Jaw line question

[BarryR]

I've been wetshaving / DE shaving for a little less than a month and it's all going quite well. A few days with some irritation, no major trauma, mostly very good shaves, some great shaves. Today I got to the Feather from my sampler pack and found it worked quite nicely (in a Progress set at 3).

And now for the question:
The hair on and just below my jaw runs obliquely down and in (toward the center) -- this makes it very difficult to shave ATG since only about 1/3 of the razor can contact my skin this way. I can do it without nicks or much irritation, but it's slow and tedious. I've tried J-hooking, but it doesn't completely solve the problem. I also pull up my cheek but that only partially helps as well. Perhaps a Gillette slide would be good, but that's kinda tricky in this area.

My QED shave sticks are arriving today, I'm thinking that could help.

Any other suggestions?

[hatton305]

You might have already looked at this site... but I thought I'd pass this on anyway. You might want to check out Leisureguy's blog and see if you can find out some help for your problem. There is a wealth of information on his site.
It is: http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2006...ng-experience/

John

[FloppyShoes]

I have a small section like that, I use the bullfrog technique. Search for that in the forums for a complete description and discussion.

[BarryR]

Thanks. I've tried it for a lower area and watched the Mantic video. I'll give it a try next time.

[El Kid]

I just posted this on another question:

My jaw line grows from chin to ear, completely horizontal. Here’s what I’ve been able to do:

For the right side of my face, I turn my face far left with my chin slightly down. This gives a flat area to work with. I turn my face so far left that it’s a little hard to see, but I do get a flat area from cheek down.

I do the opposite with the left side of my face.