Thread: Shaving direction

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.

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.

Razorfeld it is best to practice that area when you have the hiccups it is a total confidence builder.

Originally Posted by AlienEdge

Razorfeld it is best to practice that area when you have the hiccups it is a total confidence builder.

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.

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.

Bob

Razorfeld You have an awesome sense of humor I was just trying to have fun with you . I am so sorry! I seem to have to say that a lot on this site. It was the hiccups part that was suppose to be funny. Sorry!

AE, no need to be sorry. What you don't want is to be a super sonic sneezer like I am. When I feel a sneeze coming on while shaving the first thing I do is hold my arm straight out from my body with the razor pointing away from since my kind of sneeze is huge contraction followed by ear splitting explosion of sound. My cat runs from the room every time.

Originally Posted by Steel

So the take away (for me) is that with a dialed in blade I am awarded a quick and smooth shave with no burn but I would be careful doing this unless you know your edge and technique are stellar.

Very true. If the blade is not sharp, then I'm in for a very uncomfortable shave. This is why I tend to limit the number of shaves to 3 per blade.

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

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).

Being of Asian descent with mixed blood, I did not have much facial hair as a teenager. I only had to shave the moustache, and the chin area. As I grew old, I started to have "longer" sideburns. But, up to around 30 years old, I could shave once every two or three days. Of course, the younger you are, the less coarse the hair , so shaving against the grain was easy for me. One pass against the grain was enough to provide a clean shave with very little irritation using just water.

After 30, I started to have more, and coarser, hair including my neck area. While I can no longer shave with just water.

If your approach differs from the standard wtg, xtg, atg technique, it's no problem if that's what works for you. If I shave really close one day, the next day I can go xtg on the first pass.

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!