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    Default Help with one trouble spot on my lower lip...

    I seem to have pieced together the riddle of how to attack my face map, with the exception of one spot...

    My lower lip, above the chin.

    I can't get a good WTG stroke from my bottom lip down because it's precariously close to the tender lip skip. Since I can't get a good WTG, ATG is really tough because the whiskers are thick. I can sort of get a diagonal across my lip, but I think fear gets in the way. XTG is also a challenge because the spots left and right of center, on the lower lip are extremely sensitive skin and I prone to weepers here.

    It's particularly important that I figure this part of the riddle out, because if I purse my lips, I can feel the poor results with my upper lip and leaves me feeling like I did half a job.

    Any suggestions on how to get a clean pass on the lower lip section?
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    perhaps you have a good case for shaving oil- at least on this spot. Going XTG and ATG will work ANYWHERE providing your strokes are very short and very light, your skin is stretched and your razor and skin are well conditioned.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1holegrouper View Post
    perhaps you have a good case for shaving oil- at least on this spot.
    hmmm... interesting.. didn't consider oil.

    I had tried it years ago and found it to be an unnecessary step.

    Might be worth a try again.

    Stretching and blades are in order. Keeping my angle really shallow for these passes.
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    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.
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    I have trouble here too, mine is really rough, so I keep catching the high spots, but is getting better.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikekiM View Post
    I seem to have pieced together the riddle of how to attack my face map, with the exception of one spot...

    My lower lip, above the chin.

    I can't get a good WTG stroke from my bottom lip down because it's precariously close to the tender lip skip. Since I can't get a good WTG, ATG is really tough because the whiskers are thick. I can sort of get a diagonal across my lip, but I think fear gets in the way. XTG is also a challenge because the spots left and right of center, on the lower lip are extremely sensitive skin and I prone to weepers here.

    It's particularly important that I figure this part of the riddle out, because if I purse my lips, I can feel the poor results with my upper lip and leaves me feeling like I did half a job.

    Any suggestions on how to get a clean pass on the lower lip section?
    I'm not really sure what you mean...what is a "tender lip skip"? Is your razor sharp not enough? Try holding the blade differently and use the heel so you have more control.

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    Ya know,anatomicaly we are all differant,Like DNA,nobody is the same.You can discribe stretching tecniques all day,but what works for you may not work for others.
    I think the key to shaving the chin,upper lip areas is all about muscle memory and how to use said muscles.
    I have a full moustache,when I shave the edges,I never move the blade,I move the muscle into the blade,same with the chin area which is all muscle.This all takes time to learn,but it will come.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kwlfca View Post
    I'm not really sure what you mean...what is a "tender lip skip"? Is your razor sharp not enough? Try holding the blade differently and use the heel so you have more control.
    Sorry.. that's a typo.. it's tender lip skin.. those small spots left and right of center are just super sensitive.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn View Post
    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.
    Lynn, thanks.. The stretch over the teeth helps. I also push from the back with my tongue while trying to flatten the spot. And, now that I think about it, I do the jaw twist too. I also stretch towards the same side ear, but now that I think about, maybe I should stretch the opposite way.. to get the whiskers to stand up a bit.

    I think it's in part, fear. And, it's such a short section that I don't get any momentum on the blade.
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    The whiskers on my lower lip are among the toughest on my face, just like little copper wires. That area can be a challenge, but it will also tell me how sharp an edge is.

    Assuming your edge is up to snuff, try using the heel of the blade and try either a diagonal stroke or a scything motion for the WTG pass. This will get me (what we call) directional BBS, meaning that it will feel smooth WTG, but when felt ATG it still feels like sandpaper. So I'll do the same type of stroke again except this time ATG, using a very shallow angle, and that does the job nicely.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan82 View Post
    The whiskers on my lower lip are among the toughest on my face, just like little copper wires. That area can be a challenge, but it will also tell me how sharp an edge is.

    Assuming your edge is up to snuff, try using the heel of the blade and try either a diagonal stroke or a scything motion for the WTG pass. This will get me (what we call) directional BBS, meaning that it will feel smooth WTG, but when felt ATG it still feels like sandpaper. So I'll do the same type of stroke again except this time ATG, using a very shallow angle, and that does the job nicely.
    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
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