I know that this subject has probably been beaten to death, but being home sick today and not shaving ( I know blasphemy) I thought it would be a good idea to revisit. I had done a quick face map years ago, but soon like all good ideas I abandoned it for ease. Well, since my wife was working from home today and I had nothing to do but be sick and bored I asked for her assistance. After a rather long roll of the eyes and a colorful adjective as to my goofy idea, she agreed. Armed with a flashlight, a piece of paper, pen and magnifying glass, she began. It should be noted that she is an engineer, and as such it had to be perfectly done, hence the added tools, as opposed to what I would have done in three seconds.
Now I have a detailed topo map of my face on paper and decided to transfer it onto a photo, via photo shop and discovered that my facial hair growth is very similar to a wind pattern on a meteorological map.
It did give me some revelations as to why sometimes I would have some irritation on my shaves as my normal 3 pass routine of WTG/XTG/ATG and a cleanup would end in mixed results day to day. I discovered that my WTG pass and all subsequent passes were actually all wrong, causing the inconsistencies.
Now armed with the new geography it should result in better shaves, although the shaves I had been doing were always DFS and BBS regularly, but I would notice some irritation later on in the day.
I have included the picture as a reference for any new guys, or those like me, stuck in a habit, to re- visit your own routine to improve overall shaves
I apologize for the un-shaven hobo look, but I have the flu and really, appearance today was not a priority
Cheers to my fellow B&B Gentlemen & Ladies and NyQuil is the best
Now I have a detailed topo map of my face on paper and decided to transfer it onto a photo, via photo shop and discovered that my facial hair growth is very similar to a wind pattern on a meteorological map.
It did give me some revelations as to why sometimes I would have some irritation on my shaves as my normal 3 pass routine of WTG/XTG/ATG and a cleanup would end in mixed results day to day. I discovered that my WTG pass and all subsequent passes were actually all wrong, causing the inconsistencies.
Now armed with the new geography it should result in better shaves, although the shaves I had been doing were always DFS and BBS regularly, but I would notice some irritation later on in the day.
I have included the picture as a reference for any new guys, or those like me, stuck in a habit, to re- visit your own routine to improve overall shaves
I apologize for the un-shaven hobo look, but I have the flu and really, appearance today was not a priority
Cheers to my fellow B&B Gentlemen & Ladies and NyQuil is the best
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