Quote Originally Posted by syslight View Post
Welcome to SRP!

start with the beginner's guide. the large relatively flat areas of the cheeks are the easiest the jawline down is as you have noticed more difficult. proper stretching and beard prep help quite a bit, as the beard there grows in all sorts of directions.

Also, a truly shave ready razor is required to get a great shave. a slightly dull one is more likely to cut you and shave like you describe.

enjoy,
jim
I shaved yesterday after posting, sticking closer to the beginner's guide, and had a pretty fair shave. Wasn't super close, but didn't have any razor burn and my only cuts were from a poor choice (XTG along the upper lip should go away from the lip) or stabbing myself with the tip (I'm trying to cut my ear lobes off, I swear).

I decided to clean and strop a couple times during the shave and that seemed to help quite a bit. Does this indicate a shortcoming in my stropping or shaving technique or is this just something that some guys do?