When I shave, the razor glides roughly on my skin.

welcome to the den friend.
I'm gonna kinda say what evedyone seems to be dancing around.
You will never get as comfortable, close, satisfying and economical shave with any type of canned goo and cartridges as you will with the most basic double edge (or single edge) razor and a puck of soap, lathered nicely with a brush.
At Wal Mart or Target you can get a Van Der Hagen kit that comes with every thing you need but a razor. And you can get a REAL nice razor for $30.00 or less

 

Hey Venom,
For your problem, I recommend making sure your skin is generally well hydrated, on a day-to-day basis. When I had dry skin, even though I used a decent lather over it, it seems my blade would skip over the hair rather than glide smoothly. Dry skin maybe caused by many factors, but for me it was due to anything that came in aerosol form, i.e. canned goo. The propellant and other chemicals in there are very drying for the skin and cause you to think you have sensitive skin and need a bunch of specially engineered after-shave and skin care products. The truth is, even though I own many after-shaves because I like them, when I use a decent soap or shaving cream (that comes in a tube, not in a can!) I could go without any after-shave treatment and I wouldn't see much of a difference.

Your call if you want to stick to it with Gillette Fusion, but consider our word when we say we recommend you DO NOT use that kind of stuff!

Razor-wise, same idea. Much nicer shave using a safety razor, otherwise known as DE (double-edge) razor. Not tugging or irritation like carts give most people. Again, your call but like it was said previously, you may not get the advise you are looking for if your mind is set on carts and foam! Good luck!

 

Metro is spot on friend, if you have trouble at 20 imagine how much worse its gonna be when your beard fills completly in.
A brush works to exfoliate the skin, the soaps are specially designed for your face. The double edge razors are MUCH kinder to your skin.
Rather than dragging 3,4 or 5 blades , scraping, against your skin a de uses only 1 much higher quality, sharper blade.
When shaving with a de, you cant feel the razor against your face and at first you'll think you arent even cutting anything.
Everyone who switches from carts to de is completely amazed. No pushing the weightless plastic handles and heads against yur face. DE is done with very little pressure at all, the razor (a solid metal quality tool, made to be handed down to your sons and their sons) does all the work.
You use whatever you feel comfortable with but keep an open mind. you can get a nice de at Sallys for $10.00 if you get curious. Blades there are less than $3.00 for 10.

 

I used to stretch a cartridge razor out for about a month, when I shaved every 3 or 4 days. I always shaved after a shower and used whatever sort of canned cream that my wife bought me. I don't recall if my razor skipped over my skin as I generally blocked out any thoughts or memories of shaving from my mind. I never thought it was comfortable or enjoyable.

With that said, I highly recommend moving from canned shaving cream to a brush and shaving soap. I used to get very good shaves with a 3 or 4 blade cartridge razor and home made lather. I think it has all to do with prepping the skin and the hydrating the beard. Face lathering or bowl lathering and brushing it into you beard is a fantastic luxury. Give it a try. You might like it!