First shave! Issues with shave?
Hi all. I got my Dovo Special 1516 from SRD shave ready to go a couple days ago (awesome service!).
Well I received all of my other goodies today and just got done with a shower and shave.
I have a Dovo strop and decided to give it a few laps lightly before my shave. I had a good lather and started on my left cheek. I have a very coarse beard and it was grown in fairly well (2 days). I was having issues with the blade not going down the cheek smoothly. It kept hanging up on the hair. Maybe I was going to lightly, not sure? It took me a multiple times going on the down stroke to finally get the beard down. Then I re lathered and started on the up stroke, against the grain. Same thing. The blade did not want to seem to cut smoothly, kept getting stuck and hung up on the beard. I was keeping the blade at around a 30 degree angle. It just seemed like I had to go over the same spot many, many times to get it close. The skin right below my eyes (cheek bone area) feels like it is on fire right now, but the rest of my face is feeling OK with some burn. I have some rough areas on my face still and it is not BBS (some parts are BBS). Although it feels like I did a quick job with my fusion so I am not complaining. Didn't cut or nick myself at all which is good!!
Can someone with a tough as nails beard maybe shed some light on this? Am I doing something wrong? Is the blade not sharp enough? I have watched every video possible and have read Wiki and other related articles on the subject. All the shave videos I have watched, it seems like the razor just glides over the face very smoothly, not catching up on the beard. Not the case with me.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Here is a list of what I am using:
Dovo Special 1516 Tortoise 5/8"
Dove leather strop - Russian leather
Vulfix #2197 Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Menthol soap from Classic Shaving in a wood bowl