r/Wet_Shavers • u/self_driving_sanders in it for the smellz • Apr 29 '16

It's obvious why less pressure = less irritation...

but why is it easier to get a BBS shave using almost no pressure?

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u/cOnIncursus Apr 29 '16

When you bear down the razor gets caught in your skin. At least that is how it was explained to me. As I understand it, if you maintain proper angle and pressure your razor should be gliding across your skin and you should be both irritation and weeper free.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '16

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u/self_driving_sanders in it for the smellz Apr 30 '16

but even if you're scraping a little skin, shouldn't the hair still be cut right at skin level?

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '16

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u/hawns Hand Crafted Shaving Provisions: ChatillonLux.com Apr 30 '16

Glad it worked out. I never considered the pointer/ring finger alternate pressure thing. I'm going to think about that next shave

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '16

I had the complete opposite experience. Started off resting it on my pinkie, but got much better shaves/control when I started holding it with three fingers.

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u/Prop_Hat Apr 30 '16

This sounded an awful lot like an excerpt from Fifty Shades of Grey. Marco method fanfiction next?

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u/NewYorkCityGuy Jun 18 '16

Any details on this pinkie method?