Thread: Do You Need to Pull Your Skin Tight

Everybodies different when it comes to hair and skin type/texture.So whether you stretch , contort or leave it be depends on you. For me I find that stretching gives me the shoothest shave but also causes the most irritation when using alcahol based aftershave.

I guess it makes a big difference what shape your face is and how tight the skin. I can't imagine Keith Richards, who, of course, shaves with a straight when he can't immediately find a broken whisky bottle, not stretching his skin properly. Brad Pitt, on the other hand, never stretches.
Nah, I bet he's M3 guy anyway.

my very first shave i did not stretch my skin and did not get as good of result as i did the second time i shaved when i did stretch the skin

Originally Posted by Bart

I can't imagine Keith Richards, who, of course, shaves with a straight when he can't immediately find a broken whisky bottle, not stretching his skin properly.

LOL!

Unfortunately we can't change some of the rules: The older you get the more you need to stretch

sythe and side strokes stretches are good, contortions for the rest.

So far, despite my advanced age, my skin is pretty tight. I do not feel the need for stretching the face yet. Sometimes I do a bit of stretching of my neck. I would imagine that will change at some point. ;-). I do not think that stretching is a requirement for good shaving, it seems more like a matter of preference or the result of individual face characteristics.

Al raz.

when i stretch my skin, i notice that my shave will last a little longer and i also dont get ingrown hairs. *knocks on wood*

I'm doing more stretching now than in 1973 when I started........

Actually I do more chin lifting and face contortions, although I do lift the skin at the sideburn to get the jawline better and pull the skin to the side on the neck for the crazy growth.

Lynn

im a noob, so still learning, but stretching my skin has helped me get a better shave than i have so far, but im still learning technique and the way my hair grows.

on my cheeks i've found that if i blow them up like a puffer fish it gives me a decent tension to shave on them, but yeah, i look a bit stupid