So, I was a Gillette Mach 5 Man before I entered the cutthroat (no pun intended) world of the Straight Edge. I love the practice, love the endeavor, but I'm getting concerned I'm not doing something right.

I shave on my cheek and it's BBS. I shave anywhere else (lips, chin, undersides) and it's worse than my 5-Cartridge shave! I went for one section, and my wife said it looked as though I was trying a new style of beard! I bought the Razor from SRD, so I'm not doubting it's the sharpness, as I strop with almost NO pressure, and do about 20 round trips per side. But when I went to the trouble area my wife mentioned with my 5-Blade, it's BBS compared to the areas I got with my SR! And the 5-Blade is almost 3 months old, ready to be tossed!!!

My question is, is my angle off, am I just going the wrong direction, or is my razor actually dull already? I should mention when I do undersides, it's very difficult to get started, almost like the razor is hanging onto the hairs rather than cutting them.

I will also mention this is still my first week of shaving.