Same, the hairs near my Adams's apple grow on a really weird angle so it's impossible to cut them fully (with either a safety razor, shavette, or electric razor), so I just do a couple of passes and leave like that. Getting nicks and irritation is not worth it for me, at least on my neck.
Perhaps the most important video for people like me who have very sensitive skin. The only way to avoid razor burn is to have just a single wtg pass with least amount of pressure applied.
I'm glad you made this video, Geo. I know I had suggested grain mapping a while back, but you had responded to me just saying simple ways that I could do this. Afterwards, I found a few other videos and eventually took close-up pictures of different sections of my face and used a diagram to map the sections out, feeling around my hair and also using cotton balls around my face when I had a significant beard growth. (Cotton balls help a ton but are very messy; with the grain on your face, the cotton doesn't split easily and just glides across your face, but against the grain, the cotton ball peels all on your face and can make a big mess, lol.) From there, I used the diagram and shaved bit by bit until I got through my first shave. And then I just repeated it over and over and over for each shave afterwards, and finally committed my new routine to memory. Now my shaves are much better and I get very, very smooth each time I shave now. 😉
Thanks for commenting. You are so right, I forgot about cotton balls. They do work better than the tissue. Thanks for requesting this. It has been asked for a few times. Glad I got it done.
Mapping is the way to go. I used to work so hard for that BBS but now… whatever… lol… I go with a single pass and some buffing. Once I locked in my best razor/blade combo I get a great one pass shave with no irritation. If I’m feeling saucy I’ll go a second pass but that’s a rare thing these days.
Thanks for the very informative video Geo, though I probably should’ve watched the entire video before mapping my face, I’m having one hell of a time trying to wash the permanent marker off my face!
Makes total sense. I do 3 passes above the jawline and 2 passes below the jawline. This avoids irritation on my neck. Many shavers will find that across the grain on your neck causes more irritation than against the grain. That has been my experience. So below the jawline, I only do WTG and ATG. No beard mapping for this cowboy although it is a great idea for some.
It was this technique that caused me to understand that against the grain underneath my chin and on my neck is from my right ear to my left ear. It's completely bizarre everything else like on my cheeks and above my jawline is relatively normal.
Great video Geo! Bottom line I have found over time (30 years shaving) is that it’s necessary to know your beard growth. Use good, hydrated shave cream and a mild razor with good blade and NEVER shave against the grain. Always WTG AND ACROSS. All irritation, if technique is good, is done by AGAINST the grain shaving. CHEERS
Great advice Geo! I was getting a sore neck just at one spot. When I mapped, my bristles were growing upwards. No wonder my neck was sore! Waiting for some decent beard growth is hard work 😂 tho!
Great video Geo. To be honest, I'm now going with muscle memory 😜 But it is important to know your beard growth. A credit card would be helpful to map your face too hahahaha
Has this video been archived and not released ? Cudda used this back in the 70's when convincing my OIC that I'd shaved ! Geofatboy brings it home - - again !
Dude!!! I’m laying in bed next to the plastic surgeon wifey and she got inspired and offered to use some of her fancy computer whatever to map my hair growth. Thanks man!!!!!
This is gonna help! I shave my jawline from closer to the ear to my chin and now I realize it's the opposite from chin to ear. Should cut down on irrigation
Hey Geo, just had my first shave with my new Merkur Progress... loving it ... great video, I'm starting to work out my beard to get the BBS effect.... I'm finding Derby extra green work well for me
I have to be one of the most unlucky shavers out there. On my neck, the grain goes sideways on one side and upwards on the other. On the right cheek, the grain does swirls and it is practically impossible to shave with the grain. Sometimes, I hate having a beard..
Great video Geo👍👍 Mapping is a good idea for those really wanting to get that super smooth, efficient shave. Thanks for the instructional showing an easy way. Take care.
While I was trying to map my face by touch and feel, I was never able to understand what is going on my neck. Then, I made a photo with 2 or 3 days of growth. And found tornados ♻️ there ;) Have no idea if there is any way to do proper WTG, ATG, XTG
Love all your videos and I’m glad you made this. I’m almost jealous of those who have with the grain from north to south. My with the grain in the right side is east to west and the left is more north south to east west and the neck is east to west.
