chin dimple. You want to talk about a pain, this is it. Haven't mangled myself yet but jeezul cramden is it tough.
As penance you must say 50 "Hail Lynn"s.
I used to think as you do. But, as time has progressed I have come to the realisation that, in fact, I am superior to everyone in every aspect. Humbly superior, of course, but still superior.
James.
James,
If you carefully read between the lines in my OP, you'll see that humility is not one of my strong suits. Even though I humbly begged forgiveness, I managed to let it "slip" out that the shave was still 98% BBS. There is a fine art to remaining superior yet appearing humble:w
Greg
I had a similar experience to yours. Having had a full beard for years (I got tired of looking like I was 12), I shaved it off at the end of this school year in order to indulge this latest hobby. In the last several years my beard had grown very thick and wiry, so gave my newbie skills and my Dovo Best all we could handle.
I recently got a Filarmonica DT 12 for Father's Day, and am slowly learning, but yeah, that chin area and upper lip is a bear, what with the constantly changing angles. What is helping with me is good prep, only lathering the part of the face I'm working on while I get up to speed, and periodically refreshing my edge on CrOx/linen, colored newsprint, and lots of stropping on my 3" latigo.
I am now considering going back to a goatee (because those are my trouble spots), which my wife doesn't like because she says it makes me look like a redneck.:)
nirve9909 Is right the cleft chin has always been a problem no mater what I use to shave and that is why I seldom go with out the goatee. That and the small hollow between the collar bones always gives me trouble to.
Hi Greg,
You are a true gentleman :)...All of us, at some point or another, have had a nemesis to deal with...yours is the chin. Mine was the chin and the neck...For some time, I wouldn't even dare go ATG in any area. Now, believe it or not, I am more comfortable with the neck ATG than cheeks ATG (weird, I know).
Also, keep shaving that chin area (even though you dislike your looks without the goatee)...if your face is anything like mine, what you may notice is that your chin area (in your case) is probably more "raw" after a shave than your other facial regions...If so, this is probably because your skin is still "virgin" to the str8 around where your goatee was and has not "toughened" up as the rest of your face...keep at it and you'll quickly see a change.
Congratulation buddy :beer1:.
Greg,
Not to worry about looking young. I shaved my beard that I had worn almost 20 years and everyone complimented me for losing 10-12 yeas younger. I'll take it cause my beard was almost all white and that brought me here to SRP and Str8s.
Not a bad deal actually.
Lu