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    So my always told me "there are no stupid questions only inquisitive idiots"

    So here's the question, Rubbing my face against the grain i can still feel hair. This has always happened to me. With a cartridge i started doing three passes wtg, xtg,atg. The de will not suffer me to go atg, so i do two passes wtg and one xtg.

    Is it normal with de to feel coarse atg?

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    It's typical for me. I can shave against the grain but the irritation isn't worth it. It can be done, with experience. I find with a super light touch I can do it one day, but not the following, due to irritation.

    I can get a little closer with a straight razor though.

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    I guess everyone is different. I shaved yesterday with an SE and today with a DE and did all 3 passes including ATG. Just like with straights it takes a light touch, the right angle and a good lather to ged er dun.

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    You may find you can shave atg when you have more experience and better technique. Or maybe not. I never do a full atg pass, because I will get irritation and I don't care about that minor difference in closeness.

    No matter what you shave with, you'll feel hair the most when rubbing your face atg. For example, my face always feels smooth rubbing in whichever direction I shave, but atg I will feel stubble. There was a time when I called this "directional BBS," but that never caught on.

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    Sorry about the confusion i was asking if you could feel your stubble running your hand against the grain after shaving with a de.

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    No, I personally can't, although I have a bit of OCD when it comes to that! When I'm done it's smooth in every direction, just like the straight. The price is irritation, so ATG might not be for everyone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gunsandbibles View Post
    Sorry about the confusion i was asking if you could feel your stubble running your hand against the grain after shaving with a de.
    OK, yea I can still feel stubble running my hand ATG but very slightly. Always have.

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    I´m with firefighter 2 on this..... if i feel any grain, its back to the sink. I will admit it still gives me a slight razorburn, especially on the right side of my face, but it gets better and better for each time. (less and less burn) When I go ATG i use "buffer" technique while i stretch the skin. even though some call it an advanced technique i find it rather easy to do YMMV (I still consider myself a newbie and only have about 8-9 DE shaves under the belt).
    heres a link to the technique (and a couple of others) Advanced Shaving Techniques - YouTube
    Last edited by Gargoyle47; 03-17-2013 at 08:09 PM.

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    After I shave my son insists on checking for what he calls "bumpy" there have been only a handfull of times he hasn't found any stubble (always a little om the neck). I use short strokes and an exremely light touch, this has solved my leftover stubble/ razorburn issues.
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    If i shave atg with a straight I will feel smooth atg. It takes a pasted edge on a fine pasted strop to get there though, a coticule edge for example isnt enough.

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