Thread: A most humble apology...

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 .

Originally Posted by LinacMan

So... I've been straight shaving for about 2 months. With the help of Obie and others and my obvious innate straight shaving talent , it's been relatively smooth sailing so far.

To be quite frank, as I read through various posts over the past 2 months I wondered what all the fuss was about - the fretting over angles, passes, etc. Last night I joined reality. For the second time in my adult life I shaved of my goatee (the first time doesn't count as I did it with a safety). Wow! All I can say is that I'm glad I didn't attempt the chin on my first day out using a straight razor! There surely would have been blood involved.

Inspecting my goatee before last night, I'd have sworn the hairs all grew from north to south - WRONG! Those suckers must be growing at 15 slightly different angles. I never knew my chin was so complicated! The crazy hair growth pattern coupled with the fact that my chin is fairly pointed and my jawline is relatively sharp, it made for an interesting shaving session. Through sheer will power and determination, in the end I had a nearly BBS shave, fortunately zero blood, and no razor burn. Ironically the one tiny spot that is not BBS was an easy spot to the right of midline just above the jaw line. The reason I missed it is because I was obsessing over the difficult area immediately above the jawline dead center and neglected to inspect my entire face fully before my final rinse.

My initial plan was to shave the goat just once as SWMBO expressed an interest in seeing me without it, then let it grow back. However, last night my face "tossed the gauntlet", and I'm compelled to rise to the challenge. I guess my chin will remain bare at least until I've conquered this new territory. I don't like my looks without it, but SWMBO said she likes it so I'll not argue

I truly and humbly apologize for any unspoken thoughts of superiority over any of you who have been struggling with your own nemesis - chin or otherwise. Head low, tail between the legs...

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