Well, my razor came in today. Ouch, my face hurts...

It's a bit irritated, more nicks than I've ever had before, although I do believe that the shave is closer, so at least I have that for now.

Not really sure how I'm supposed to hold the razor, at about what angle is it supposed to be to my face? I assume that I don't really need to press it much as it's pretty heavy on its own.

I'm using soap from Crabtree and Evelyn (Nomad), warm water, and an aftershave from Right Aid (gotta change that), and the blades that came with the razor (Shark).

Is this something that my face just has to get used to?