I still do that sometimes, usually when shaving the left cheek with my left hand and using my right to stretch. I end up with one eye covered and hence no depth perception. One of the hazards of using spike points.
Chris
"Je n'ai pas besoin de cette hypothèse." Pierre-Simon de Laplace
Ear nicking is for the rank amateur. I find the truly nuanced shaver such as myself will nick the side of his nose instead
Give us the luxuries, and we will forgo the necessities.
Give a man a fire, he'll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, he'll be toasty for the rest of his life.
Dominic
If you're using a straight on your face, what do you use to shave ear hair? (Actually, I wouldn't use a DE there, either. I recommend an injector as the safest non-electric option.)