The shave you've described is definitely something i aspire to achieve. I take my time, and begin to feel overly confident halfway through... that's when the blood flows. Today for instance, i decided to shave in the morning, this never happens as the morning is a pretty stressful time, kids getting ready for school, wife getting ready in the bathroom standing next to me wanting to talk about the day prior, Just hectic. I got through a full WTG shave no problems. Things were good, but i wasnt satisfied with the smoothness, so i went for my usual XTG, and having to stop every few minutes to chat or reprimand a kid, should have been my tip off, but i kept going, and now i have a nice little reminder of how its not worth multitasking while shaving. I am the proud recipient of a neck "notch" below the ear. I blame myself. , best of luck in future shaves and keep up the good work!