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I'm using the GEM Blue Star and CVS brand which I believe are GEM Blue star rebranded, couldn't find anything on the packaging as far a manufacturer info.Thank you for joining yesterday. I believe the blade I used yesterday was loosing it's sharpness also. I have a stainless and a carbon one left from the sample I bought from Try A Blade. What brand of blades are you using?
Well I say Micromatic Tuesdays are also a thing and pulled out my MMOC with a 2nd use blade.
Was nearly BBS although it was a no weeper no creeper and nearly no feedback from the alum block.
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I may sell all the Gillettes!!!
I sold most of my DE razors, still have several more to sell. I don't use them anymore.
Can't get my wife to switch to SE, She uses two Lady Gillette razors, pink and blue. They're both the same, she likes both colors.
I pulled the trigger on a Bullet Tip:
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Arrived too late for Micromatic Monday, but I shaved with it yesterday evening. Used a Pal carbon steel blade. Shave was mild, with no irritation. This razor will be high in the rotation come Single-Edge SEptember.
Easy there, big guy. Don’t want you to bleed out.I'll be in. Hit the exact same spot, about the same amount of bleeding, the next day. Better than my start with DEs. The bleeding was worse after hitting the exact same spot the second day with them.
Slow learner?
That was the last time I had cut(not nick) myself with a DE, hopefully SEs follow a similar pattern.Easy there, big guy. Don’t want you to bleed out.
I took some skin off about a month ago and kept it covered in topical antibiotic ointment. Not a noticeable scar, but a scar none the less.That was the last time I had cut(not nick) myself with a DE, hopefully SEs follow a similar pattern.
I took some skin off about a month ago and kept it covered in topical antibiotic ointment. Not a noticeable scar, but a scar none the less.
Hey BTW, thanks for keeping after me to use a shave soap @Clay S . I picked up another VDH today.
Your welcome. I figured it would be worth $4-5 for you to try at least. Some people just care for slick, others appreciate cushion. Which is where shave soaps come into play.
I had a BBS shave with the GEM today. It started gnawing at the same spot, so I stopped quickly, before it actually bit. The spot is raised like a whelp right now, so easy to hit.
Ease up, ,Clay S. Do not use any pressure at all. NONE! ZERO!I'll be in. Hit the exact same spot, about the same amount of bleeding, the next day. Better than my start with DEs. The bleeding was worse after hitting the exact same spot the second day with them.
Slow learner?
Ease up, ,Clay S. Do not use any pressure at all. NONE! ZERO!
Lay the head flat against your face and only let the weight of the razor control the pressure. It will take a little restraint at first but when you see/feel the improvement and are able to discard you styptic pencil or alum block, and tourniquet, you will be glad you made the effort.
GEM blades are readily available on eBay. You should, with care, get at least 10 shaves from each stainless steel GEM gem. This will wind up costing less than the 2, 3, 4, shaves you might get from a DE.
Do not get carbon blades. They may give 1 good shave but each subsequent one will be worse than its predecessor.
Caution! Do not buy your blades from a hardware store. They will probably be similar blades that are used to scrape paint from window panes.
Cheers,
Mickey
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