DE shaving and blue beard

[golfnshave]

Ok, posted a few days ago on something but I really didn't ask the question I wanted to so here it goes.

Had the worst case of ingrowns a few months ago that started about a year ago. Also never noticed my blue beard until I started DE shaving. So I grew a beard for two months. Still got the ingrowns so I can't say they were shaving related before. Finally shaved the beard off with a Fusion. The blue beard is gone.

My face looks good again, no shadow even after 5 o'clock. Been using the Fusion since taking off the beard. Now I am kinda worried about using a DE again since I don't want the blue beard to come back. I remember reading the blue beard is there cause you are not getting as close. I don't think that is true cause I would use a Fusion and get a BB shave with it and still have the blue-ish tint to my face.

So anyone have any ideas on what actually causes the "blue beard"? Why a DE shave "might" cause it on some people?

 

[rockviper]

Some of us have the 5 o'clock shadow a la Fred Flintstone and Homer Simpson right after shaving. It generally comes from having a much darker beard than your skin tone rather than a shave that is not "close enough."

 

[VintageYouth]

I have what looks like 5 o'clock shadow right after shaving no matter how bbs I get. Just bad luck. No ingrowns though.

 

[golfnshave]

I can not honestly say what I looked like before DE shaving. I never noticed it. After years with a DE I know I had blue beard while using a DE razor. Now that I didn't shave for 2 months and now the blue beard is gone..... don't you think that is "weird"

Still trying to figure out a cause and why it went away

 

[duckdown]

I have what looks like 5 o'clock shadow right after shaving no matter how bbs I get. Just bad luck. No ingrowns though.

Ditto this. I can still see the hair pores no matter how close I get