Could be down to a few things. Possibly the angle of attack on those areas.
Personally I've started going against the grain on my first pass which is given me better results. I used to do that pre lockdown, then changed, I ended up with more irritation. I'm using little pressure and concentrating on getting the angle correct. It doesn't matter if I use a milder razor such as the R89 or more assertive razor ES Outlaw. I'm getting pretty much the same result.
There's your problem right away. ‘The closer I get...' etc. If you're just starting out on this, your skin will need to get used to a new form of shaving. Don't chase an elusive ‘baby smooth shave' as this stage. If you constantly go over the same area, you're asking for, at best, burn and rash. As you say, get your technique sorted; and consider one pass on the neck, with the grain, for now. It will fall into place.Problem/sensitive areas – approach to take
I find it hard to get a close shave on some parts of my neck. The closer I try to get, the more blood is spilled.
I should get my technique a bit better, but do you think a more aggressive blade/razor combo would work better (fewer passes), or a milder one (less chance of a cut, perhaps)?
I guess experimentation may help me answer this, and my technique does need improving – maybe another look at the direction of hair growth as well (it seems to be all over the place).
I've got a pre shave oil coming, this might improve glide and reduce tugging.
Any thoughts?
Before anything you have to learn how to shave as safety razors are a different breed of cat. Forego the desire to get a BBS shave and just concentrate on a DFS. Don't "faceturbate", i.e., constantly touching your face to critique the shave. As mentioned above, skip all the "snake oil" BS thinking you can somehow "high tech" your way into a great shave. Buying a new piano doesn't make you philharmonic ready. Lastly, don't make the #1 mistake of buying a hyper aggressive razor straight out of the chute as so many do and regret it.
...a pet feeder water bowl, with the latter it's near enough impossible to not create a great lather with those.
Extra lubrication?Clean the hamster/gerbil drool out first of course.
Clean the hamster/gerbil drool out first of course.
After your against the grain first pass, what did you do? Another ATG or something different?
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