Okay, first regarding lather: most lather problems are caused by (a) not enough product, (b) not enough water, or (c) both. You say you have a lot of product in your brush but your lather is light to nonexistent. When you are whipping in your bowl, try trickling more water into the mix gradually and see what that does. It's amazing how much water a good soap can hold in its lather without the lather breaking down.
And if the lather gets too runny for you when you add the water, just swirl the brush in the tub again and add a bit more product...
I think you said you were using Tabac? I don't use it myself but several guys here do. It's a good soap and by all accounts easy lathering but can hold a lot of water. Maybe someone who uses Tabac like Neal
@NCoxSTL can chip in a bit of advice here.
Second, regarding the neck problems (sore, red and razor bumps), I personally think the culprit is your third pass, the ATG one.
@Edison Carter and
@LOOT have already spoken up here, and I would echo what they say -- focus on smooth and comfortable shaving rather than BBS. And you will notice both of them go lighter on the neck and generally avoid ATG. I am a bit different there -- I now do go ATG on the neck (but not the rest of my face) but that is the first and usually the ONLY pass I do there. I rarely try the standard three passes on my neck because that area simply can't handle that much shaving daily. When I try to do a full three pass shave on my neck, I invariably get redness in areas.
It also may indicate that you are still using too much pressure when you shave. Just let the weight of the razor do the work and don't press at all.
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