Thread: How to shave mustache and chin area? Hair tough.

Several short strokes followed by a longer clean up stroke helps too. The stubble can be too tough if you're trying to tackle it in one plough (plow in U.S.?) through it all. It also seems to help if the strokes are confident, which can be hard going if you're aware that it's a problem area for you! If it really seems to resist it may be down to the razor's edge. Is it up to par?

I had to adjust my routine for the mustache area. With a cartridge razor I would usually start in the middle of my upper lip and then work my way to the outer edges. At first I couldn't do this with a straight, damn nose gets in the way!! Nowadays I stretch my upper lip to one side as much as I can and tackle the sides first and then touch up in the middle region. And if your lip needs a bit of a closer shave it is really easy (due to stubble reduction) to do a x-grain pass across the lip from there. I hope this makes sense..........

Originally Posted by ben.mid

Several short strokes followed by a longer clean up stroke helps too.

That's how the barber who shaved me once did it. Ironically, she cut me on the chin!

Originally Posted by Cornelius

That's how the barber who shaved me once did it. Ironically, she cut me on the chin!

Cos I'm going to entrust my face and vital fluids to some chick that is more used to razzing her lower legs in the shower, if she can be bothered!

'She', indeed.

The short strokes are a good method. The other thing to remember that the chin area changes alot in a very small space so your blade angle will have to change as well. So were you are able to cut some then the blade just stops you need lower your angle of attack at the point that your blade is stopping. Its one of those area of the face you really have to study and learn before it gets really easy to shave.

Like a lot of the others have already said, a good skin stretch is vital on both mustache & chin.

For the upper lip, I open my mouth as wide as possible & grimace to stretch whichever side in working, toward the corners it helps to also poke your tongue under the lip. That naturally means small, narrow swipes.

On the chin is another big gaping expression, with my lower lip rolled up over my teeth & the non-shaving hand pulling up towards my ear.

Works for me anyway

I had major issues with my upper lip when I first started. It took me the better part of a month to get in the groove. I do that move "coup de grace" to get from my nose down. You'll get to the point where handling that big blade is second nature, then you'll be lopping those whiskers off with ease. Just keep at it, it will come.

It took me a very very very long time to be able to shave the chin/mustache area with a straight.
I feel like i can do it now. The Chin with a really really sharp blade i go with the grain. across the grain.
I am not going to brother going aganist the grain yet.