Thread: Touch Ups

Hi Guys,

Thought this would be an interesting topic. Normally when I shave I do a with the grain pass and an across the grain pass. The chin which is actually the heaviest in an already heavy beard does well with just a with the grain pass. On the neck I just do with the grain and back up passes. Rather than do a third pass or against the grain, I usually go back and touch up the spots where there is a little stubble left like the jaw line or the hollow between the jaw and chin or maybe the side of the chin. This seems to work pretty good for me.

When I first started doing touch ups like the cross grain on under the chin or that hollow area I spoke of, I would get a nick now and then as I was changing the angle of the blade to pick up the whiskers in those tricky spots. Eventually, I learned to use my index finger to simulate the razor in those areas and give me an idea for how to use the razor in the same spots. That has really worked great over the years and I still, after all these years, look forward to my daily shave and that incredibly smooth result.

So how do you guys handle the touch ups??

Lynn