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To the OP, I'd try a better soap, but a no-name straight sounds suspicious. How was it honed?
I bought it from the classifieds on this site, so I'm not sure, really. The seller had a perfect rating, though. I'm thinking of buying a more recognizable razor and seeing how that works.
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anyways, practice making lathers as per the wiki, paint your arm and see how long it lasts. You'll get there, all of straght shaviing are little things that need a lot of practice
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i like to use the front thirde of the blade, even less round the chin, and do tiny little short strokes and lots of them. when i say short i mean half a cm to a cm. flatten out a little area at a time and get it smooth, and really concentrate on your stretching and blade angle.
Will do
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But most important, don't give up
I won't. The learning is a lot of fun, even if my face is uncomfortable for a few hours. As long as it's something everyone has gone through, I am fine with going through it as well.