Single Edge SEptember 2021

[Saxonbowman]

SEptember Shave 14

Gem Feather Weight
Carbon-steel SE blade (5)
Semogue boar brush
Soap Commander Integrity

Dragging a little but still a superb shave

 

[ouchyfoot]

Razor: GEM Feather Weight Deluxe
Blade: GEM (Personna) PTFE (9)
Brush: Yaqi - Mountain Lake (Caravel Arctic)
Pre-Shave: Stirling Pink Clay - Facial Bar Soap
Lather: Ethos - Peppermint
Aftershave: Ethos - Peppermint Splash

Shave Rating: 10/10+
Textbook shave
There’s not much I can say about today’s shave. It was about as perfect as a shave can be. The GEM blade on its ninth shave still feels like it’s on it’s first in this Feather Weight.

 

[GNR]

SEptember 18 (16th SE ShavE)
EVER-READY 1914 loaded with a GEM PTFE blade quickly removed the CRS Sublime Citrus and all of my whiskers. Lathering with my Omega 10049 Boar is great, the brush is really coming into its own. AV Ice Blue finish, smooth, comfy, and smell great…excellent shave.

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

Gem 1912
Gem PTFE (7)
Vie Long horse
Palmolive Shave Stick
Dove Men+Care Sensitive Post Shave Balm

I was wondering if the blade was giving out and I believe so. I've never gotten the longevity from Gems that I've gotten from injector or DE blades. Despite extra prep, the shave was uncomfortable, and I didn't want to do more than two passes. It doesn't help that the Gem is low on the list of razors I enjoy shaving with, so it doesn't see a lot of action. Technique (or lack of it with the 1912) could be a factor. But I will use it my next shave, with a new blade, to compare.

A question for you Gem experts. I didn't doubt that it was a Gem 1912 when I bought this razor, one of my first "online" razor purchases. But I haven't seen a picture of a Gem with the type of handle that I have. Could I have a FrankenGem, with a handle from another razor Mfg?

 

[Ted A]

Single Edge SEptember

Razor: Schick G8
Blade: Schick
Brush: Frank 4G
Soap: Stirling Mountain Man
Aftershave: Osage Rub
Scent: Bootleggers Perfecto

 

[nelsonic21]

SEptember 18 shave

Razor: Supply single edge (classic setting) w/Schick blade
Brush: Rudy Vey Shavemac
Soap: Razorock
Aftershave: Gillette

I've been rotating between the Supply and Schick adjustable every 3 shaves and have been getting good results with both.

 

[MaineYooper]

SEptember 18th shave,
The General and the Proline's 14 use! Still fantastic, but I will retire it.

 

[Saxonbowman]

SEptember Shave 15

Ever-Ready 1912
Carbon-steel SE blade (5)
Semogue boar brush
Soap Commander Integrity

Absolutely superb shave! Love this 1912. Thus ends round 5 with these three razors. No need for new blades yet.

 

[Ron R]

Gem 1912
Gem PTFE (7)
Vie Long horse
Palmolive Shave Stick
Dove Men+Care Sensitive Post Shave Balm
View attachment 1330415
I was wondering if the blade was giving out and I believe so. I've never gotten the longevity from Gems that I've gotten from injector or DE blades. Despite extra prep, the shave was uncomfortable, and I didn't want to do more than two passes. It doesn't help that the Gem is low on the list of razors I enjoy shaving with, so it doesn't see a lot of action. Technique (or lack of it with the 1912) could be a factor. But I will use it my next shave, with a new blade, to compare.

A question for you Gem experts. I didn't doubt that it was a Gem 1912 when I bought this razor, one of my first "online" razor purchases. But I haven't seen a picture of a Gem with the type of handle that I have. Could I have a FrankenGem, with a handle from another razor Mfg?
View attachment 1330416

I have seen lots of Gem & ASR 1912 SE razors and have not seen that handle yet. It could of been built by a Machinist for a special person or gifted.

