Thread: Help with one trouble spot on my lower lip...

Originally Posted by MikekiM

That's the pretty much what I am doing.. Diagonal across all of my chin.

Actually I should have said guillotine stroke instead of diagonal, my mistake. Hold the blade at an angle, usually heel leading (as opposed to the edge being parallel to the floor) and then pull straight downwards. This creates a slicing motion instead of a cutting motion.

Admittedly, the scything stroke is better and more efficient, but it's considered an advanced technique. Try it only if you feel really comfortable.

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Actually I should have said guillotine stroke instead of diagonal, my mistake. Hold the blade at an angle, usually heel leading (as opposed to the edge being parallel to the floor) and then pull straight downwards. This creates a slicing motion instead of a cutting motion.

Admittedly, the scything stroke is better and more efficient, but it's considered an advanced technique. Try it only if you feel really comfortable.

hmmm... the guillotine makes me shiver. There are so many contours to contend with on the chin & lip area, that I can see myself cleanly slicing something off..

Hi
You might want to try a pre shave lotion or oil. I use cold cream with vitamine oil that I add to it.

I use the tip of the razor and lightly do the WTG then XTG. I relather and go ATG with short strokes. You have to be a little careful but it works.

I like to first anchor my straight to the wall in the hall leading to the bathroom with a couple of u shaped nails. Then I cover my head in Vaseline and run past the razor to see how close I can get to it. It is a dangerous technique which probably explains why it is not mentioned often in the forums. If you turn your head at the perfect moment those pesky little whiskers disappear. Don't give up!

I concur as a rookie concerning creative stretching, and the actual term won't be funny to anyone who has not reached the point where they have witnessed their face actually be a victim of gravity....the first time I saw this I was looking in a truck mirror and sort of went sideways to see something and noticed.....sagging.....ugh.

Originally Posted by Lynn

I think the main thing is to try to stretch your lip up over the lower teeth leaving just the area to be shaved exposed. Maybe easier said than done. For the areas to the sides, I try to twist my jaw to the left and right with the lip still curled up over the lower teeth. I find that as I get older and heavier, this area of my face becomes more problematic and I have to be more creative with my stretching.

Good luck.

As far as I do
West to East
with strong stretching of the skin step by step or better said finger by finger
I put two finger on left part of jaw and stretch, then move the str8 for the same amount of skin on chin, then replay till I finish at the right part of jaw.
And lower lip must been fixed by the upper jaw teeth.

But YMMV

Originally Posted by MikekiM

That's the pretty much what I am doing.. Diagonal across all of my chin.

It's not ideal, but it's better than nothing

For that part, I just go slow and steady XTG on each side going back towards my laugh lines. I tend to stretch the skin by almost "tucking" my lip behind my lower teeth