Quote Originally Posted by raneyday View Post
I tried not to say BBS, but I knew I was gunning for it. I stretched with all my might and really concentrated on a smooth slicing stroke On my second pass (XTG) I notice that I was leaving very smooth almost dry skin behind.
A couple things came to mind while reading your post. First of all, when stretching your skin you don't have to pull your jowls over your scalp to get a great shave. The idea is to simply keep the skin taut. Second, it sounds like after your second pass your face was already smooth with just XTG. If that's the case why bother with ATG? There's certainly no rule saying that a shave is incomplete without an ATG pass....

I can't really say what's behind the dry skin, other than you might want to try another type of soap or cream. You may find that, coupled with some additional prep, should take care of any dry skin issues you may have.