Micromatic Monday

[chuckd]

Razor: GEM 1912, chrome (nickel?) plated with the hexagonal(?) handle; circa 1928?
Blade: GEM by Personna SS PTFE (3)
Brush: Muhle Silvertip Fibre synthetic, medium size
Soap: Stirling Coniferous

Another perfect GEM shave this morning on two days of growth. BBS after WTG/XTG/ATG passes. No nicks, burning, or irritation. I thought that I had made a mistake by using too-wet lather, but this actually helped the slickness and cushioning.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Ever-Ready 1905 Lather Catcher 24 Blade Set
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Razor2: Merkur 907
Brush: Jayaruh #163 White Queen in synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Razorock Mudder Focker
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[RumpleBearskin]

Was out for a sailboat race all weekend so missed my shave yesterday. With 48 hours of salt crusted growth, what else but the wildly efficient, yet smooth, Micromatic Open Comb!

BMMOC / GEM Personna SS PTFE
Wholly Kaw Fougere Bouquet (My gosh! How I love this stuff!)
Rudy Vey 2020 B&B Contributors' Brush (Ain't no Beagles here!)
TOBS Eaton College

Fantastic! Utterly magnificent! I feel like a new man.

 

[GAW9576]

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Razor: Ever-Ready 1905 Lather Catcher 24 Blade Set
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Razor2: Merkur 907
Brush: Jayaruh #163 White Queen in synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Razorock Mudder Focker
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

That is such a beautiful razor. I love the checking pattern stamped into the recessed areas.

Was out for a sailboat race all weekend so missed my shave yesterday. With 48 hours of salt crusted growth, what else but the wildly efficient, yet smooth, Micromatic Open Comb!
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BMMOC / GEM Personna SS PTFE
Wholly Kaw Fougere Bouquet (My gosh! How I love this stuff!)
Rudy Vey 2020 B&B Contributors' Brush (Ain't no Beagles here!)
TOBS Eaton College

Fantastic! Utterly magnificent! I feel like a new man.

I haven't tried anything from Wholly Kaw yet but I love the 2 Fougere soaps I have tried.

 

[GAW9576]

 

[Sinnbad11]

Micromatic Monday
In with the clog pruf again, great shave to finish up May with.

 

[Ron R]

A.S.Razor shave, Tue, June 1st 2021

Razor: Everready 1924(AKA shovelhead)- Mfg-1924-33, great mid range, different way of loading blades from back, once dialed in it will give excellent shaves and a joy to use with great audio feedback. Takes a regular Gem blade that is one of the best.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (9) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable.
Soap: Gillette PURE cream, nice refreshing scent with great lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 22mm Cola, 1st use of this new addition Den brush, excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, not a lather hog, nice scrub + excellent lather painter. This would be a also for a excellent travel brush and regular Den use IMO.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG+ pickups.
Post shave: Pinaud clubman with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = Excellent shave with my ER 1924 shovelhead with a coated Gem blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[Tanuki]

I went AWOL yesterday and did a Memorial Day shave with my WWI Khaki Set from that unmentionable DE manufacturer. Sorry!

 

[Whiterook]

I was tempted do do that as well since I haven't shaved with my service set yet. The 4th of July is coming up, which is a Saturday this year.

 

[Tanuki]

Quiet week on the thread! Quiet for me too, two quick shaves and two days skipped since last Monday, but a lot of outdoor work got done.

I am overdue on giving the Featherweight a spin, so that razor is queued for tomorrow. See you then, gentlemen!

 

[RumpleBearskin]

I'm thinking GEM "Safety Razor" with the wedge blades tomorrow. That is assuming I make the time for it.

 

[Ron R]

I'm going to use my buttonless MMOC tomorrow, have a great rest of Sunday.

 

[Whiterook]

Ever-Ready 1910 for me!

 

[Chard52142]

Micromatic Mon 7 SOTD
Soap Catie's Bubbles Ocean Grove
Brush Yaqi 24mm Atlantis New & 1st Use
Razor GEM Push Button
Blade GEM Stainless 7th
Post & Aftershaves Ice Water + Alum + Stirling Witchhazel MitA + Hyaluronic + Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Nice enough soap. Mild pleasant scent but creamy and slick lather. This new synthetic brush is different. The bristles are not as soft and it feels stiffer...more back-bone more scritches. I like it...at least it's different from other Yaqi synthetics.
Shave with razor paired with the blade was another nice, smooth and comfortable 3passes without any issues for a bbs to dfs result. Good aftershaves.

 

[GNR]

Happy Micromatic Monday!
Today, I used my GEM Micromatic Open Comb (MMOC #1 or as I named it “The Gateway”. Fabulous performance, feels great in the hand, and I’ve really improved my top lip technique learning the MMOC. Have a great day.

 

[Ron R]

MMMonday, June 7th 2021

Razor: Gem Micromatic (MMOC)-1st gen(buttonless) 1930-32,2nd gen (Button shims) 1933-41, excellent mid range> I like to use this razor when # of shaves on a blade gets higher because it has a little more blade feel. Built to last and looks it, nice weight also. Solid brass.
1st razor made to "Twist to open" in the world, very advanced for its time period.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(10) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Italian barber Amici- mild positive citrus scent, excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi Red Zebra 26mm of all my synthetics brushes this one ticks all the boxes for my type of brush, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, just the right amount of backbone for a gentle scrub(no heavy pressure mashing will ruin any brush) + excellent lather painter which combines it to feel of high quality luxury feel when lathering.(it does not get much better for myself)
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Italian barber Amici with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers =excellent shave with my MMOC buttonless with a coated blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[Tanuki]

Brush Yaqi 24mm Atlantis New & 1st Use

Impressive aquarium/brush! Thanks for sharing its maiden voyage. (Do aquariums make voyages?)

 

[RumpleBearskin]

Once again, GEMonday rolls around...

GEM Safety Razor (wedge blade)
MWF
Heritage Collection Merit 99-5
Old Spice Classic

Not a bad shave today. DFS+. Had a little issue with a hand tremor that affected my ATG pass. Since the razor is so light, and ATG doesn't get a gravity assist, it's all up to the hand control and mine wasn't so great today. No blood, but not my best shave.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Ever-Ready 1911 Lather Catcher
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Ever-Ready 250 Pure Badger Cased
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Razorock Mudder Focker
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[Tanuki]

I was knocked off my schedule about 6am, finally got swiftly shaved and ready to exit. But a pause to post...

I'm not sure an Italian tube of methol Palmolive fits a mid-50s modern shave, but whatever.
>Featherweight / Gem PTFE (9)
>Palmolive cream / world's most common E-R banded boar
>Lucky Tiger ASFT and Barbasol Brisk

The Featherweight really performed - close, easy shave. I have gotten adept at these FW, G-Bar, Contour flip-top flat head shaves.

Off to the woods! Enjoy your well shaved MM, gents!