Thread: Porrasso.... what am I doing wrong?

I've tried Proraso several times now... used it for a couple years with a multi-blade disposable by lathering it on my face with my fingers.... it worked well in that job.

Fast forward to straight razor use...
I find it dries way to fast and becomes "tacky" on the face.... obviously that's bad. Led to the most bloody shave I've ever experienced.

I've tried it four times total... same result every time.

I tried lathering with my fingers on my face.
I tried lathering with very wet hands/fingers on my face.
I tried lathering with a wet brush on my face.
I tried lathering with a brush in a mug...

Any of the above build a good lather... but even when I put just one cheeks worth of lather on the face... it's dried to a tacky consistancy before I can do the four strokes necessary to clear the cheek. (And no... I'm not that slow... a full shave with SRD soaps take less than 15 min for two passes) Also, the blade I'm using is sharp... it shaves fine with standard soap.

The only way I've found I can shave with it is to lather about a blade-width at a time.... so put it on and shave it off within seconds. Not acceptable to me for a cream to dry this quickly.... Help!

What am I missing or doing wrong with Proraso?