I'm still on cartridges, Quattro Titanium, but I seem to have found a nice pre-shave that reduces irritation, and actually gets a slightly closer shave. Granted, this could all change once I get my Dovo SR I have my sights set on.

My trick: shaving.
On several occasions, I have done a quick WTG pass after a hot rinse of my face in the locker room at work before I start my shift to avoid wearing an annoying beardnet because of STUBBLE.
After my shift, I rinse again and shave ATG with Barbersol w/aloe.
Less irritation, blood, and I can go almost two days baby-butt-smooth, as opposed to right around a whole 24hrs.
It seems to give the stubble enough time to grow just that extra bit to aide in a closer ATG shave that would otherwise give me a mustache of blood to replace the stubble (I know, good sign of a dull blade).

I stumbled across this, but has anybody else tried similar approaches? Any "old pros" out there willing to split their routine up into two parts to verify this noobs working theory ?