Most people's neck hair grows in weird directions. I, for example, have swirls on either side of my adam's apple which always caused me problems.

The best advice I can give you is to work out the directions of hair grown on your neck and try as hard as you can to go with the grain if possible. Stretching can help with that - remember you can stretch the skin in any direction you want: you are not limited to up or down.

Also try to avoid steep razor angles and resist the temptation to continually shave over rough spots to get them smooth. It is better to look shaved and have some rough areas than it is to be clean shaven with massive skin irritation all over your neck. Until you figure out your best technique you may just have to put up with less than smooth areas.

If I were you I would let the skin heal a bit before trying again. Continual irritation will just make matters worse.

Good luck.

James.