Good afternoon,
I have been shaving for quite a while, but after reading the boards about true wet shaving, I finally decided to take the plunge.
I have been using a Vulfix brush and various creams and soaps and enjoying them very much, but am tired of the Fusion razor I've been using. After reading numerous posts about the Gillette Adjustable and GEM Micromatic, I got on eBay and won both. The GEM is here and the Gillette on it's way (along with Merkur, Feather, and Derby blades).
This morning for the first time I tried the GEM with some new ASR blades (Blue's I believe). Well........ I have a lot of bad habits to unlearn and some new skills to aquire. There was considerable blood letting (and not a styptic pencil in the house!). The good news was that in the areas where I got it right, I was amazed by how smooth it came out.
Undaunted, I will not abandon my trek after this brief set back! I figure that it's just a set of skills, so I should be able to learn.
Thanks for all the good information. I've been lurking for a month or so and have already picked up valuable information (my lathering technique has improved greatly thanks to what I found here).
Thanks again,
Christopher
I have been shaving for quite a while, but after reading the boards about true wet shaving, I finally decided to take the plunge.
I have been using a Vulfix brush and various creams and soaps and enjoying them very much, but am tired of the Fusion razor I've been using. After reading numerous posts about the Gillette Adjustable and GEM Micromatic, I got on eBay and won both. The GEM is here and the Gillette on it's way (along with Merkur, Feather, and Derby blades).
This morning for the first time I tried the GEM with some new ASR blades (Blue's I believe). Well........ I have a lot of bad habits to unlearn and some new skills to aquire. There was considerable blood letting (and not a styptic pencil in the house!). The good news was that in the areas where I got it right, I was amazed by how smooth it came out.
Undaunted, I will not abandon my trek after this brief set back! I figure that it's just a set of skills, so I should be able to learn.
Thanks for all the good information. I've been lurking for a month or so and have already picked up valuable information (my lathering technique has improved greatly thanks to what I found here).
Thanks again,
Christopher