Quest for less technology

[Star_Wahl_Clipper_Treker]

Ahh, grow a beard, it is easier. Haha.

When you grow a beard, all you need is a Wahl Detailer, use a combination of the bare blade, as well as the guide combs to trim the beard down, and you are golden. If you have a wiry/scratchy beard, then use beard balm, comb it in, both conditions and styles the beard, what more could you want? At least you won't deal with weepers.

 

[blethenstrom]

You need a way to stretch the skin flat there and it may take several contortions and different angle with the razor. You can try to find somewhere to pull up with your index finger, but many people simply open their mouth varying amounts. I tend to tuck my lower lip under my top teeth, not something you want to be seen doing though! I also contort the corners up, sort of an asymmetrical lip tuck.

It sure will be a sight to behold for me to try all those grimaces. Hopefully none walk in on me. They probably think I have lost it completely. Alright alright they already think I have.

 

[blethenstrom]

I am catching up a bit so if my post is a little late that is why. The highest rating I will ever give is generally 9.8/10 DFS++. The reason for that is my neck. I never get better than a DFS on my neck. The ++ comes in from my face. It is still not BBS. I find for myself at least BBS is a mythical beast only attainable to others. Part of the reason for this I am sure is I do very little facial contortions. I do not bull frog. I do not slacken my neck. I do not lift my head. Rarely I will lift my nose. but, not always. I have a few very expensive boutique razors, and, yet I gave my highest score ever a 9.99/10 DFS++ to the lowly Muehle R89 that I have shaved with twice since obtaining it a few weeks ago. Earlier in my shave journey I had an Edwin Jagger DE86 and while my shaves were better than with my 34C that I had at the time the results were not as good as the last shave with the R89. I don't know why I got such a good shave this last time. I didn't do anything other than lifting my nose and bulging my lower lip. This probably means I should practice some more contortions, but, I don't really feel the need to achieve a BBS shave. No one is going to stroke my face but me anyway. I am quite happy with my shaves and my rating system.

As long as you are happy it is all that matters my dear friend. When it really comes down to it who really needs to do an ATG pass every time they shave? After all as you stated who is going to check my face besides me? Well my wife might, but who else? I think we have become shaving nerds and we love to chase after that elusive and hard obtained BBS no matter the cost sometimes. We are a strange set of characters. That is all I can say.

 

[Darth Scandalous]

Best way I've found to deal with the chin (other than growing a beard) is to avoid the angles over the bone. I do that by stretching the skin upward and shaving everything I can see at the front (vertical) part of the chin, then stretch it downward and shaving below the jawbone. I don't have a lot of slack in the skin there but enough that there is overlap between what I can get at stretching upward vs. downward. Hope that makes sense. Also the skin is pretty thin there and prone to weepers, for me very light, short, repeated strokes are the best.

 

[blethenstrom]

Grow a beard, and tell your wife it is for your own safety.

I am not sure she would go for it. However, that would also lessen my area to shave! Nope ain't going to happen. I need all the surface area I can get since I do not have a head to shave yet.

 

[blethenstrom]

Best way I've found to deal with the chin (other than growing a beard) is to avoid the angles over the bone. I do that by stretching the skin upward and shaving everything I can see at the front (vertical) part of the chin, then stretch it downward and shaving below the jawbone. I don't have a lot of slack in the skin there but enough that there is overlap between what I can get at stretching upward vs. downward. Hope that makes sense. Also the skin is pretty thin there and prone to weepers, for me very light, short, repeated strokes are the best.

Thank you for those ideas. I will definitely try that out. Might take me a good while to master though. Yeah my skin on my chin does not stretch much either.

 

[Darth Scandalous]

Try it with a DE first, it will give you an idea of how it will work. I almost never try to shave "around a corner" anymore regardless of the razor; it's something that works with a pivoting head but not much else.

 

[cajunrph]

I am not sure she would go for it. However, that would also lessen my area to shave! Nope ain't going to happen. I need all the surface area I can get since I do not have a head to shave yet.

I'm not talking about a full beard, I guess I should clarify. A goatee and mustache are what I am talking about.

 

[Star_Wahl_Clipper_Treker]

I'm not talking about a full beard, I guess I should clarify. A goatee and mustache are what I am talking about.

I see, I see, you like to rock a chin scratcher, an organic cleaning brush, when you can't find a real one. Don't lie people, we've all done it. Lol

 

[cajunrph]

I see, I see, you like to rock a chin scratcher, an organic cleaning brush, when you can't find a real one. Don't lie people, we've all done it. Lol

Nah, it's pretty much the prerequisite beard of crusty old farts. I might as well embrace being an old fart because I am certainly not out running it thus far. Haha.

 

[Eric_75]

farts

I'll see myself out...

 

[thombrogan]

all those grimaces.

 

[blethenstrom]

Morning Shave - 09/06/24
Razor: Maggard V3
Blade: Dorco Titan (5)
Soap: Proraso Red
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft RR400
Aftershave: Skin Bracer
Shave Comfort: 10/10 (Smooth)
Shave Quality: 9.5/10 (DFS++)
Shave Rating: 9.75/10
This is the kind of shaves that I have grown accoustomed to. Nice and close and irritation free. More than 90% of my face including the neck is BBS and I just have a couple of spots with short stubble. Blade is going strong and the razor is doing its job. Great shave.

I had to push my shave from last night until this morning. We got home late last night so there was no time to do it then. This also meant that I did not have time to use the Vanta for my first pass or two. I also stayed with the Maggard V3 razors so I did not have to dig out another one. The shave was a pleasant one though. It felt like a standard shave that I have gotten used to. Of course this means a nice and close shave. Blade is holding up very nicely and it is still sharp and smooth.

Happy shaves everyone!