I think I know the answer but would like confirmation.
Today's shave left me ceeling a little harsh for a while afterwards. I got some goodies in the mail and tried three new things this morning. Thing 1 was a new strop. I went from the whipped dog poor man's strop to the SRD natural with the poly webbing. Thing two was an alum bloc. Usually just a cold and then aftershave or balm. Today was cold rinse then alum then aftershave. Thing three was a new aftershave. I was using the chiseled face midnight stag and today tried the Fine American blend.
What I believe has happened was that the new strop got a much better edge than I am acustomed too and my angle was not as good as I thought during the shave.:shrug:
Any thoughts, opinions, experiences, or theories are welcomed.