i'm shaving with a straight razor, and have everything tweaked out nicely (equipment, product, technique) for both comfort and acceptable closeness everywhere except that bothersome little area. it's generally only one or two pores/hairs which end up inflamed and sometimes ingrown. i believe there are two contributing factors...
1. i have a pretty pronounced inward inflection there, so it's super-easy to end up with the razor coming in at too steep an angle, causing the shave to be excessively close.
2. there are two directions of grain happening! the vast majority of my beard hairs are grey and go down, but there are also some black ones, most of which grow up.
for the most part, i believe i've solved number 1. i make sure to stretch the skin well by curling my lower lip as far as possible over my lower teeth - this flattens the problem area pretty well. then i just have to be careful about adjusting blade angle as i go, and keeping minimal pressure.
number 2 is, i believe, the real culprit and i don't know how to solve that one!

i suppose i should try sideways, or maybe even careful ATG, but i'm afraid of more general irritation that way.
anyone with the same issue?
any ideas about how to approach this?
it's frustrating that this area continues to plague me when i've made such a nice journey to bliss everywhere else on my face and neck!
thanks much in advance... cheers!