Not a problem, Theres many sites, with much, often conflicting, or perfectionists results which can make the whole task too much of a chore...
Ive digested a lot, and settled on an easy, but effective routine which is probably easy for anyone to adopt with a few changes to their normal routine.
1st, and probably most importantly, the time of day you shave....I always used to jump out of bed, shave, shower, dress, breakfast...Shaving the minute you get up is not good, stubble needs to raise and wake too.
So, get up, breakfast, shower 1st, then shave, your stubble will be more ready, sticking out more with pores open after a shower....
2nd, ditch the shaving gloop from a can. Use a decent shaving soap with a brush, makes quite a difference. I like quite a stiff bristled brush and soap, Splash my face a few times with hot water, make a lather (I do this in the soap pot, nothing separate), and apply.
3rd, Shave, I start going top of cheeks down to neck line, smooth single passes. I then re-lather (always enough left on the brush) I then go ear to nose direction across cheeks, then neck to chin upwards, then any attention to missed, or harder areas such as chin itself, mouth corners. Mustache area just gets 2 downward passes.
4th, Splash face a few times with cold water and pat dry, I then use a bit of nivea post shave balm.
Thats it, If I wanted I could do a 3rd different direction pass...If I did this it would be so smooth I wouldnt need to / couldnt shave the next day, but done often would leave your face sore.
I swap between 2 brands of blades, a pack at a time. If I always used the best one which is the sharpest, my face would soon end up a mess so give it a sort of rest by alternating to my 2nd favourite.
Hope that makes sense, simple but i find it effective.
If your interested I use the following,
Razor :
http://www.shaving-shack.com/merkur-38c.htmlBlades :
http://www.shaving-shack.com/10-feather-hi-stainless-double-edged-razor-blades.htmlor :
http://www.shaving-shack.com/astra_platinum-double-edged-razor-blades.htmlBut if your starting down this route, you can buy large assorted packs so you can see what suits YOU the best
Soap :
http://www.shaving-shack.com/mitchells-wool-fat-shaving-soap-refill-120g.htmlBrush :
http://www.shaving-shack.com/progress-vulfix-2235-super-badger-shaving-brush-cream.htmlPlenty of other shops about, and loads of choice....but that lot works well for me.