Thread: Can anyone help explain this?

Originally Posted by mischievous

I have to do an ATG pass on my neck to be passable.

Is it because of the peaks and dips in your neck? Can't you pull the skin sideways to a flattish part and get it passable WTG?

My vote is to work to get a passable shave WTG. See if that cures the bumps and the burn. If it does then gradually add in extra passes XTG or ATG and get an idea how much each part of your face will tolerate.

Different parts of your face can seem to have different sensitivities...

I go ATG on the neck by pulling SUPER tight to the side and going very lightly. I still have a few red dots around my Adams Apple, but they are always there and don't hurt. Everything else is BBS!

Originally Posted by Sharp&Shiny

Try using a very light touch & a shollow angle going with the grain & very flat angle when going ATG this has helped me.Paul

+1 here. Pressure can really tear it up. I also go with the balms after shaving because of the dryness. Sometimes, when I am shaving I feel the totally smooth, only to feel a little minor stubble a few seconds later, only to feel BBS after the natural oil in the face comes back. Nice and sticky smooth with the Balm that really helps before that.

Experiment with your finger also to try to feel which way the grain is running and try to duplicate that direction with the razor for with and cross grain. I rarely need to go against.

Lynn

Originally Posted by Wildtim

Definitely pay real close attention to polishing up your technique. For me it seems like every six months or so I end up with about a week of bad shaves that has me going back to the basics. I find that I tend to get sloppy after a while but I just don't really notice until I get so sloppy that I have some pretty irritating shaves. For me it starts on teh neck too thats where my blade angle is the most important and when I stop paying attention this angle is the first to vary.

+1 So true.

Jordan

Originally Posted by riooso

If you leave hair behind, I don't care what color, your razor is dull. When you shave WTG and after the shave you still feel hair WTG your razor is dull. The only direction you should feel hair on your face when you are done with a pass is in the direction you have not done a pass yet.

I disagree with this statement. Technique and angle has as much to do with how much hair is removed as the sharpness of the blade. If the pressure is not even or the stroke is not even, hair can be left behind. Also, on my neck the hair grown in every direction, so never feels BBS until I complete WTG, ATG and XTG. JMHO.

Brad