Thread: 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

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

http://www.youtube.com?v=ScGPRsHSkaESometimes I have the same problem!

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

Originally Posted by RML

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.

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?

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!

Ahhh... I'm trying that tonight. I knew i couldnt be the only one dealing with this!

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.

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.