Most everything has been covered, but there's one more I didn't see....if I missed it, my apologies.

Just like a straight razor, rather than pulling the blade straight down, up, etc. with the edge at a 90° angle to the whiskers...like an axe chopping wood, "cant the blade slightly" so that it gives a slicing angle on the whisker. Don't over do it and cut yourself.

I only started this after starting to shave with a straight. It's given a significant increase in the durability and shave count on DE, Mach 3, etc. razors that I have.

Give it a try, along with the other hints on prep, etc. and see what you think.

Regards,

Howard