Given that you have a keen razor, given that you perform the textbook pre-shave prep, it's gottstabee' the barber needs a little tweaking. ink: Play around a bit with the angle of the razor to the skin. Lay the razor flat to touch the cheek, then raise the back until you have a 25º-30º angle. As the razor goes over the curvy parts, roll the angle of attack to match the curves.

Taking short, slicing strokes will help, too. The blade works best if, instead of being perpendicular to the direction of movement, the razor is again at about a 30º angle to the direction of travel with the point, or front part of the edge, leading the heel.

So, try raising to about 30º (give or take) and stroking at about 30º (give or take) to the direction of travel, taking short strokes. See if that helps.