First strictly 3 full pass straight razor shave (Help)
I have been using the straight razor for about a month now, and for that time I have been cleaning up with the DE after one or two passes with the straight razor. Today I said "Let's go for it," and I did all three passes with the straight, now I have a couple places near the back part of my ears that I missed, but for the most part I have a good shave. My wife was impressed with my left cheek (non-dominant hand) go figure. However, the after shave balm did burn a bit more today, probably not as gentle as I should have been.
So I need a little help with a couple things:
1) :thinking: Right under my nose, I tend to slice off a tiny little spot right up at my nose, my hair goes all the way up to where the philtrum meets the septum, and I can't seem to get any of that close in hair without cutting that spot, and I refuse to point the edge towards my nose (This is the 3rd time it's happened). I don't get quite as close to my nose with the DE, so never had that problem when shaving the upper lip before, just left a small line of hair by the nose. Are there any tips for me to get this without slicing that spot? I have watched so many videos now I don't know what to think, or is there someone in Charlotte that can show me some techniques in person?
2) I am very tentative on my neck because my hair grows every which way, and I have a very full neck beard area, should I do more than three passes in the places where the hair changes direction 2 or three times to get it smooth? I would really appreciate some help on this one too, because I have serious trouble, even with the DE getting the whole neck smooth.