Thread: Mirror, mirror on the wall

Bob: interesting. i can get great shaves with my straights on my cheeks but i dont do well on my neck. even with a feather straight. ive got a 3x cheapo mirror i will try tonight. if that works, and i do better, ill buy rays. or maybe go to bed bath and beyond. any other tips on how to get a stubborn neck ?

sam

I use the mirror above my bath sink, but I don't need to lean over to see what I'm doing. I would probably have worse back problems if I did. The 3x wall mounted sounds interesting though. I may have to ask my lady friend if she wants me to install one so I have an excuse.lol

Sam -
I think that the mirror could be the ticket to discovering how to get your neck. If you are a middle aged plus type guy like me, your neck skin is a bit loose. I have to lift my chin to stretch it. Then I use the other arm in a choke hold to pull the skin down. Then I have to find the right stroke angle to the grain. I have no chance of getting close there with the grain, as the mirror shows - with a Feather or regular str8. I have a lot of different grains on my neck, so different strokes in different areas.

I believe that if you can feel the whiskers stroking your hand in a given direction, that the blade won't get those whiskers either. If my hand feels the whiskers too hard, then the blade is going to stall and want to back up. So it is just a matter of finding the right path.

There are some valleys in my neck, as the mirror showd. For those, I use the heel or tip to get in there.
Bob

I am looking for one of those mirrors that are connected to the wall but can be pulled up closer. Old, bad back and blind as a bat. I really need it.

i had a 3 x mirror and i attached that to my shower door and swung the door open next to my sink. that way, i could get right up on the mirror. it is amazing to see how close you can shave. you can see what you miss and how close you come on each pass and what a touch up pass can and will do. did not help with my neck problem, but for the small cost of the mirror, a nice touch.

now, i tried to look at how much hairs were cutting on the neck. it is wierd, because with the mirror, as well as you can stretch your neck and still look, i could not SEE stubble, but i can sure as heck feel it. i even can shave my beard by leaning my head all the way back and by feel shave with the straight. the club razor is lighter and smaller in length and width than the TI 6/8 bison i have, but i really cant do all that much better with a feather straight. my fat pad under the goatee to about the adams apple and then the hollows of the neck. i can kinda stretch and pull my jaw line near my ears and the very sides of the neck and get that with a straight.

but guys, seriously, you can see where you lose the stubble. remember, your beard is hydrated and if you have dark hair like i do, it still seems as though there is a tad bit of hair. but as lynn has said, your face's oils come back and it seems as though what looked like was gonna be stubble is gone.

i even sometimes, and this may be heresey, shave with my de and let the neck hang loose. i may try that sunday night and if i cut myself, well no work monday, lol

sam

sam