Quote Originally Posted by anthogia View Post
Last nite was about my 26th shave. My last few shaves have been great - bbs and slight nicks but no razor burn. Yesterday however I nicked the hell outta my mouth area- chin and upper lip. Is there such thing as a blade being too sharp? I think my angle and pressure are good. Don't wanna hijack the post but since we're on cuts. I can't figure out why this happened. Any thoughts?
A dull blade is always more dangerous than a sharp blade. I'm guessing your nick happened because of improper skin stretching. The skin ahead of the blade was pushed up and cut instead of stretched flat.