New to this forum so please forgive me if this topic has been covered already...
I've had a beard for years and plan on keeping it for years to come. Since 2012, I've been trimming around my beard with a simple long-handled Merkur 180. Works like a dream. Last week I purchased a Parker shavette to start learning how to straight razor around the beard. I know I'm 'cheating' having a beard - only have about 40% to actually shave (cheeks and neck), and I don't have to worry about the more difficult areas (upper lip by nose, lips, and chin).
Because of all of the great feedback about WhippedDog on this forum, I purchased a sight unseen flawed straight razor and poor man strop kit this morning. Excited to use an actual razor vs just a shavette.
It seems the majority on this forum shave their entire face. Are there any men out there who prefer to trim around their beard using a straight razor? If so, any specific tips you have about shaving around a beard?
I had to trim the length of my beard last night as I just couldn't see my neck area well enough to see what I was doing with the shavette. I've used the Merkur DE so much that I don't have to look at what I'm doing (I can FEEL where I am), if that makes sense - guessing a similar thing might happen after a few hundred uses of the straight razor.
Thoughts?
Cheers!
I've had a beard for years and plan on keeping it for years to come. Since 2012, I've been trimming around my beard with a simple long-handled Merkur 180. Works like a dream. Last week I purchased a Parker shavette to start learning how to straight razor around the beard. I know I'm 'cheating' having a beard - only have about 40% to actually shave (cheeks and neck), and I don't have to worry about the more difficult areas (upper lip by nose, lips, and chin).
Because of all of the great feedback about WhippedDog on this forum, I purchased a sight unseen flawed straight razor and poor man strop kit this morning. Excited to use an actual razor vs just a shavette.
It seems the majority on this forum shave their entire face. Are there any men out there who prefer to trim around their beard using a straight razor? If so, any specific tips you have about shaving around a beard?
I had to trim the length of my beard last night as I just couldn't see my neck area well enough to see what I was doing with the shavette. I've used the Merkur DE so much that I don't have to look at what I'm doing (I can FEEL where I am), if that makes sense - guessing a similar thing might happen after a few hundred uses of the straight razor.
Thoughts?
Cheers!