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210918
Single Edge SEptember 2021

Razor: Blackland Razors Vector SB (Timeless Ti TRH8 Handle)
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Protouch MG (5)
Brush: Wild West Brushworks Volcanic Ash Handle (TNS 26mm Original BOSS Fan)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Vito's Extra Super Coco
Aftershave Balm: Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm + InstaSkincare Hyaluronic Acid
Aftershave: Old Spice Classic

Superb razor!

Check out my Journal for shave notes and other musings:
never-stop-learning's Quest for Knowledge - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/never-stop-learnings-quest-for-knowledge.611194/

 

[MaineYooper]

The beginning of my Schick week! Soap will be as shown, and razors and blades will be the various Schick injectors and blades. Brushes will be synthetic and typically 24mm, as those seem to make less mess with this soap. Canada Shaving Soap is very hard, but lathers very easily. It is also very generously filled, all the way to the rim of the tub, so messes/spill over are a given for me!

Today, the razor is a Hydro Magic, with a sChick blade (6). Brush is a Sorrentino with a 24mm Timberwolf knot.

 

[Ron R]

Sunday Schick Shave, SEptember 19th 2021

Razor: Schick Golden 500 injector+ hydro magic- Mfg 1957-64, excellent razor, tame mid range, light touch needed, Razor length 5 3/8" seems a little long but was meant for uni-sex shaving is my best guess.
Blade: Personna SS PTFE (1) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Cyril R Salter Indian Sandalwood, nice scent with excellent lather qualities, good price for the amount.
Brush: Yaqi New Viper 24mm boar , Excellent lather generator, soft split end hair tips, great scrubber + great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Proraso red with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe balm( great stuff + has HA already mixed in)
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers =excellent shave with my Schick golden 500 with Hydro magic + a Personna coated blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[Ted A]

Single Edge Sunday
Single Edge SEptember

Razor: Schick Adjustable
Blade: SChick
Brush: Omega 10049
Soap: Stirling Mountain Man
Balm: TOBS Mr Taylors
Aftershave: Aqua Velva

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Schick C1 Simplified Automatic Razor
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Caswell-Massey Newport
Aftershave: Shannon's 25th Street Lime splash
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[GNR]

I will not BMMOC (ed).
SEventeenth SE ShavE.
BMMOC/PTFE, PAA CaD, Chubby 3 LE, and finished with Ramblin’ Man. Nice shave.

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210919
Single Edge SEptember 2021
Razor: Blackland Razors Vector SB (Timeless Ti TRH8 Handle)
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Protouch MG (6)
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Vito's Extra Super Coco
Aftershave Balm: Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm + InstaSkincare Hyaluronic Acid
Aftershave: Bootlegger's El Dorado
Fragrance: Lagerfeld Classic EdT Spray

Check out my Journal for shave notes and other musings:
never-stop-learning's Quest for Knowledge - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/never-stop-learnings-quest-for-knowledge.611194/

 

[davidsilva]

Le Blanc Shea Soap Preshave
Brass General / Schick Proline (14)
SV Desert Vetiver Soap
Creed Original Vetiver

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

Gem 1912
Gem PTFE (1)
Vie Long horse
Palmolive Shave Stick
Dove Men+Care Sensitive Post Shave Balm

PM shave with a day and half worth of growth. Same set up as yesterday, except a new blade. And what a difference. Pass and a half for a DFS. So the blade I used yesterday was spent after a week's use. I thought I could get at least ten shaves out of a Gem, but I may have been thinking about the Gem Stainless Steel blade.

 

[Saxonbowman]

SEptember Shave 16

Micromatic Open Comb
Carbon-steel SE blade (6)
Semogue boar brush
Soap Commander Integrity

Still some life left in this blade. Very close and comfortable.

 

[Clouds]

Ikon El Jefe / Feather ProGuard Lowbourne / Declaration B7 Cella Even with the ProGuard I managed a weeper this morning