So, I am relatively new to the DE/straight shaving world. I have been DE shaving for about 6 weeks and straight shaving for 1 week.

When I DE shave I end up with a face that feels just a little on the tingly side. Kinda like comming in from a really cold winter day (rosy cheeks).

When I straight shave I have quite a bit more irritation. My face is definately hotter and the stinging lasts long after I have applied my normal dose of Thayers. Not an uncomfortable level of irritation, but noticable. Not to point where I would consider not straight shaving every day.

I know there was a phase of 'skin toughening' when I initially started DE shaving. Is there a similar phase with straights? Could it be the sharpness of my blade or blade angle?

I do try and do a couple of passes. Maybe I will scale'r back to just one WTG and see how that goes.