Glad seeing this video, Geo! I was one of those who gave you the business on your sensitive skin shave that you shaved like in Gillette commercial so I'm more than glad to give cuddos now when deserved!
I bet this video will help to get easier shave because I always check each customer 's grain which way grows before shaving as a professional barber. Lathering means checking the direction, skin trouble, moles or scars if the customer has. I usually write down not to forget like a medical record for each. I know there is no same way what direction each beard grows. I can't stop check your video.
@@geofatboy Oh, thanks Geo. I will visit you to give my shave anytime but only if you send me round air ticket, haha. By the way, I have one thing to recommend you about preparing a straight razor. When you replace the razor blade and slide it into the fixed position on the body, it is safer to use your own fingernail. I always do that way. Never get a cut✌️
I tried doing this a few days ago with my Schick Hydro 5 and Edge Ultra Sensitive Gel and omg man… you were so unbelievably right ! Baby smooth. Actually extended the time between shaves too. I gotta tell ya, I’m 41 now and in all my years of shaving, this is probably the best thing I’ve ever done to my face. Thanks !
It looks easy, and then there are some people like ME; I have 3 areas where the hair grows in a circular fashion....a swirl.....and then I finally found out: it doesn't matter in which direction you go......even more: now I shave like a X in those ares...
It's a must do for all sensitive skin type guys! Hey Geo, please recomend some more agressive razor, but not so harsh as Muhle R41. At the moment operating the DE89.
@@geop2550 his last name is galafinakis but he was born and rasied in greece moved to west lafayette indiana and he was their when the kansas city chiefs won the super bowl🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Excellent! Now I can give my wife a good laugh by posting my face mapping photo on my mirror. I get around the with, across, and against when I shave by doing 4 passes and pickups 🤣
It is very difficult to get my neck baby smooth. Even when I try really hard to get , I still have have some stubble remaining and skin irritation
What are you shaving with?
Same, the hairs near my Adams's apple grow on a really weird angle so it's impossible to cut them fully (with either a safety razor, shavette, or electric razor), so I just do a couple of passes and leave like that. Getting nicks and irritation is not worth it for me, at least on my neck.
I would not worry only cause if it causes so much irritation then it’s not worth getting that area cut so smooth
Yep, same here. Same with the jaw line.
Tight your skin and go very light with the razor.
Spot on! Mapping out my beard growth has made a huge difference in the comfort and smoothness of my shave! Great Video as always!!
Excellent! Thanks for sharing Jimi!
Perhaps the most important video for people like me who have very sensitive skin. The only way to avoid razor burn is to have just a single wtg pass with least amount of pressure applied.
I'm glad you made this video, Geo. I know I had suggested grain mapping a while back, but you had responded to me just saying simple ways that I could do this. Afterwards, I found a few other videos and eventually took close-up pictures of different sections of my face and used a diagram to map the sections out, feeling around my hair and also using cotton balls around my face when I had a significant beard growth. (Cotton balls help a ton but are very messy; with the grain on your face, the cotton doesn't split easily and just glides across your face, but against the grain, the cotton ball peels all on your face and can make a big mess, lol.)
From there, I used the diagram and shaved bit by bit until I got through my first shave. And then I just repeated it over and over and over for each shave afterwards, and finally committed my new routine to memory. Now my shaves are much better and I get very, very smooth each time I shave now. 😉
Thanks for commenting. You are so right, I forgot about cotton balls. They do work better than the tissue. Thanks for requesting this. It has been asked for a few times. Glad I got it done.
Mapping is the way to go. I used to work so hard for that BBS but now… whatever… lol… I go with a single pass and some buffing. Once I locked in my best razor/blade combo I get a great one pass shave with no irritation. If I’m feeling saucy I’ll go a second pass but that’s a rare thing these days.
Excellent! Thanks for sharing. Saucy!!!
Thanks for the very informative video Geo, though I probably should’ve watched the entire video before mapping my face, I’m having one hell of a time trying to wash the permanent marker off my face!
Definitely a chore removing Sharpie from Skin!
