As an introduction to straight razor shaving I almost parted with £350 however, fortunately suffered a computedr cock up and so the goods never arrived.

To learn (and cheat) I purchased a straight that takes disposable blades. Even when using an M3 I took the time to prep and have always used brush and soap.

Anyway last night I used the disposable straight but did not get that close a shave. Will this be technique or is a disposable just not sharp enough?

I'm pretty sure I kept a 30 degree angle but did apply very little pressure but it was really difficult using my left hand (although the only cut I got, which while very small bled for an hour was with my right hand and just on the side of my chin)

I did not get any Razor burn which was nice but did not really see any improvement over an M3.

I have read so many tips, seen the videos and think I did it right but need to know if my technique or the Razor is probably to blame.