Despite being a female, I have hair on my neck. Lately, instead of tearing it out by the roots with an epilator, or murdering hair follicles with electrolysis, I have taken to shaving my neck and chin. For the most part, it works, but there is stubborn, slightly thicker hair at the bottom of my neck that leaves behind little flecks of stubble when I shave it. This is barely noticeable, and it's very likely nobody other than myself will ever stare closely enough at my neck to notice it. However, I hate it with all of my soul and I want it gone. Today, I tried simply applying more force with the razor, but the only result of that is a neck that is (slightly) bleeding from several places.
My question is, is there any way I could possibly shave better? Does a straight razor really shave closer, or do people just say that? Does it matter if I use a fancy razor with 1000 blades? Does the type of shaving cream matter? My dad just told me to cover it with makeup, which seems like bad advice.