Injector & SE Party !!!

Another awesome SEptember shave this morning:



Colonial Brass General
Cobalt Blue Chubby 3 Manchurian
Route 66 Bourbon Jungle
Musgo Pre-Shave Oil
eShave Unscented AS Balm


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I don't remember how, or why I started collecting Old Spice decanters, but it's been a few years now. Thanks for your kind words.

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September 17, 2017
OneBlade Genesis V2
Feather FHS
Shavemac Silvertip D01 3 Band
Reef Point Test Depth
Witch Hazel with Menthol
Cool Water EDT

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Everready improved 1912/Gem ptfe (4)
Stirling 24mm finest
haslinger schafmilch
Victoria and Margaret AS toner

 

SEptember 17, 2017

Schick Injector I-1
Schick Twin Blade
B&B Essential Omega Boar
Mike's Natural Soap Sweet Pumpkin Spice
HTGAM Gondolier

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Sunday's SE Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Tabac Shaving Cream
Jayaruh #217
Gem 1911 Lather Catcher
Original Gem Cutlery SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Tabac Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #217 synthetic brush. I did the two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher and vintage Gem Jr. blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Terrific setup, Mark! I can't recall seeing you use an injector before. Love that brush handle as well.

 

The original Schick injector delivered a superb shave this morning taking on three days of stubble. By the second pass it was already a smooth shave. After three passes it is now nothing but face-rubbing goodness.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike's Natural Soaps Barber Shop
T&H Pure Badger
Schick Type D
NOS Krona Stainless Steel (3)
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

A newbie question. Is it hard to use an injector blade razor/easy to cut yourself?

 

Schick in the 50s-60s advertised its L and N series razors as shower shavers, ie very mild. They are. The older razors from the 30s and 40s, especially some E series can bite.



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I bet the I with a twin blade was a close shave. Great picture also.


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Actually, that's a J1 in the ad.

As for the original question... An Injector is actually a pretty easy razor to use and has a feel more like a cartridge razor. The conventional wisdom is that they get milder the higher you go in the alphabet. Personally, I'd say that an I or J series (basically the same razor with different length handles) or an L is a great starter Injector.

Can you cut yourself? Sure, but you can do that with any razor if you are not careful. (I've gotten the lobes of my nose and my upper lip a couple of times.) With an Injector, though, the head design pretty much means that the effective angle is also the optimum angle.

 

September 17, 2017

Razor: Gem Featherweight
Blade: Gem by Personna (2)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft 22
Cream: KMF fragrance-free
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH

I felt in a bit of a daring mood today and decided to break out a Gem razor. I've decided that part of my issue with this type of SE is getting the angle right. I managed to get a decent DFS, albeit with some heat from the alum and a bit of irritation under my jaw (a definite trouble area).

The thing is... I seemed to get the best success by doing something which goes against everything I've read. According to the every Gem instructions I've ever seen, I should be keeping the cap flat against my face. Yet, for me, things seemed smoother if I actually lifted the cap off a bit and went more forward on the Safety Bar. What I don't understand is why this worked and was actually smoother since logic says I should be in face scraping territory?

 

As John said above it's certainly possible to cut yourself with an injector razor just as you can cut yourself with any razor. Injectors are smooth and make it easy to find the right angle. I highly recommend them. I switched away from DEs over a year ago and use injectors or SE razors on every shave now.

 

Near BBS in two passes + clean up

 

Razor: Blackbird Sabre w/ Hempel Ti
Blade: Personna GEM (3)
Brush: Rubberset Aluminum 400 #3 w/ Boar Original knot
Soap: Route 66 Rum Runner
A/S: Fine L'Orange Noir
Decanter: Old Spice Green Glass Ship 1973-1975 ID #3228

 

Your technique is what I do every time with my Gem razors and I get a fantastic shave every time.

 

I use you technique for every shave with a Gem razor.

 

All the shiny stuff and a cool decanter too. Looks like you are getting some great weather.

 

Thanks very much Clint. We have had good weather for about a week Clint.