I am still confused on what I may be doing wrong. First of all, I have been a DE shaver for the past 6-7 years and received very fine shaves each day. About 6 months ago, I purchased my first SR from SRD and tried my hand at this new method. The first shave did not produce much, but I limited the shaving to just the sideburns and cheek. There was pulling of the wiskers. I tried to alter my angle and stretch the skin, but that did not help much. The next few days I stropped the razor gently and repeated the same. Still, the shave did little and started to hurt.

I sent the razor back to SRD for my free honing and tried to shave with it, but the results were the same. Thinking my technique could possibly be at fault, I purchased the Shavette. My first shave with it was fantastic. My second shave with it was also great.

My question is why am I having trouble shaving with a professionally hones Dovo Black Star razor and have no trouble at all with a cheap Shavette? Does the fact the Dovo have a carbon steel blade and the Shavette a stainless steel blade?

My beard preparation is good as I have been shaving successfully with a DE for years.

Please help. Thanks in advance.