Gentlemen,
You've all been a big help as I try to improve my shave. I've been working on DE shaving for just over two weeks now, and would like to ask some questions to try to achieve "the next level."
When I shave, I cannot get a certain section of my neck free of stubble. My neck beard grows in an almost straight line from my left ear to my right ear, and no matter the direction I go over it, I can't seem to even get the stubble off of it. The choice seems to be to either go for the stubble and take the skin with it; or leave it, and have stubble all day. Let me run through my routine quickly:
(I shave in the shower)
I use a gillette late 40's Super Speed with Merkur blades, and usually use Proraso green tube, though I'm beginning to rotate in some creams from the three T's that I just obtained.
I've also noticed my razor tends to "stutter" when I shave. Does this indicate wrong blade angle, or not having proper lubrication, or something else?
I appreciate any help you guys can give.
Jeff
You've all been a big help as I try to improve my shave. I've been working on DE shaving for just over two weeks now, and would like to ask some questions to try to achieve "the next level."
When I shave, I cannot get a certain section of my neck free of stubble. My neck beard grows in an almost straight line from my left ear to my right ear, and no matter the direction I go over it, I can't seem to even get the stubble off of it. The choice seems to be to either go for the stubble and take the skin with it; or leave it, and have stubble all day. Let me run through my routine quickly:
(I shave in the shower)
- Soak brush in mug
- Soak beard
- Shower stuff
- Soak beard again
- Wash face with gentle cleanser (I only do this sometimes--trying to see if it makes any difference for me, and it hasn't so far)
- Lather in hand with wet brush (Saville Row SR-204) [my lather is never as thick as I've seen in pictures here--not sure if I'm not doing it right, or if it's just because of our hard water]
- Wet face again
- Lather face
- Shave N-S, Rinse, Lather
- Shave Ear to ear, left to right, whole face (this is because of the direction of my neck beard--actually across the grain for my cheeks, but with the grain for my neck), Rinse, Lather
- Shave N-S, Rinse, Lather
- Brace myself
- Attempt to lightly shave neck right to left, against grain (Before I shave this direction, I can feel as much stubble here as on my cheeks before I even begin shaving them--this is after 3 passes on my neck!)
- Rinse face until blood on neck stops
- Go through day wincing every time my collar rubs on my neck. (of course, it did this with my M3 too, so I haven't lost much yet)
I use a gillette late 40's Super Speed with Merkur blades, and usually use Proraso green tube, though I'm beginning to rotate in some creams from the three T's that I just obtained.
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I've also noticed my razor tends to "stutter" when I shave. Does this indicate wrong blade angle, or not having proper lubrication, or something else?
I appreciate any help you guys can give.
Jeff