I have been straight shaving for a couple of months, using two pre-honed razors honed by a honemeister on this forum. Up until last week I have had a full beard and only shaved the top of my cheek and my lower neck, and that only every other day. Each razor was only used about once a week. The straight razors worked well after I improved my technique.

I usually strop the night before (to save time in the morning), put on my hot lather and shave a few minutes later.

Now that I took off the beard, my razors won't cut the tough stuff on my jaw and chin. It feels like I'm scraping my face with a piece of broken glass. Something is obviously wrong. Either over the last couple of months my razors have become dull from the occasional use, or I am doing something wrong.

I keep an eye on angle throughout, and keep the lather hot, all to no avail.

Is there a problem with stropping the night before? Should I keep lather on for more than 5 minutes (I saw a recent post where someone is stropping with their lather on and that made a big difference for them)? I can hardly believe that my razors are dull after only two months of very light use.

Any suggestions?

Thanks