Makes total sense. I do 3 passes above the jawline and 2 passes below the jawline. This avoids irritation on my neck. Many shavers will find that across the grain on your neck causes more irritation than against the grain. That has been my experience. So below the jawline, I only do WTG and ATG. No beard mapping for this cowboy although it is a great idea for some.
Sounds good Robert. Thanks for sharing your technique.
It was this technique that caused me to understand that against the grain underneath my chin and on my neck is from my right ear to my left ear. It's completely bizarre everything else like on my cheeks and above my jawline is relatively normal.
Like I said-it's your fingerprint!
Indeed, the neck area is the most annoying... When I shave with a straight razor, I don't get the full result!
Always straight to the point, packed full of good tips! Cheers, Geo!
Thanks Ville, I appreciate that!
Great video Geo! Bottom line I have found over time (30 years shaving) is that it’s necessary to know your beard growth. Use good, hydrated shave cream and a mild razor with good blade and NEVER shave against the grain. Always WTG AND ACROSS. All irritation, if technique is good, is done by AGAINST the grain shaving. CHEERS
Excellent advice from a seasoned veteran! Thanks for your input John.
Great advice Geo! I was getting a sore neck just at one spot. When I mapped, my bristles were growing upwards. No wonder my neck was sore! Waiting for some decent beard growth is hard work 😂 tho!
Now you got it sorted out? Better results?
Oh yeah. Everything super smooth now. Wish I'd gotten to know about this sooner! :-)
Hello Geo. Thanks for the pro tip. I might ask my wife if she wants me to map out her face too.
Double Mappers!
Great video Geo.
To be honest, I'm now going with muscle memory 😜
But it is important to know your beard growth. A credit card would be helpful to map your face too hahahaha
Muscle Memory is your friend!
Rubbing a plastic card
Edge...Foam... Edge Foam... remember that one?
Very helpfull for beginners. Thank you Geo, for this great support!
Thanks Falki-for the technically minded Gents.
Has this video been archived and not released ? Cudda used this back in the 70's when convincing my OIC that I'd shaved ! Geofatboy brings it home - - again !
Trust me Lucky- If I cudda, I would have been making these videos in the 70's! Can I go back in time?
Hi Geo.
Great tips and advice. Its time to get technical. Take care.
Nice! Let's put on our thinking caps!
Dude!!! I’m laying in bed next to the plastic surgeon wifey and she got inspired and offered to use some of her fancy computer whatever to map my hair growth. Thanks man!!!!!
Ha Ha! Love it! You're lucky. High Tech Face Mapping. What's that look like?
@@geofatboy hahahaha no idea! She’s the smart one! Im just along for the ride…
This is gonna help! I shave my jawline from closer to the ear to my chin and now I realize it's the opposite from chin to ear. Should cut down on irrigation
Great!
I have to do 1 pass wtg on my neck because of my curly hair or my neck gets angry. I mapped it and it took care of the ingrowns.
Glad you got it sorted out!
Hey Geo, just had my first shave with my new Merkur Progress... loving it ... great video, I'm starting to work out my beard to get the BBS effect.... I'm finding Derby extra green work well for me
Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.
I think you missed your calling in the art world Geo! 🤣🙈
You ever hear someone say they can't draw a straight line? That's me!
I have to be one of the most unlucky shavers out there. On my neck, the grain goes sideways on one side and upwards on the other. On the right cheek, the grain does swirls and it is practically impossible to shave with the grain. Sometimes, I hate having a beard..
Great video Geo👍👍 Mapping is a good idea for those really wanting to get that super smooth, efficient shave. Thanks for the instructional showing an easy way. Take care.
Thanks Terry!
While I was trying to map my face by touch and feel, I was never able to understand what is going on my neck. Then, I made a photo with 2 or 3 days of growth. And found tornados ♻️ there ;) Have no idea if there is any way to do proper WTG, ATG, XTG
Love all your videos and I’m glad you made this. I’m almost jealous of those who have with the grain from north to south. My with the grain in the right side is east to west and the left is more north south to east west and the neck is east to west.
Glad seeing this video, Geo!
