So that what I'd read someplace: that you needn't trim facial hair necessarily before you shave it off with a straight razor. So... I tried it out today.
  1. Hot water face wash.
  2. Use shave cream to wash, let sit, hot towel to remove.
  3. Whip up lather in bowl and re-lather face.
  4. Shave off goatee.


AND IT WORKED!

Now... this was my first time using my straight razor on my chin (had a goatee up until today). Hair removal went pretty well. But the skin under there hadn't been shaved in... oh... 3 years? I didn't get any nicks or cuts, but the skin was abraded and bled a little bit anyway (same thing happens with my cartridge razors after so long a break from chin-shaving). And my chin is VERY red now... irritated looking. So it worked, but I wouldn't dare to try this on my upper lip yet. Hence... the current wearing of a stache. LOL

So all in all, I'm gettin' the hang of the straight razor! Definitely slow-going. But I think I'm getting there!

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