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11-17-2015, 09:56 PM #1Senior Member
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Patrick -- I'd guess you & I have different beards. I could never go ATG, even as a teenager. As an adult I couldn't go ATG with any razor, from DE to injector to cartridge with 1,2,3 or 4 blades...even as a 2d pass. Still don't, and don't need to. Everybody is different (my version of YMMV).
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11-17-2015, 10:43 PM #2Senior Member
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I've never tried XTG and ATG for a two pass shave. I'm a daily four pass shaver as that is what I like.
But, whatever works for you is the right way.
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11-17-2015, 11:03 PM #3Senior Member
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My daily shave starts south to north which is mostly against the grain and the ears to chin which is mostly across the grain. Makes for a great daily routine and a pretty nice shave.
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11-17-2015, 11:26 PM #4Moderator
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As the areas dictate, that is the direction. I finish with a second lathering ATG all the way. That is except for on small spot , the tendon area on y neck next to my Adam's apple. For some reason the skin is extra thin there and I've found that using a straight leads to blood. I shave that section with a DE.
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11-17-2015, 11:58 PM #5Senior Member
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Razorfeld it is best to practice that area when you have the hiccups it is a total confidence builder.
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11-18-2015, 12:09 AM #6Moderator
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Confidence I have plenty off. Blood I don't. Would you continue to pet a dog that bites you every time? Also, I had a idiopathic blood disorder as a child and as a result I try not to bleed any more than I have to these days.
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Razorfeld it is best to practice that area when you have the hiccups it is a total confidence builder.
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11-18-2015, 12:57 AM #7Senior Member
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Yes, I do an XTG and ATG 2 pass shave if I go out in the evening. Normally though I go WTG, 2 Passes XTG and finish ATG in the morning around 0400.
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11-23-2015, 01:53 PM #8Likes to 'Flic' his whiskers
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I used to start against the grain but now find it easier and more comfortable starting with the grain.My second pass is against and if I find a stubborn area, I find it helps to do short X strokes starting with say, top right to bottom left then top left to bottom right. Anything that I've missed gets finished off with a gentle scrubbing action.
Forgot to say, I use a DE razor when I do the X strokes and scrubbing action.I would never do them with a straight!Last edited by charlie762; 11-23-2015 at 02:01 PM. Reason: Addition.
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