Smaller size blades.

[Garethtoogood]

Hi guys I'm relatively new to straights. Have 7 or 8 ranging from 5/8 through to 7/8. All shave really well. My problem is the hair under my nose grows right up to the very bottom of my nostrils. I have little room to manoeuvre leaving frequent nicks. I cant approach the area with any angle on the blade. I was wondering if I'd find a narrower blade easier? How do others get round this issue?
Any thoughts appreciated.

 

[Blademonkey]

You can shave left to right or right to left or if you are really careful you can shave against the grain, up towards your nose but upmost care must be taken when doing this, I've seen it done holding the blade with both hands.
Or you can buy a really narrow blade but tbh there is no real need.

P.

 

[Satanfriendly]

I wish I could use a straight but would not a cheap and mild DE do the trick? Even if it is not purist.......but neither am I

 

[Hunt807]

I usually go from the side as blademonkey said but sometimes suck my top lip in or push my nose up to get easier access with a scooping type of motion. I prefer a bigger blade 6/8 or 8/8 and used to struggle with that area too

 

[seveneighth]

WTG: use the nose as a guide against the face of the razor
XTG: from the side as other have said

It helps if the full length of the blade is consistently sharp.

 

[Bob1955]

You mean like this ??

 

[Garethtoogood]

I'm sure over the past few weeks I'm getting better. I'm now addicted to buying razors now. I bought a 3/8 le grelot on ebay from France. Too big a frown to use yet.
A week or so ago I bought a h boker on ebay from france. Searching cabbage cutter! £8!
Arrived shave ready. It's a 4/8. So small I found it really nimble under my nose but maybe a little too small for rest of my face.

 

[Fergiebilly]

Just Practice is All...I Dont Find the Size of a Blade Necessarily Matters Under the Nose..

Billy

 

[Jaco]

Under the nose - the technique is to go in at 90 degrees to your skin under the nose until you lightly touch, and then rotating the razor down away from your nose in a scraping motion. I actually touch my nose with the spine and lever away in the rotating motion. Second pass I will come in with the point horizontally, and use small buffing motions, obviously very carefully.

 

[Nisse]

A shavette may be easier to handle under nose, grip it close to razor blade for precision work, but a straight razor will do the work too just practice, practice, practice...