Originally Posted by
Milton Man
I may be the odd one out here - I shave my cheeks as close to the sides of my goatee (really a Vandyke, but I'm not here to quibble). When my cheeks are mostly done, I go across the grain with the razor vertical to establish the sides of the goatee (i.e. moving from about 1/2 and inch from the side of my goatee towards the side to establish a proper vertical line). When my razor hits the beard proper, it usually stops on its own.
For the underneath bit, I shave as closely as possible on my WTG pass, and then go ATG using the same technique as described above, but with the razor in a horizontal position. Where the goatee rounds under my chin, I continue with the horizontal technique but making very small strokes and rotating the razor slightly with each stroke to create the round.
Hope that makes sense...it's really hard to describe in writing, while it would be super easy to just see it once and replicate.
Mark