Thread: Thick facial hair.

There are a couple of good videos on the "coup de maitre." Search that, if you haven't already.

I had no idea there was a special term for shaving the under nose area. Strangely enough that is not the area I have trouble with but just to the right and left of this center area. Both razors seems to shave smoothly on all other place but tend to tug at these locations.

You may already be doing this, but I think it helps to attack the sensitive areas first- when you know your razor is at its sharpest. I always do under the nose first bc that's a sensitive area on me too. Also be sure you're getting a good stopping on the toe (since you're likely using lots of toe for under the nose). With stops 2.5" or under it can be easy to neglect the toe a bit if you're not careful.

I've been on a beard prep kick the last few weeks and have been pretty pleased with the results. I tend to give little thought to prepping my moustache area, and always have a little more stinging there with the aftershave than the rest of my face. Now that I'm thinking about it, my advice to both of us is to really focus on massaging water into that area. Try a shave oil or hot-towel over lather treatment for your moustache. Massage in the lather with your fingers for a bit before attacking.

Just some things I would try for the same issues (which aren't bad for me, but I do experience less-than-perfect results there as well, so I will be trying these things myself over the next few days).

Also, make sure you're stretching your lip down over your top teeth to get the best flat surface possible for the blade to slide over. Do that, with some good beard prep getting lots of moisture and steam into the whiskers before shaving, you'll see a marked improvement over your current results.