You need to pull skin in oposite direction in order to shave for best results face pulling con bined with skin pulling taught skin is what you need if it still pulls its not sharp. I use tpt when that feels good i then try shave leg hair or arm hair if it shaves i finish honing and alittle paste then strop i then do hht if it passes no dout the razor will shave may be not as smooth as i'd like i just test shave and judge if it glides round my chin its a 10 for me those are the ares that will tell you how sharp your blade is tash and chin area cheeks seem to shave easier.