Forgive the long post. There is a lot to explain
After struggling for a couple years with getting close shaves on my neck, like many of us, I had resigned myself that CCS/DFS was the best that I could achieve. I tried additional prep, sharper blades, including straights, many additional passes, stretching the skin etc, etc, etc. Nothing gave better results. But I did notice one pattern. Stretching the skin gave me WORSE results. So after reading about the "anti-stretch" bullfrog technique, I started experimenting with "plumping" my neck out like a bullfrog. The results were immediate. DFS+ almost without effort. Over the past month, this is how my routine evolved.
Two passes XTG, no stretch or plump. These are N-S and S-N because my neck grows E-W. Then I plump my neck a little, not puffy, fat like a big bullfrog, but just enough to provide a soft, flat surface. I then do a 45° pass (towards ATG) as I finish my third pass on the rest of my face. This provides a consistent DFS+ across my entire neck. To reach BBS, I do a fourth puffy neck pass going as close to ATG as possible, incorporating a little blade buffing or j-hook into the pass. The result is BBS on 80% of the neck area. Another pass or a little additional work can get the last 20% but I usually don't do that.
So how many of you use the bullfrog technique? Or maybe the better question is how many are going to try it?! It takes a little trial and error but I found it well worth the effort!
After struggling for a couple years with getting close shaves on my neck, like many of us, I had resigned myself that CCS/DFS was the best that I could achieve. I tried additional prep, sharper blades, including straights, many additional passes, stretching the skin etc, etc, etc. Nothing gave better results. But I did notice one pattern. Stretching the skin gave me WORSE results. So after reading about the "anti-stretch" bullfrog technique, I started experimenting with "plumping" my neck out like a bullfrog. The results were immediate. DFS+ almost without effort. Over the past month, this is how my routine evolved.
Two passes XTG, no stretch or plump. These are N-S and S-N because my neck grows E-W. Then I plump my neck a little, not puffy, fat like a big bullfrog, but just enough to provide a soft, flat surface. I then do a 45° pass (towards ATG) as I finish my third pass on the rest of my face. This provides a consistent DFS+ across my entire neck. To reach BBS, I do a fourth puffy neck pass going as close to ATG as possible, incorporating a little blade buffing or j-hook into the pass. The result is BBS on 80% of the neck area. Another pass or a little additional work can get the last 20% but I usually don't do that.
So how many of you use the bullfrog technique? Or maybe the better question is how many are going to try it?! It takes a little trial and error but I found it well worth the effort!
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