Good morning all,
After the recent Sue Moore Benefit Auction, I've received several SE razors and embarked on my journey with them. I have experience with three that I want to detail, and then ask about next steps. I purchased these razors to support the auction, and for a means to sample a number of SE shavers without seeking out anything specific or high end.
Razor 1 - Shick Type M3 Adjustable Injector
The first I tried, and so far my favorite. This provides a nice shave, has a great feel, and is easy to dial in if I'm feeling a little more sensitive or trying to spare some parts of my face. I believe I read that this is generally a pretty mild shave even dialed all the way up - I have been using it at about 3.5, and am generally a mild razor fan in any case.
Razor 2 - GEM Push-Button Style
The second razor is a gold and black push button style GEM I received in a lot. It's not the prettiest thing, but is mechanically sound and shaves just fine. I find this razor curious, because it FEELS like it tugs a lot more (I'm using GEM Blue Star blades), and yet doesn't result in an overabundance of razorburn or alum feedback. I don't love the feel in hand or on face as much as the Schick Injector, but it has potential.
Razor 3 - Schick Eversharp Type G (5? 6?) Injector
This one was a train wreck. I've shaved with it twice and have cut myself repeatedly and had terrible razor burn. I have never experienced anything nearly so rough as this, and didn't understand prior how people could experience "broken glass" on their face. Well, now I know. I've tried a couple of different blades and a very gentle approach, but same result both times. I can't use this anymore.
I have several questions based on my experience and observations above:
After the recent Sue Moore Benefit Auction, I've received several SE razors and embarked on my journey with them. I have experience with three that I want to detail, and then ask about next steps. I purchased these razors to support the auction, and for a means to sample a number of SE shavers without seeking out anything specific or high end.
Razor 1 - Shick Type M3 Adjustable Injector
The first I tried, and so far my favorite. This provides a nice shave, has a great feel, and is easy to dial in if I'm feeling a little more sensitive or trying to spare some parts of my face. I believe I read that this is generally a pretty mild shave even dialed all the way up - I have been using it at about 3.5, and am generally a mild razor fan in any case.
Razor 2 - GEM Push-Button Style
The second razor is a gold and black push button style GEM I received in a lot. It's not the prettiest thing, but is mechanically sound and shaves just fine. I find this razor curious, because it FEELS like it tugs a lot more (I'm using GEM Blue Star blades), and yet doesn't result in an overabundance of razorburn or alum feedback. I don't love the feel in hand or on face as much as the Schick Injector, but it has potential.
Razor 3 - Schick Eversharp Type G (5? 6?) Injector
This one was a train wreck. I've shaved with it twice and have cut myself repeatedly and had terrible razor burn. I have never experienced anything nearly so rough as this, and didn't understand prior how people could experience "broken glass" on their face. Well, now I know. I've tried a couple of different blades and a very gentle approach, but same result both times. I can't use this anymore.
I have several questions based on my experience and observations above:
- Is my experience with the Shick Type G out of proportion? Is this a significantly more aggressive razor than I'm used to, or could there be a defect or irregularity that's causing my poor experience?
- I enjoy both the feel and the adjustability of the Shick Type M a great deal. Are there other adjustable single blade razors that injector users could recommend? I see that Parker has a current production model.
- How much of a difference do users experience, for both injector and GEM-style blades, between manufacturers? It seems the selection of blades for these types of razors is considerably more limited.