I never used those razors, so I can't help with them. But if they're mild the angle required is small to get it to cut anything. Outside of that small angle it won't hurt you; you simply won't b cutting whiskers. That's what makes a mild razor. If you're getting cut your angle is right. There's another problem.
We need more information. If you're a noob, frankly I doubt that you know what you need. I don't write that as a put down, but you wouldn't go to the Dr. and tell him what's wrong with you would you? Or have an automobile problem and tell the mechanic how to do his job? If you give us information we can help you better. Too much info' is much better than too little, we know what to discard as irrelevant.
Are you new to all shaving or new to blade shaving? If the 2nd, how did you shave previously? I think I got from your post that you're new to blade shaving. If you used cart's or an electric you've been conditioned to using pressure on the skin. Those methods require pressure to be used, or pressure doesn't hurt and it gets used. Using ANY pressure with a blade razor is exactly what you don't want to do. Do you know how sharp that blade is? It's the sharpest edge that most people will ever encounter. It needs to be respected; after all, you're putting it right next to your skin and making a motion designed to cut. If you understand that the rest will come easily to you.
If you see the skin deforming inwards under the razor you're using too much pressure. It's ok to stretch as the razor passes over, but not be pushed inward. I know that's counter-intuitive to do that, but trust me, you'll get a better shave and the cuts will stop. You might get a weeper every now and then, but a weeper is nothing. The razor should just caress your skin like a light breeze. Lately I've also noticed that I have a very thin film of lather still on my skin after the passage of the razor and I use very aggressive razors. If I was using pressure the blade would be scraping the skin clean of lather.
The other thing that might help, but will yield a better shave even if it isn't a problem, is really great lather. If your lather is like yogurt in consistency it's as protective as it can get. I suggest an ultra lather. You can google it to find out what it is. But briefly it's a lather high in soap solids and not developed into the huge amount of lather that quantity of soap is capable of making. It is a lather that is ultra thick, dense, and protective. It's slightly more soap, not a huge amount more. But the real secret to an ultra lather is not developing the lather to the point of exploding. Couple that with no pressure and let us know how it works for you.
I have a buddy who was about to give up in frustration. I had been telling every time we discussed his shaving to use "no pressure". It didn't sink in for all those months. On the day he almost gave up he called me instead. He started out by saying in excitement, "When you say no pressure you really mean no pressure, don't you!??". Then commenced to telling me how he got the best shave of his life, how he'd almost given up, yada, yada. No pressure is what makes a safety razor work.
We can only guide but we can't do it for anyone. No pressure. :-)
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