Thread: Under the nose - does size make a difference?

I learned about shaving under the nose with a downstroke when I tried it with a Dove Shavette. The blade went down and promptly into my skin. I do use a downstroke WTG pass still, but I no longer make the mistake of starting right under the nose. I then go XTG from the middle of the mustache area to the right and to the left.

I've also re-started going ATG there to get closer. I've learned, though, that I can do a light ATG stroke there which works well, not really going all the way down to skin level. That has seemed to work fairly well. My whiskers in that area grow downward, and going too close to the skin allows the whiskers to guide the blade downward into the skin, a thing to certainly avoid.

There are whiskers right under the nose, right up against it, that I just cannot get with a straight. I use a DE every three days or so to get those.

All this takes practice and it's a matter of finding strategies that work by eliminating those that don't. You'll know when you have the wrong strategy, trust me!
Good luck!

Under the nose has never been a real problem area for me. Going WTG is easy, ATG a bit tricky, but totally doable with both 5/8 and 6/8 (don't have a 7/8, that might be harder).