I've finally gotten to the stage where I can get a close (enough) shave with a straight razor. I was finishing up the chin and sometimes upper lip area with a DE after a couple of passes with a straight. Now I can do OK without the DE cleanup.
In general I prefer to shave with a 6/8 round tip. I have other razors including a 4/8 "Spike". I always seem to be better shaves with the wider blades however.
I'm just curious if any of you find any benefit to perhaps touching up the lip and chin area with a narrow blade like that after your regular shave with something wider.
It seems like it would just depend on your technique. Using the "scoop" method I can get under the nose with a wider blade but maybe now that I'm more proficient I could do any even better job with a narrower blade.
I'll just try it sometime of course but I'd like to hear others thoughts/experiences. So far I haven't found narrow razors to be an improvement in any way but it seems like there is the potential for them to be so.
What is your experience?
In general I prefer to shave with a 6/8 round tip. I have other razors including a 4/8 "Spike". I always seem to be better shaves with the wider blades however.
I'm just curious if any of you find any benefit to perhaps touching up the lip and chin area with a narrow blade like that after your regular shave with something wider.
It seems like it would just depend on your technique. Using the "scoop" method I can get under the nose with a wider blade but maybe now that I'm more proficient I could do any even better job with a narrower blade.
I'll just try it sometime of course but I'd like to hear others thoughts/experiences. So far I haven't found narrow razors to be an improvement in any way but it seems like there is the potential for them to be so.
What is your experience?