Thread: Against, across or with

How do you guys shave? Against, across or with the grain. I started to shave across, and then tried against. But when I shaved against the grain with my DE, I got razorbumps. Do you guys have problems shaving against?

I shave with on the first pass, across on the second, and finish up where there is any hair left against, but only if I have to.

Originally Posted by zebbassman

How do you guys shave? Against, across or with the grain. I started to shave across, and then tried against. But when I shaved against the grain with my DE, I got razorbumps. Do you guys have problems shaving against?

Typically I shave with on the first, across on the second, against on the third. I sometimes leave off the across pass if I'm maintaining a good shave. I sometimes cheat and skip a day or two as my beard doesn't grow very quickly.

I do two passes. 1st a with/cross pass depending on how sparse the hair growth is. 2nd an against pass to get BBS.

X

3-4 passes for me.
North to South
East to West
West to East
and if needed South to North.

same as with the straight with the grain, against the grain, and across the grain.

The rare times I use a DE I usually do with first and across second.

Three down
One up
One across

More as needed.

Jim

Originally Posted by jim

Three down
One up
One across

More as needed.

Jim

Do you mean 5 whole passes? or one down one up then one across...?

I shave north to south. Ear to nose. Then south to north