Between haircuts I like to finish a shave by taking the last of my lather and soaping up my neck. I grab a hand mirror and do one ATG pass from my shoulder up to my hairline. Anyone else finish by cleaning up the neck?
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Between haircuts I like to finish a shave by taking the last of my lather and soaping up my neck. I grab a hand mirror and do one ATG pass from my shoulder up to my hairline. Anyone else finish by cleaning up the neck?
No, I do that separately with a DE.
Bob
Either way, it makes a good shave complete. You earn your Clubman for the day. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by BobH
That is my girlfriends main purpose.
I break out the old DE and feathers.
I use a guarded straight on the back of my neck, after I give myself a hair cut.
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I give myself a haircut even though there is not much to cut. For the back of my neck I wrap my belt around the back of my neck from ear to ear. Take my straight and shave along belt line.
Mr. Wahl Trimmer is responsible for my "haircuts" every 4-5 days, so I've been doing my own WTG neck clean-ups on the subsequent shave. After practicing this a few times, I used a hand mirror and noticed I was starting too high and ruining the shape of my hairline. At that point, I began to feel where my hairline ended and start there.
Placing a bit of fingertip between the spine of the razor and my neck served well as a guide to maintain a proper shave angle.
Man, you guys rock! I wish I could. I don't have the mirrors to be able, and even when I did, I couldn't do it worth a ... I do have a wife though! Woot to the wife!
True Story: Way back in the day, buddy/roommate and I were going out to a concert, then out on the town (no it wasn't the Hip Speedster :) ). We got all dressed up and as we were about to leave, my buddy always out the door first, I noticed being behind him, the back of his neck. It was like a freaking jungle. I told him about it laughing... by the time we got to the elevators he was disgruntled enough that he turned around and went back to the apartment to correct the situation.
I waited and 5 minutes at the most later, he came out of the bathroom with a line so straight, I was in awe. I asked him how on earth he did that so well - so fast. "Painters tape."
Seriously, the dude would tape up the back of his neck and then shave right up to it. Freaking wild lol! I never emulated it though.
I let the barber take care of it when he cuts my hair. I went 22 years without a hair cut after the Army. Now a haircut costs 3 times as much. But i figure i saved enough money on hair cuts i can pay for it now.
You a "long-hair" Jerry?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasman
Used to be. I got a real haircut about 6 years ago. It was thin and gray anyway. My email addy starts with "longhaired......"
let me guess - longhaired freaky people, need to drive... longhaired freaky people, need to drive... so i got in my truck and I said I'm going to supply!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasman
Yes, every shave. I use a straight on the neck. No mirrors, just feel and touch.
Once a month, between my monthly haircut. Only the mirror in front of me. You're right, an excellent finish to a fine shave.
Yep. You don’t need it after every shave. But once a month will keep you from getting all sloppy.Quote:
Originally Posted by cau
Growing up mother always cut my hair with a straight razor. Cleaning up the back of my neck with it naturally followed. So when I started shaving with a straight, once a month including the back of my neck just seemed the thing to do!
For over 40 years, my hair was either cut by my mother and later by my wife using a guarded straight razor/hair shaper. The razor cut is still my preferred hair cutting method. Neither of them trimmed the back of my neck, so I did that in the shower using a pivoting cartridge razor. I shaved entirely by feel.
My mother is long dead and my wife has arthritic fingers, so I finally started going to a barber for a hair cut. He uses scissors and an electric trimmer every three weeks. He shaves my neck, but it needs it again three days later. So I still use the cartridge razor in the shower, even though I shave with either a straight razor or DE after my shower.
I shave three times a week at the most and always shave the back of my neck.
Usually I shave my neck before I shave my face, as my hair is thinner than my stubble, thus giving the lather a few extra minutes to soften up my stubble.
As the Germans say: 'Wenn schon, denn schon!'
Yes I do but whit no mirror and no lather, I just used warm water on the back of my neck before I shave and I only made 1 pass. After I get done I check in the mirror if it’s all ok.
My oldest daughter has been a licensed cosmetologist for well over 20 years. She now owns and operates her own shop and has done so for many years.
For years and years I've told her that if I ever got to a point in my life that I didn't have to work for someone else ever again--I'd never get another hair cut.
She would look at me with sad puppy dog eyes and say; "Great Dad, just great".
Well I retired on January the 2nd 2015 and haven't had an actual 'Haircut' since; but she'll call and have me come to her shop so she can cut my neck hairs. As of late she now also says that I 'Need' to have split ends cut-------------While I'll go along with it I think she's actually trying to keep the hair from growing longer.
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yes a haircut aint complete if the neck aint done the barber i use to use was old school his strop was on the back of the chair give his straight a few rounds on it and finish me neck with it i loved the feel of it this was before i got into using them myself he packed it in years ago this was when the law said barbers had to use shavette
