Growing up as the middle of 7 children - 5 of them girls - I taught myself how to open padlocks with their bobby pins. It started for the usual mischief, opening their secret young girl things, and then moved onto more rewarding achievements. My technique was to break the pin into two, using the wavy pin as the tension pick, and the straight pin to rotate the barrel. This hasn't failed me on any padlock I've come across, and with practice will take only a few seconds.
My skin has always had issues with shaving creams. The creams for sensitive skin don't case as much dryness and irritation, but shaving oils have worked the best so far. They also work better for me when I use my straight razor. If I could grow a solid patch of facial hair, I'm sure the clear oils would make shaving clean lines easier too.