I feel I've hit a road block in my shaving routine.
After trying several blades in my EJ DE I just can not get a close shave unless I go ATG. The problem with that is that my skin is extremely sensitive and I cannot go ATG without the feeling of pulling and tugging due to the coarseness of my beard and I just end up cutting myself in the process.
I go from having no weepers to just butchering my chin and neck area. The biggest issue is that the hair is even more coarse in those areas. If I do not go ATG on my neck, it still has a 5 o'clock shadow. So this leaves me at an impasse with my current routine.
Either I can just shave WTG and XTG and have no issues but not a close shave, or I can go ATG but it will have to be the night before because of the amounts weepers and such that occur.
Ive tried several different blades with mixed results but nothing near being considered a smooth shave without going ATG. They all just feel like they're pulling the hair because the previous passes didnt cut it enough.
It also doesnt help that I have a weak chin but it also has a decent cleft in it so trying to go ATG there is almost dang near impossible without cutting myself.
Is the EJ DE I got just too mild for my needs? I am thinking something along the lines of a Merkur 37 C Slant might be what I need to cut the hairs better before attempting ATG.
After trying several blades in my EJ DE I just can not get a close shave unless I go ATG. The problem with that is that my skin is extremely sensitive and I cannot go ATG without the feeling of pulling and tugging due to the coarseness of my beard and I just end up cutting myself in the process.
I go from having no weepers to just butchering my chin and neck area. The biggest issue is that the hair is even more coarse in those areas. If I do not go ATG on my neck, it still has a 5 o'clock shadow. So this leaves me at an impasse with my current routine.
Either I can just shave WTG and XTG and have no issues but not a close shave, or I can go ATG but it will have to be the night before because of the amounts weepers and such that occur.
Ive tried several different blades with mixed results but nothing near being considered a smooth shave without going ATG. They all just feel like they're pulling the hair because the previous passes didnt cut it enough.
It also doesnt help that I have a weak chin but it also has a decent cleft in it so trying to go ATG there is almost dang near impossible without cutting myself.
Is the EJ DE I got just too mild for my needs? I am thinking something along the lines of a Merkur 37 C Slant might be what I need to cut the hairs better before attempting ATG.