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With the grain, against the grain are only two points on a clock.
If ATG causes problems as it does for me when using a Feather blade
skip the direct attack and get at it from the side.

If 6:00...

It is possible your face is telling you to lather in a bowl and paint the lather on your wet face.
I use a one pint plastic rubbermaid kitchen storage thing. Three for four bucks... round, red lid ...

Does not sound like trouble to me.
Whiskers grow from deep down in the skin. If you have light
skin and dark whiskers a shadow is normal. In 40 years your
whiskers will be white like mine so...