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"...closeness for comfort...", sounds like a vintage add for shaving!!

:hmmm:

Really...I started shaving with what they call a DE razor, I have a Gillette Aristocrat razor, had it for weeks now, can't bring myself to use it. For one, don't want to "lose" a straight shave and...

Of course Ed hits Occams Razor on this, simplest explanation/answer is the best...just don't do the pass till you improve.

Hanging head down in shame, feeling small and minimized, thank-you Ed.......

Or, it's like $7, try some of the Proraso pre / post shave cream.

When I first started straight shaving, I definitely got a lot of irritation on my neck area, a big red blotch on both sides of my...

Do you use, or have you thought of using a pre-shave product, like the Proraso Pre-shave...might work for you?