Quote Originally Posted by Mathew View Post
My only question is when my face is usually burning what exactly is the culprit?
In my limited three month experience, 3 things leave me with a raw red face:

1) Poor stropping= Not a clean polished edge
2) Poor lather= Too dry or too wet= No glide/Scraping dragging blade edge
3) Poor razor technique= Too much pressure on the blade and face or Blade angle is too open= Scraping the skin instead of a closer angle that slices the whiskers

Agian, I am a noob too, but I find if I get these three things correct, I have a very satisfying shave.