Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13
  1. #1
    RML
    RML is offline
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Posts
    27
    Thanked: 1

    Default Can't see, my hands are in the way!!

    Well just finished up my fifth SR shave. I think I am doing pretty well so far and getting better with every shave.
    The only thing is I have a heck of a time seeing where to start at the side-burns and trimming around my goatee holding the razor the proper way.
    Any and all suggestions will be most appreciated

  2. #2
    Senior Member Krisdavie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    just outside cardiff. S.W, UK
    Posts
    142
    Thanked: 8

    Default

    congrats on shave number 5, im a beginner at this as well and oddly im numbering 5 shaves as well.

    i also get the same viewing problems you mention its a combination of angle, position in the mirror i found, i also stumbled upon one of these mirrors at ikea

    IKEA | Bedroom | Mirrors | FRÄCK | Mirror

    it has a magnified mirror side to it which i found really helped focus on the normally obscure points

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to Krisdavie For This Useful Post:

    dirtydan (03-13-2011)

  4. #3
    what Dad calls me nun2sharp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Kansas city area USA
    Posts
    9,172
    Thanked: 1677

    Default

    http://www.youtube.com?v=ScGPRsHSkaESometimes I have the same problem!
    Last edited by nun2sharp; 03-12-2011 at 04:12 PM.
    It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain

  5. #4
    Baby Butt Smooth... justalex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2010
    Location
    scotland
    Posts
    389
    Thanked: 61

    Default

    I have the exact same problem, to get the skin stretched under my jawline I look like I'm going to scratch my head like a monkey and then grab the skin at my jaw and its very difficult to see what I'm doing!

    But after a year of shaving I haven't cut myself at these points... actually my razor cuts couldn't be anymore in plain view. maybe I should shave blindfolded...? or maybe not

  6. #5
    Senior Member sffone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Baton Rouge, La.
    Posts
    357
    Thanked: 93

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by RML View Post
    Well just finished up my fifth SR shave. I think I am doing pretty well so far and getting better with every shave.
    The only thing is I have a heck of a time seeing where to start at the side-burns and trimming around my goatee holding the razor the proper way.
    Any and all suggestions will be most appreciated
    Just curious -- are you using both your right and left hands? When I first started shaving with straights, I had the same problem until I started using my left hand as well as my right.

  7. #6
    RML
    RML is offline
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Posts
    27
    Thanked: 1

    Default

    I use both hands, right hand ,right side, left hand left side. maybe use right hand for left side burn, left hand for right side?

  8. #7
    Junior Member dirtydan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Dearborn, MI
    Posts
    22
    Thanked: 5

    Default

    Yeah, it's been a problem for me too. I just discovered that if I jut my chin straight up toward the ceiling, that places my razor hand "above" the bridge of my nose and then I can look "down" past my nose at the mirror for a clear eye shot of those previously hidden sideburns.

    Cheers!

  9. #8
    Junior Member Mikishots's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Location
    Victoria BC Canada
    Posts
    23
    Thanked: 1

    Default

    Ahhh... I'm trying that tonight. I knew i couldnt be the only one dealing with this!
    Can it be barbaric and civilized at the same time?

  10. #9
    Scheerlijk Laurens's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2013
    Location
    The Hague, the Netherlands
    Posts
    1,184
    Thanked: 164

    Default

    I only experience this problem on the left side of my face :/ Somehow, on the right side, no problems at all. I think it has to do with how much I turn my head sideways and perhaps I'm not holding the razor with my left hand the same as I do with my right.

  11. #10
    Plausibly implausible carlmaloschneider's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Mount Torrens, South Australia
    Posts
    5,979
    Thanked: 485

    Default

    When I come down the right side on my face towards my goatee, I can't actually see the goatee (holding my razor in my right hand) so I shave by feel. That is, when I feel the goatee I stop. Then I use the heel of the razor to shave around the goatee; at that point I can see the heel and the goatee. It's the same with the left side, stop when I feel the goatee, use the heel of the razor to shave around the sides of the goatee.
    Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
    Walt Whitman

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •