Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Face Shaving => Topic started by: obstacle1 on August 12, 2012, 02:57:45 PM
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I wet shave my head, and neck, but keep a beard there. It suits me (beard is about a number 4 on my beard trimmer).
However, after all these years I can never seem to get my neck line to look right. I see so many guys around who manage to have a flawless line all around, yet it looks natural.
For some reason I cant master it, anyone got any tips?
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At a four I would think the issue isn't shaving a neckline, but using a trimmer at about a 1, and, IMO, avoiding to high a neckline. I aim for the "line" established where my neck meets the back of the jaw.
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I find it impossible to get a clean line with a beard trimmer though, hence a wet shave...and I never know quite where to put the line and what 'shape' it should be. Im guessing it should look like a ^when tilting my head back, but it looks more like a semi circle..
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I keep mine in the shape of a semicircle sometimes with an occasional assist from a barber.....When I do shape it up, I just simply apply a finger full of soap/shaving cream across where the neckline should be and shave downward with small strokes.
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I find it impossible to get a clean line with a beard trimmer though, hence a wet shave...and I never know quite where to put the line and what 'shape' it should be. Im guessing it should look like a ^when tilting my head back, but it looks more like a semi circle..
Think about it--a geometrically "clean" line really isn't necessary when the line shouldn't be really visible in the first place, even at a #4--it's rather hidden behind the beard. I think it's more important to blend the length back down to near the skin level rather than create a line with 1/2" hairs on one side & bare shaved skin on the other--may just be a personal preference. It makes sense with a tightly defined goat, but not a full beard or larger goat.
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I cut a line about an inch or two under the jaw bone...beard down on the neck is irritating to me.
@Sir Harry...btw I ordered one of those upscale, made in US, "Adis" trimmers that you hyped about a year ago...it should be a nice change from my >20 year old Wahl.
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