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There's no "wrong" way to shave per se- if it works for you, go for it. I have super sensitive skin and have to go the beard reduction route, as going straight to the ATG is much too harsh even in softer beard. Your irritation must not be much of anything...personally, I do whatever I have to in order to eliminate irritation. For me, I typically do 2 WTG and .5 XTG (chin and lower jaw) + .5 ATG (cheeks and upper jaw). It's hard for me to do ATG on my chin because the grain is actually going SE.