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I've watched around 5 or 6 shaving videos on Youtube, and they all have a very similar technique. When it comes to shaving the neck, they all shave down in the first pass, because that's how their neck hair grows. Does anyone else have the opposite? I feel like maybe I'm hallucinating, but it feels like my neck hair grows 'Up' instead of 'Down'.
It might also explain why I always cut the hell out of my neck when I shave.
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My neck hair grows down until the last 3cm or so which grows up. When I started DE shaving I got terrible razor burn in this area until I realized this and changed direction.
Claude
Mine grows away from my adams apple, so to get a really smooth shave I have to literally shave sideways. So I scythe. It gets most of it but there's often a little area I miss.
Mine grows towards my adams apple right under the jawline then goes down again. I have to change angles mid stroke twice.
Mine grows up and slightly toward the ear. I only use one pass - the natural one of course which is down and curving toward the center. This is mostly ATG on my neck, but with a slight XTG bias. Works great for me.
Mine grows up and away from the Adams apple like Frankenstein till right below the jawline. At the jawline is interesting cause it seems to grow a couple different ways there. But for my neck I always start with an upstroke as my first pass. then depending on time will do a downward stroke at a slight angle from Adams apple to ear and if do a third reverse that.
So would it be advisable to go WTG on my neck, or just learn to shave down the neck ATG? It sounds like most people simply go downward on the neck, even if it's ATG.
For my first pass I make sure that I am going WTG for each separate part of my neck. After that I am less particular.Quote:
Originally Posted by goaT
Claude
I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by goaT
I can't shave that way. Although I shave down until little under the jaw line, I have to shave the rest in the reverse way. Then on the second pass I can go XTG for a touch up. I never go completely 180 degress ATG on the neck or anywhere else. It will burn.
It's ATG, XTG, then WTG for me. As I said, it's not perfect but it's pretty close.
Good luck with it, by the way. It's not easy and it takes some time to get it down.
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My advice would be to stop worrying about WTG, XTG, ATG and do what seems natural to you. Trying to force an unnatural action on your nerves and muscles will decrease the quality of your shave, both in terms of closeness and comfort and will greatly increase the risk of injury. A proper pass with a sharp razor will give you a perfectly good shave. Your ultimate goal should be to consistently hit the closest possible shave (bbs if you want to use such a contrived term) with one natural pass. It can be done, I have been doing it for years.Quote:
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Thank you for the advice!
Left side grows up, Right side grows down. Under the jaw now that is a different story all together.
I'm a toward the adams apple guy and have a hollow area on the left side. It has been a real challenge to get a smooth shave on that side without burn. Some days I mysteriously get it, some days not. Maybe one day I'll figure out what works. At any rate, I'm getting better overall.
On my neck it only only grows down for about the first 2 inches below my chin. Then it grows sideways for some reason. Mainly to my right down the center line, but then outwards as you move away towards the side of my head.
Also....you guys are saying to pretty much not go ATG on the neck cuz it will burn like hell. I agree completely, but I can't seem to get anywhere near a decent shave without going ATG. (Which is tough because of the weird way that my hair grows.)
Also, it only burns on my neck area. I can shave my cheeks and jawline fine going ATG without much burn. But overall, on any part of my face, i NEED to go ATG for a half decent shave.
Is this normal?
on my neck i have two strips of hair that grow up from the adams apple tword my ears in a vee. frist pass down second up and the a touch up on the strips down with a more agressive angle and a sything stroke and a feathers touch, depending on the razor i may strop before the touch up. also razors with a big smile work the best for this.it also helps to strech your skin as tight as you can get it. grap it around your collarbone aera with your chin pointed down then lift your chin and turn your head the opposite to the side you are shaving, should get it tight as a drum
Mine also grows down at the neck. But I just strech the skin and use a light touch and I do fine.
For years I only saved up the entire way to the chin with my DE, and as long as I was light it was fine. Only on the chin and lip could I not make a first pass ATG without some pulling.
My neck hair grows out horizontally, so my first pass is sideways too. Its my XTG pass that is downward.
Yeah my neck has a weird grain patter too. it pretty much runs from left to right - from my left ear, curving around at my chin, then to my right ear. It's going to take a LONG time to figure it out..I still have to get the area around my jaw joints with my DE.