I wish I could try to experiment with this, but I think I will always sharpen with the blade at an angle on the hone (not a raised angle, still flat BTW). In order to compensate for the smile or whatever, and the razor will ultimately go in an X-ish pattern in order to ensure it is sharpened evenly and consistently.

My razors have been so beat up over the years from my experimenting (before SRP came into my life ) that I think I would need to start on a new blade to really see if it can be done....I like this smiley. I think I'll be using it a lot!