Thread: Face hurts when shaving with straight razor.

You said it came fully honed. Was that factory shave ready or professionally hand honed by a pro. If just factory you will need to send it for honing. Stropping could be the problem but your first shave if properly honed should have been ok as it would have been truly shave ready unless you stropped it first.

If the razor was honed properly, a good stropping may revive the edge.

Strop on linen and leather at least 100 laps on each. If not a pasted strop should bring the edge back.

Strop keeping the spine on the strop the whole time. Stop forward movement before flipping. One second of inattention lifting the spine will damage the edge.

This is common with new stroppers. Take you time, and master the stropping skill it is how you will maintain your edge.
Check the edge with magnification.

Are you cold or hot shaver? (hot water also softens the skin and for some can be a problem)
Review your strop technique. (I already ruined the edge of my razors a few times because of wrong technique)
Do you stretch your skin enough?