I've been wet shaving with a DOVO shavette for a couple of weeks and I just got a vintage SR from Larry at Whipped Dog and tried it out this morning. It was significantly different from the shavette.


I had to stop using the SR halfway through and finish with the shavette.


It was pulling and tugging and wouldn't cleanly cut through the whiskers like the shavette does. It also slightly hurt during my passes.


I'm not sure what I did wrong, the SR is definitely shave ready although it could be possible I dulled the edge between yesterday and this morning?


My pre-shave routine is shower, splash hot water, lather up, shave.


Do I need a pre-shave oil?