Thread: What am I doing wrong?

One thing to consider. Your razor is acting like a squeegee with the lather, and any water. So, no, your face and lather aren't drying out per se. Rather your a scraping the moisture away. If I have to make more than one pass (like XG and ATG) I have to apply more lather.

After my prep, I'm not sure I could be 100% certain that the hairs actually feel softer to the touch - I just know they must be. So I wouldn't worry too much about that if you're showering etc.

Also, it's quite difficult to do ATG on the chin, to keep the angle constant around convex and concave curves is difficult, and it's not made any easy by the fact that the skin on your chin is difficult to get really taut.

I would just keep plugging away, you will start to notice improvements, don't be afraid to try different grips or angles of attack either - it will all help you decide what works for you and what doesn't.

Ya got to make absolutely sure you are rolling the razor over on its spine when stropping and and not lifting the spine up and rolling on the sharp edge.

Yep, that was the first thing I made sure I found out before I started stropping.

One thing that I have heard others on the forum say is that their edge actually feels dull compared to other knives, as the edge of a razor is much smoother. Do you guys (and gals) find this to be true? Is this what I am striving for when I strop?