Thread: can't see the sideburn areas

Greetings,

Getting more comfortable shaving most of my face (straights for about 3 weeks now) but have the hardest time seeing my sideburn areas. I wear glasses so when I look out the side I have a hard time seeing the areas near the ear. I've tried adjusting the mirror and my glasses but still have a 'blind spot,' does anyone else here have the same issue? If so, how do you deal with it?

Cheers,
Jim

I also wear glasses. I take them off to shave so pretty much do it all by feel. For me to see in the mirror I have to lean in so close that the scales of the razor hit the glass lol.

Being nearsighted it is easy for me on mu dominant side, the right side to do my sideburn and check area without glasses. That's because my dominant eye, the right eye sees differently than the left eye and everything lines up vision wise. The left side is a different story. First of all, I switch hand for each side and the side burn areas are done with the same side hands. To make adjustments for not being able to use my left eye as a dominant tool I have a mirror on expandable arms on the left side of the bathroom mirror and I am able to "see" the left side with my right, dominant eye and shave with my left hand. The rest of the shave is with glasses on and I switch hands back and forth depending on the area being shaved and have my dominant eye in use the whole time. My shaving glasses, by the way, are the same as my computer glasses because if I tried with my regular glasses and bifocals I end up on the chiropractors table bring readjusted every day. Hope this makes sense.

Thanks guys.

JReed: I have the opposite problem...I have to be at a greater distance to see clearly. If I got that close to the mirror I too would bump it only because I wouldn't see it.

Razorfeld: I shave with both hands as well, but I'm right handed. I'm right eye dominant and have a lazy left eye The bigger problem area for me is the left side though I can't see the right too well either. I like the idea of an additional mirror and will look into the extra mirror and yours sounds like it would work as it is at the same height.

Cheers

It's a fairly difficult area to see, what I do is stand fairly far back and this helps you line up the sideburns with the razor, the closer you go the more obscure your vision becomes with this area.

Seems like this is a very common thing many ppl have problems with. Left side burn is harder to see then your right sideburn. I have no idea why maybe its the same thing for lefties that the right side is harder to see? I use to have same difficulties. But the more you shave the more comfortable you get with the sides and go more by feel then sight.

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

Seems like this is a very common thing ... maybe its the same thing for lefties that the right side is harder to see?

+2 Left handed and dominant left eye. It took months to find a position easily spotting my right sideburn.

Can't give OP any advice only, when something's not working, try something else.

That thing about close to the mirror? I think a mirror caused a real nasty slice posted in Cut of the Day. I wouldn't be leaning too close.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

It's a fairly difficult area to see, what I do is stand fairly far back and this helps you line up the sideburns with the razor, the closer you go the more obscure your vision becomes with this area.

I was having a hard time seeing my left sideburn area (until I read the above post)...now I can see that area much better!! Thanks!

All the replies have been most helpful. I think a combination of standing back from the mirror and facing more straight ahead as opposed to turning to the side have seemed to help with the last couple of shaves. Still not ruling out an attached mirror, but for now I'm just going to keep practicing.

Cheers

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

It's a fairly difficult area to see, what I do is stand fairly far back and this helps you line up the sideburns with the razor, the closer you go the more obscure your vision becomes with this area.

No Way!!!!! I've been SR shaving for three months now and just learned how to do it by feel.... I just tried this in the mirror and it works amazingly well!!

Thank you!