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So I'd been thinking about ways to improve my shaves as my chin is always a bit of a problem area for me. Today I tried a different way of stretching the skin around there & it worked wonderfully! It's absolutely smooth with no irritation, except a little patch i missed on my last pass. That spot is bugging the crap out of me right now, I can't stop rubbing it & wondering how I missed it, but I'll leave it for tomorrow.
It's nice to know I'm not the only one with that problem. Find a small thing you missed and go over it again and again.
Isn't it great to negotiate a new hurdle?
Last night I had my first shave that I can honestly say was closer than any other shave of my life...still sporting the goat though. The chin will be dealt with at a date to be determined:D
Yea, very common problem the chin area and neck under the chin too for me. Nice to see somebody finding new ways to do things better. Funny how those missed spots can irritate you all day, eh. Know the feeling.
Bob
It was pretty gratifying finally managing a bbs chin with no irritation. Now I just need to tackle that area immediately below my chin and my shaves will be golden
Takes a while to figure out all the nuances of your own face. Soon enough you'll figure out the best way to shave each part. When you finally do, you'll really have a nice shave.
Stretching the skin, knowing your whiskers angle of growth and right shaving angle are the key to success! :)
Well the growth is easy, pretty much everything points toward my throat except for the razor.
30 shaves in, things that helped me around chin, a real good lather on there, a well stropped razor, and pay attention to angle, it changes alot in that area. Also, in the beginning, i was going for the perfect shave, now i am not so hard on myself,and each shave seems to get better. Watched alot of different youtube videos on technique, everyone seems a bit different, but you pick up things that work for you.
Every face is different, every skin is different, every razor is different. And also every technique is different. It takes type to find the right combination of them all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grazor
Truth spoken!Quote:
Originally Posted by razorguy
I feel confident and cool as I shave these days. I no longer lock the door and almost always have my 10 year old son in the room chatting with me. I am capable of a great shave if I can get the stroke directions right...
My silly face has so many different grains that I can never concentrate enough to remember them all. Ahhh the joys of learning....
I'm sorry. I see only now I have written "type" instead of "time". That reminds me that I should post messages when I have the time to do that and not when I am in a hurry because of my job! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by unit
So, I wanted to write "It takes tyme to find the right combination of them all".
Pardon me gentlemen.
Do you mean "Thyme"?Quote:
Originally Posted by razorguy
I have not tried that...perhaps that is what I am doing wrong:D
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Yes! You are absolutely right! Thyme was the right word! And you know what a wonderful aroma and flavor thyme can add to any food! :DQuote:
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Than simply prove I MUST not post messages when I am in a hurry. :D
Sage would be a nice scent. I always enjoy it when I'm cooking
A shave soap seasoned like a good stew or spaghetti sauce would be an interesting thing, no?
Back to chins... I shave mine last, along with the 'stache, and rinse off/replace the original lather before I do. That way those whiskers get a presoak cycle and I'm not fighting them through drying lather.
Sounds like a lot of faceturbating in the early posts. No shame in that, we all do it. It's how you can learn your grain while away from your shaving gear. Just don't give yourself zits!
I generally go cheeks, jaw, sides of neck, upper lip, chin, under chin. Seems to work well and I like to leave the middle of my neck for last as I have a rather large mole just above my Adams apple that likes to get cut even with cartridges
Ah, yes, and those darn moles are so well vascularized!
Usually I can time it so that I raise the edge just before reaching it to clip those 3 ugly hairs coming out of the thing. Sometimes I lift a little too early & have to try again. So far, knocking quite vigorously on wood, I haven't cut it with a straight yet. Of course if I did that I likely wouldn't have to have it removed as the thing would be sliced clean off!
