New shaving issues after second shave
Ok, after my second shave I encountered the following issues...any ideas???
1. I noticed that going against the grain on my upper lip I seemed to have peeled off little bits of skin, at first it looked like I missed hairs, but its skin. I am thinking that I may have to much of an angle on the blade, but not sure if that is the issue
2. When shaving against the grain right directly under, on, and directly above my jaw line, the blade tends to skip over patches of skin, like a rock skipping on the water. I am trying to stretch the skin as tightly as possible, but it doesnt seem to be helping
3. I cannot find a good way to reach the area of my neck below my chin going cross grain!
4. I noticed that today my chin area was very irritated, Im not sure if it was using the new TI razor (sharpened by Lynn), or if it was just to soon to shave again against the grain, although I did wait two days, but my beard does not grow fast at all.
I did notice that my first shave was much more comfortable, and the only differences:
First Shave:
Cattaraugus(honed by Lynn)
AOS Shaving Oil
Classic Shaving soap
AOS After shave
Second Shave:
TI Evide (first time using this razor, it was also honed by Lynn)
AOS Shaving Oil
GFT Coconut oil shaving creme sample
AOS After shave (ran out of aftershave so didnt use much)
On the second shave I took a long hot shower (which I didnt do on the first shave since I was so excited to use the razor), but because my beard was so thin and so short from just shaving two days before (and I was in a rush), I started shaving cross grain instead of with the grain. This was never a problem for me with the DE if my growth was minimal, would that change with a straight?
Any help would be GREAT! I am hoping the difference isnt with the razors, because I will only be travelling with the TI, which means I will use it about 60 - 70% of the time.