Just got my best shave yet, washed face and head with Neutrogena glycerin face soap, did not soak my bager brush as long about 1min, got some EJ soap and EJ cream on brush, soap 1st. Swirled it around bowl adding a little water as I went along and got my best lather so far. Ran hot water on head and face. 3passes with,across,against grain. Not as close as I like but getting better. 1little nick, no cuts,rash,no sore head like I got with that 3blader I was using. I used my EJ 89 and Chrystal platinum blade. A lot of good advice in the Den.
Just a side note about viewing & posting in old threads: TattooBob had this best shave back in April of this year. I'm pretty sure he's had a few good shaves since he posted this five months ago….