Thread: How to Shave Under Your Nose

I have suggested the following method, several times this past year, in other threads and thought it might be a good time to put it here for those starting out.

One of the more common problems experienced by noobe's is shaving under the nose and below the lower lip. I discovered a long time ago that there was a very simple and safe way to shave these areas without much effort at all.

The idea of shaving both WTG and XTG on the upper lip, known as Coup de Matier' and Coup de Bafoon respectfully, has been scarey for most. The thought of moving the blade upward into the nose without cutting yourself just seems impossible.

Well, here is my solution that works perfectly for me. Maybe it will for you too.

It dawned on me one day that we check the sharpness of our razor two ways. One is to do a HHT where we move a hair across a stationary blade, and the other is the shave test where we move the blade across a stationaly beard.

What if we were to use a similar method to do under our nose? Now we all can do the ATG pass under the nose without a hitch. Next time, take your razors edge facing up and lay it just against the top of your lip, at maybe a 5 degree angle with some flattening pressure on it. Now hold the blade absolutly still and move your upper lip down across it. Voila.... the distance you move the lip is the amount of beard that is shaved. If you can't shave all the way to your nose, move the blade up and do it again. When you get to your nose, just stop moving your upper lip down.

This will give you a bbs shave every time and without cutting anything. You can do this all the way across your upper lip and you can turn the blade around and do the same thing to the lower lip along the edge.

Eventually, you will be able to do this fairly quickly and will never look back.

Let me know how it works.

Enjoy!

Ray

I'm impressed by anyone that can go ATG on their top lip. I know i sure can't. I do the Coup de Matier (not sure on the spelling) because that comes easily to me and works quite well. I may also go sort of XTG by shaving from left to middle and right to middle, but never ATG. If you can hold the razor still and move your head, all the more impressive, imo. I find it much easier to do things the other way around on other areas of my face, so that's something I would be afraid to try.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I'm impressed by anyone that can go ATG on their top lip. I know i sure can't. I do the Coup de Matier (not sure on the spelling) because that comes easily to me and works quite well. I may also go sort of XTG by shaving from left to middle and right to middle, but never ATG. If you can hold the razor still and move your head, all the more impressive, imo. I find it much easier to do things the other way around on other areas of my face, so that's something I would be afraid to try.

I didn't say hold the razor still and move your head. I said hold the razor still and move your upper lip down. Hold your head perfectly still.

Ray

Ah, my misunderstanding. Thank you for clarifying that.

Great idea, I'll have to try that if and when I shave my lip again! I currently sport a "gotee" so I haven't shaved there in quite a while, but I imagine there would be a time when I do shave it off.

the problem with coup the bafoon imo is the razor not being sharp enough.
If the razor is not adequately sharp then one has to apply more force for the ATG pass and the risk of the blade slipping is higher. With sharp enough razor I find the pass to be easy doable.
I use the stationary blade technique to shave certain small areas in the corners of the mouth and sometimes right above the upper lip near the corners of the mouth, it works like a charm.

Originally Posted by mainaman

the problem with coup the bafoon imo is the razor not being sharp enough.
If the razor is not adequately sharp then one has to apply more force for the ATG pass and the risk of the blade slipping is higher. With sharp enough razor I find the pass to be easy doable.
I use the stationary blade technique to shave certain small areas in the corners of the mouth and sometimes right above the upper lip near the corners of the mouth, it works like a charm.

If your razor isn't sharp enough, send it to me. When you get it back, it will be......Smile...

Ray

Originally Posted by rayman

If your razor isn't sharp enough, send it to me. When you get it back, it will be......Smile...

Ray

hehe mine are adequately sharp, I do the ATG with no problem razor moving up, I was just stating that not sharp enough is more or less the reason for the problem imo.

I would put a disclaimer on this that it is an Advanced Technique.

Dont want any newbies filleting themselves

By the way, what is "Coup de Bafoon"? I've never seen that posted about before, though I don't really read some areas of the site much if at all.