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    "You Sir Are Well Prepared". I also have the seven piece ATT shaving system. I have. The H2, H1' and R1. I prefer doing my three pass shave with the R1 plate. I get very good BBS shaves without irritation. I use a light application of Noxzema cleansing cream as a pre-shave prep and lather directly over-top. I apply the Noxzema before each razor pass. I rinse with cold water.

    I have several brands of DE blades not mentioned in your list. I can send you a few different ones to try. My blade of choice these days is Rapira Platinum Lux.
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    Here's my $0.02:

    Choose your most comfortable razor (I wouldn't recommend the slant or a straight during this time) and stick with that for at least a month.

    Shave daily and don't use a blade more than 3 times during this process.

    First work on getting a pretty close shave on the WTG and XTG passes. Less likely to catch resistance on your ATG pass.

    Use your slickest shaving soap/cream and make sure you have plenty of water in it to keep it moist during that third ATG pass.

    On your ATG keep the angle of the blade low and try to use a light touch.

    Then practice.

    See how that goes and let us all know how it works for you.

    ... Oh, and YES pulling the skin helps every time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by feltspanky View Post
    "You Sir Are Well Prepared". I also have the seven piece ATT shaving system. I have. The H2, H1' and R1. I prefer doing my three pass shave with the R1 plate. I get very good BBS shaves without irritation. I use a light application of Noxzema cleansing cream as a pre-shave prep and lather directly over-top. I apply the Noxzema before each razor pass. I rinse with cold water.

    I have several brands of DE blades not mentioned in your list. I can send you a few different ones to try. My blade of choice these day is Rapira Platinum Lux.
    Thank you! I have only tried pre shave oil, it felt pretty tacky didn't like it so I didn't try anything else (pretty dumb). I will try your recommended steps. I would really appreciate trying some different blades thank you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KindestCutOfAll View Post
    Here's my $0.02:

    Choose your most comfortable razor (I wouldn't recommend the slant or a straight during this time) and stick with that for at least a month.

    Shave daily and don't use a blade more than 3 times during this process.

    First work on getting a pretty close shave on the WTG and XTG passes. Less likely to catch resistance on your ATG pass.

    Use your slickest shaving soap/cream and make sure you have plenty of water in it to keep it moist during that third ATG pass.

    On your ATG keep the angle of the blade low and try to use a light touch.

    Then practice.

    See how that goes and let us all know how it works for you.

    ... Oh, and YES pulling the skin helps every time.
    Thank you for your 2 cents great instructions. I will try this system too along with feltspanky's to narrow what I am doing wrong! Will update too when there is victory

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    I've found that on my neck, lots of the hair emerges from the skin at a very shallow angle, darn near parallel to the skin surface. Here, stretching makes it lay against the skin even more rigidly. In these spots, I leave the skin slack to allow these hairs to stand up more. Zero pressure, and it works for my beard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bentlink View Post
    I've found that on my neck, lots of the hair emerges from the skin at a very shallow angle, darn near parallel to the skin surface. Here, stretching makes it lay against the skin even more rigidly. In these spots, I leave the skin slack to allow these hairs to stand up more. Zero pressure, and it works for my beard.
    My beard grows exactly the same way. Your description makes a lot of sense when pulling the skin too tight! I will try slack and zero pressure thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bentlink View Post
    I've found that on my neck, lots of the hair emerges from the skin at a very shallow angle, darn near parallel to the skin surface. Here, stretching makes it lay against the skin even more rigidly. In these spots, I leave the skin slack to allow these hairs to stand up more. Zero pressure, and it works for my beard.
    Yes, and remember it makes a difference which direction you stretch. For example, if the hair lays down toward the south, then you have to put your stretching finger to the north to make the hairs stand up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by deepweeds View Post
    Yes, and remember it makes a difference which direction you stretch. For example, if the hair lays down toward the south, then you have to put your stretching finger to the north to make the hairs stand up.
    Wow Thank you! Great idea didn't think of that!

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    Great success report, slack skin, ATG, worked so well!!! Can't believe it but it did!
    2 passes WTG/ATG
    ATT R1 Fresh Astra blade
    Noxzema cream pre shave between each pass
    Prospector Co. shaving cream
    Aveeno after shave
    Comfortable comfortable comfortable!!!
    Thank you everyone for the advice
    After mastering this technique then on to straights
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    I'm going to go slightly against the tide here and state that:

    1) In general, pretty much any razor with a decent blade should give you a CCS (close, comfortable shave). If you can't get a good shave, it's most likely incorrect technique that's the problem.

    2) Focusing on BBS is a waste of time. One of the best statements I've seen on these forums was: "BBS is the reward for a good shave, not the target." (or something like that, but you get the idea).

    3) You should choose a setup (razor head/blade combo) and then work on your prep and technique until you get a great shave. Pretty much any DE razor should get you there, though some razors are more efficient than others. Switching setups is counter-productive.
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