I am really loving the SE life. I like the new blades I got (see here for that thread) and the Gem Micromatic bullet tip seems to be made for my face. And I've used a lot of razors - all kinds. So, I finally hit a sweet spot - "a" not "the" - and I'm wondering where on the continuum the bullet tip would fall as far as aggressiveness. These Gems don't seem to have as many variables as DE razors do. There, you can find a wide range of levels - of course, even adjustables. But SEs seem different. This bullet tip has a nice heft to it, maybe more than my 1912. I like it. But it doesn't seem to stick out as far as my other Micromatic, and it sure doesn't seem as aggressive as my OC Micromatic.
SE razors are all kinds of different from DEs. I wonder has anyone thought of grading aggressiveness on these tools? Likely be a subjective venture, but SEs seem to have their variants in a way similar to DEs. One criteria in terms of aggression that might prove interesting would be the blades. With all razors, the razor plus blades equals the performance. DE users have loads of options; SE users not so much. Getting to the point. With just the one variable - all things being equal with the blade - it might be interesting to see if there were a way to gauge aggressiveness with SE razors.
Just a thought.
Either way, I'm loving my bullet tip and intend to keep honing my skills with it. Might be nice to play around with another to see the nuances between the two, since I've got the blades I want. I may try a push button, as I think the weight would play in there. Wonder if anyone else would like to add their thoughts.
SE razors are all kinds of different from DEs. I wonder has anyone thought of grading aggressiveness on these tools? Likely be a subjective venture, but SEs seem to have their variants in a way similar to DEs. One criteria in terms of aggression that might prove interesting would be the blades. With all razors, the razor plus blades equals the performance. DE users have loads of options; SE users not so much. Getting to the point. With just the one variable - all things being equal with the blade - it might be interesting to see if there were a way to gauge aggressiveness with SE razors.
Just a thought.
Either way, I'm loving my bullet tip and intend to keep honing my skills with it. Might be nice to play around with another to see the nuances between the two, since I've got the blades I want. I may try a push button, as I think the weight would play in there. Wonder if anyone else would like to add their thoughts.
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