Thread: One pass

It's been a loooong time but I clearly remember the chin being the last problem area for me (I've had a full mustache for more years than I can remember). As I came to it I stumbled and tore my chin up and after weeks and weeks one day I just went straight down and around like a pro. What did I do differently? Search me. I think I lacked the confidence to just "do it" and hesitated and feared the maneuver but one day it just happened and from then on I never looked back.

Originally Posted by Elnones

So, I feel pretty much completely confident shaving all areas of my face after condiserably less than 100 shaves. I have a fairly light beard and with a DE razor did two passes only around the chin and throat. With the straight razor, I find that one pass and a bit of clear-up gives me a fairly close shave. If I did two passes, I probably wouldn’t have to shave again for a couple of days. I love the straight razor shave. No one outside this forum really cares, hence this post.

Whatever works for you…

For me, “a fairly close shave” with a straight is no longer acceptable, but admittedly it took me some time to get there.


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Originally Posted by STF

I got rid of my goat n stash recently and have real problems shaving my top lip bottom lip and chin, intact as i write this I look like I was run over by the lawnmower from today's shave.

Having said that, I have found that the only way i can shave my chin and under my nose ATG is by holding the razor on both hands, now I know what a barbers notch is for.

Course I still look like i survived a car wreck so maybe both hands hasn't helped

Maybe I should go back to the goat n stash, just stick to high gradin

In the days before safety razors pictures seem to show less men entirely clean shaven. Most seem to have had a mustache at least. Perhaps your experiencing why that was the case.

Big mustaches helped hide bad teeth

A moustache you say?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARTwLLhQZHw

Originally Posted by rolodave

Big mustaches helped hide bad teeth

I'm English Dave and i had a little stache because i have a couple of straight teeth that I'm proud of