Originally Posted by
thewatermark
+1 to what other posts have said , also heres a couple other things to try, hope this helps,\
1) OVER DO YOUR PREP: You said you had a tough beard, maybe you need some more prep, hot shower is a great idea, but while in the shower put some hot towels on your face and scrub some hair conditioner in your beard and let them whiskers get soft, go 5 to 10 minutes over what you were doing to ensure proper prep.
2) FACELATHER: Watch some vids of Mantic face lathering, I too have hard water and have trouble some time making a good lather just from Mama bears soap, but if you face lather u might get more glide and cushion then building it in a bowl and then taking it to your face.
3) STROP YOUR RAZOR: already been said but take the time to go slow and strop about 50-75 times , it can make a huge difference
Again hope this helps HAVE FUN !!! :)