Hello All

I'm the proud owner of a Dovo Gentleman (bought from SRD) and have now had a couple of shaves with it. Thing is, I don't think it seems quite as smooth as the shaves with the Parker SR1 that got me into straight blade shaving.
I strop with care and don't have the 'edge only' issue, but it just doesn't seem to be as smooth.
Is it a technique thing that's a little different from the SR1 or am I missing something? I use AoS beard prep, cream and balm with a badger hair brush (frankly, the lather isn't as creamy as I thought it would be and the lather dries out seemingly too quickly)

Any tips at all?
Thanks in advance

Neil