Head Shaving, Grooming & Care > Face Shaving
Shaving Your Mustache
wvheadshaver:
Just wanted to ask what technique you guys use for shaving a mustache? I like to use a razor, I like the close slick feeling I get from a razor much better then just trimming it.. BUT, that "close, slick" feeling usually doesn't happen with just shaving it downward.. I have shaven it upwards in the past, which works and gives me the slick no stubble feeling, but it usually comes with a price that is plenty of little nicks.. When shaving a stache, are you supposed to just shave downward and be happy with the result, and never ever shave upward? Sometimes, going a bit sideways against the grain will help, but I normally do end up with nicks no matter how careful I am. The skin right there seems so different. When I say upwards, I only mean after the 1st pass going down, with the grain. I just hate feeling right there afterward and feeling all that stubble which is back the next day if I don't get it closer.
I usually use the same razor I just used on my head by the way.. Maybe it's possible it is dull by then but I wouldn't think so. Maybe the cartridge razors with like 3 or 5 blades aren't the best to use in that area...? I swear i'm thinking more and more everyday it's about time to invest in a safety razor. Would be so much easier to see what i'm doing in certain areas and know where i'm cutting. Maybe those would be sharper, and give me a closer shave in those areas without having to go against the grain?
DOC_OSMC:
I personally like a bit of stubble or shadow on my mustache area when I used to just have the goatee with no mustache. Therefore, I used a beard trimmer without the head to shave it as close as possible while still maintaining some stubble.
However, when I have shaved it smooth in the past, I typically shaved down first with the grain, and then upward against the grain. Again not too much pressure, and letting the blades do the work. Keep in mind if you have a fully grown mustache that you are shaving off, you'll want to use the trimmer first and trim it down as far as you can before using the razor.
I've been using the Fusion ProGlide for years, so that means on my face before I started using it on my head, and have never had any major problems. Perhaps you're applying too much pressure and thus are getting the nicks because of it. Also, I use a separate razor for my head than I do for my face. Never the same. More surface area on the head, means a duller blade quicker. At least that's how I feel.
I have a little bit of OCD when it comes to certain things and using two different razors for my head and my face is one of them.
TheSlyBear:
Shave? Mustache? These are two words that never go together! :o
Razor X:
--- Quote from: TheSlyBear on December 22, 2014, 05:15:25 PM ---Shave? Mustache? These are two words that never go together! :o
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Exactly what I was just about to say!
SlyMike:
--- Quote from: TheSlyBear on December 22, 2014, 05:15:25 PM ---Shave? Mustache? These are two words that never go together! :o
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Exactly!
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