I was one of those who gave you the business on your sensitive skin shave that you shaved like in Gillette commercial so I'm more than glad to give cuddos now when deserved!
Legend! Thank you for your support!
I bet this video will help to get easier shave because I always check each customer 's grain which way grows before shaving as a professional barber. Lathering means checking the direction, skin trouble, moles or scars if the customer has.
I usually write down not to forget like a medical record for each.
I know there is no same way what direction each beard grows.
I can't stop check your video.
Thanks very much Izumi! Very professional-I'd like to come to you for a shave!
@@geofatboy Oh, thanks Geo.
I will visit you to give my shave anytime but only if you send me round air ticket, haha.
By the way, I have one thing to recommend you about preparing a straight razor.
When you replace the razor blade and slide it into the fixed position on the body, it is safer to use your own fingernail. I always do that way. Never get a cut✌️
I tried doing this a few days ago with my Schick Hydro 5 and Edge Ultra Sensitive Gel and omg man… you were so unbelievably right ! Baby smooth. Actually extended the time between shaves too. I gotta tell ya, I’m 41 now and in all my years of shaving, this is probably the best thing I’ve ever done to my face. Thanks !
Glad it helped!
ну незнаю у меня все волосы одинаково растут в одну сторону
Считай, что тебе повезло! Так намного легче бриться.
Thanks geo 👍😀
My pleasure 😊
It looks easy, and then there are some people like ME; I have 3 areas where the hair grows in a circular fashion....a swirl.....and then I finally found out: it doesn't matter in which direction you go......even more: now I shave like a X in those ares...
It sounds like you got it figured out!
Geo fat boy I missed you so much man 😢❤️
Hi Sam-I've been here, where have you been?
@@geofatboy I had no internet for the past afew months but I'm back to enjoy of your great contents 🌹❤️
i shave across the grains with an angle
It's a must do for all sensitive skin type guys! Hey Geo, please recomend some more agressive razor, but not so harsh as Muhle R41. At the moment operating the DE89.
Here are a couple in between: bit.ly/EdwinJagger3ONE6SN bit.ly/RoccaSN
Slants and adjustables as well.
Hi geo a greek won the super bowl that means greeks are over acheving champions🥳☝️🏆🎖🏅🥇
Hi Thomas, Hmmm, who was the Greek in the Super Bowl?
@@geop2550 his last name is galafinakis but he was born and rasied in greece moved to west lafayette indiana and he was their when the kansas city chiefs won the super bowl🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
Wait-was he on the Chiefs team? If so what position? Or are you referring to Zach Galifianakis the actor?
@@geofatboy it was the kansa city chiefs but hes greek
This is key to get a good shaving
Well Have A Great Shave,Have A Great Day HAHAHAHAHA No Matter Which Way You're Shaving LOL
You stole my tagline! :)
Well Said Gio
Thanks Arch!
My Parker 96r's head is leaning right when it's closed i.e. ready to shave. Do you know how to fix it?
Contact them-there's a warranty!
Been waiting for this, Geo! Keep up the great work and bring back the prison lab!
Are you the only 1 fan who like the prison lab? (it will be back)
Excellent! Now I can give my wife a good laugh by posting my face mapping photo on my mirror. I get around the with, across, and against when I shave by doing 4 passes and pickups 🤣
Nice! I'm sure she'll have something to say about it! You could also put the pic on your phone so its mobile.
@@geofatboy 😂
Hi, great video again Geo, thanks you a lot, I didn't know you liked Munch 😄Nice Martian actually
Munch? please elaborate. Is that an SVU reference?
@@geofatboy Edvard Munch, the painter I tried to make a little friendly joke.
Great video! Yes, its interesting to see the directions of beard growth for sure. My favorite part was though 🤣"faceterbating"🤣
Trust me-It's a real thing!
@@geofatboy I know, I just couldn't put a name to what I do :P
I was literally shaving like this last night
Great minds think alike!
Another great video geo!
Thanks RR!
Great video / topic again. 🙏
Thanks Vesa!
Well put together Geo.
Thanks Jeremy!
Excellent advice Geo!
Thanks RK!
@@geofatboy 👍🏻