My first thought was:
. . . How do you not cut your ear off?
But I bet you're using the heel of the blade against the sideburn, not the toe . . . . <g>
I'll have to try that -- thanks!
Charles
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I pull the skin up, position the razor and touch my jaw/ear with the point. I'm usually right on the mark or very close to it so reposition if needed then apply the proper angle/pressure and start the shave. I can't see squat when I'm working the sideburns, lol.
I look in the mirror but do a lot of my shaving by touch/habit. As long as you are careful about how you place the blade and never drag it when placing it it is pretty easy to reposition until you have it where you want it.
Thanks for all the great advice. I think the method of placing the razor where it needs to be, then pulling the skin and shaving seems to be what might work for me. I just want to make sure they stay straight.
+1 on the above, these days I go by feel myself. And it is even easier to just close both eyes...But that's my own method and not necessarily for the OP.
Depends on whch eye is dominant, most people close the non dominant eye when they should really try closing the dominant eye instead. Doesn't always work no matter which eye you shut though
That's right, and it was a method I used when I frst started, but having sideburns that end at the top of my ear made for a little contortionist skill, so I dropped it in favour of seeing in my minds eye instead.
Mick
I can relate to that being an old (due not to age but to many years discharged) soldier myself. I always had the hair 'high and tight' to use the U.S vernacular. Got a goatee/moustache these days (mostly kept neatly trimmed in true military fashion, but not always). Still not a fan of long sideburns though.
Mick