Originally Posted by
Ryan82
I understand your frustration. I've had to sacrifice closeness for comfort too, where my face is BBS but the very bottom of my neck is less so. I have dark coarse whiskers, but in reality it is around the collar line and is probably only noticeable if someone is standing a foot away from my face - and other than my wife no one should be that close anyways lol :)
Using a DE is much like using a straight razor. Proper prep, low & constant angle and zero pressure are all required to get a great shave from a DE. Using the right blade for your razor helps tremendously too, so if you haven't tried a blade sampler that would be another recommendation.