Thread: Shave Den Exorcism????

Originally Posted by ace

When I first got to this forum, I had no idea what a weeper was. Now I know. Yours probably resulted from a little more pressure than you should have applied in your effort to touch up and get close with the DE. Weepers don't have to be immediately apparent. I've had them arise a full day later. Whenever they arise, they are almost always a result of applying too much pressure.

A priest would tell you to back off on the pressure, say a few "Hail Marys", and tithe more.

Aaah, the "weeper" - nice one. While the use of the term is new to me, the phenonemon is not. I have occasionally experienced this right after a shave, albeit not to the degree that the OP describes, on certain sensitive "thinner-skinned" areas, like below the nose and on the cheeks. To the best of my knowledge, it only happens when I'm:

a) In a real hurry;
b) Using a slightly less than optimally sharp blade;

and, get this:

c) When, due to a) I use a Gillette Fusion razor to finish off difficult spots!

I surmise that it is indeed very likely I apply too much pressure throughout this rushed procedure.

With a DE, it's really difficult to apply too little pressure.

Originally Posted by ace

A priest would tell you to back off on the pressure, say a few "Hail Marys", and tithe more.

Very good.