Chin Techniques?

[BJC]

+1 Something to try for tomorrow's shave

Well, I've given this a shot the last two mornings and for me, it helped quite a bit. Before, my skin would always get caught, but I haven't had any problems thus far with the heel of the blade. Keep in mind however I'm still relatively new to straights (2 months) and these passes were WTG. I haven't had a successful ATG shave on the chin yet with my straights.

BJC

 

[muddy250]

Put your fingers into the chin area and stretch. Go from one side to the other in an across the grain closeness pass after a light with the grain pass. Use the base of the razor.

Ah, this is a problem I'm having. Presumably using the heel makes it less prone to snagging up, less leverage?

 

[Kees]

Grin at yourself in the mirror. The facial muscles will pull the skin taut. Then go WTG, XTG or ATG: whatever you do elsehwere on your face.

 

[Cheech]

I have a really prominent chin, and had major problems there also. For me, specifically, it wasn't the front of the chin but the small patch at the bottom of the cleft.

I can't remember where I read it, but I go N/S (wtg) on the first pass. The next pass, I buff out the bottom lightly atg, then two passes xtg (one W/E, one E/W) on the front of the chin. It does a pretty good job. Still not as smooth as the rest of my face. But I haven't found anything better yet.

I'll be watching this thread closely...