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Gem Contour, Gem stainless ptfe blade, shave 5


I adhered for the most part to the ride the cap and light pressure as the razor was intended to be used as. For something with little blade exposure this razor performed surprisingly well. Best shave I've ever had out of a Contour razor. It was a BBS finish though a short lived one unlike a more a aggressive razor which the BBS finish will last for a few more hours before the stubble starts poking through. As I stated before with the Micromatic Bullet tip razors, they are technique dependent to get the best shave out of them with enough passes.

 

Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Semogue Owners Club
Schick L1
Schick Proline
CWR
Tabac ASB

The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Semogue Owners Club brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick L1 with a Schick Proline blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Tues 10th March.

RazoRock Syn 24mm
P & B Pall Mall
ER "Streamline"
Gem S/S [ 6 ]
Floid Vigoroso A/S lotion

After the ease of a Shave with the Occams- Oren, the one today need a lot more concentration. I am actually quite pleased at the quality of the finished Shave attained today as went without a hitch.

 

Thanks Gary, Gillette Pure shave cream is OK but not much for scent IMO.

 

SOTD, Tue, March 10th 2020

Razor : Gem Featherweight standard model- MFG 1950-53
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (2)
Soap: Razorock Don Marco- if you like a citrus scent with good lather qualities this would be a good consideration IMO.
Brush : Yaqi tuxedo knot 24 mm "Sagrada Familia"
Pre-shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area.
Prep : cold water rinse after each pass of 3.
Post shave: Italian barber Amici aftershave with witch hazel + Nivea balm.
Results : CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = great shave! Hit my sweet spot target area for shaving.



Have some great shaves!

 

Tuesday’s Shave

GEM Jr. Parade
GEM Stainless Steel PTFE (6)

 

Missed Monday makeup shave.

Gem Jr parade.
Meijer SS 2nd use
Tabac and cold water
RozoRock boar.

Easy smooth shave.

 

Gem Contour II, Gem stainless ptfe blade, shave 6



Light pressure and cap riding technique. Best shave yet using this technique with these flat top style gem razors. Probably due to me becoming more familiar with shaving this way and starting to develop the muscle memory to maintain light pressure along all the pun intended Contours of my face. These are not the very best shaves I have gotten but for something this counter intuitive and mild the razors so far have performed well beyond expectations. I am going to test something else out and see if shaving this way with these razors extends the life of the blade. Usually I'd throw out the blade after 6 shaves but will keep going with it until something gives.

 

Williams Wednesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Soap
Semogue Owners Club
Schick L1
Schick Proline
CWR
PSC Caffeinated After Shave Balm

The Williams Mug Soap face-lathered well with the Semogue Owners Club brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick L1 with a Schick Proline blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with PSC Caffeinated After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Barrister and Mann | Terror
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Hallows | AP Shave Co. SilkSmoke 28mm
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE
Roja Parfums | Elysium

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stunning pic Matt..

 

SOTD, March 11th 2020-looks mostly like a Razorock shave today.

Razor : Oneblade Core Version 2- MFG 2018 > excellent daily driver!
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE modified (3)
Soap: Razorock Don Marco - very citrus scent with good lather qualities!
Brush : Razorock Noir 400 with black whiskers.
Pre-shave : Brush wash face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera Gel on beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 3.
Post shave: Razorock Blue barber after shave with witch Hazel + Nivea balm
Results : CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers or cuts = excellent shave & hit sweet spot target.



Have some great shaves!

 

Wed 11th March

The Grosvenor [ 404 -Mixed ]
Williams Mug Soap
ER 1912- Bathroom Set
Gem S/S [ 5 ]
Wiliams Aqua Velva A/S Lotion

A rather pleasant Shave this morning , with what I have begun to regard as my favourite 1912. It was previously the Gem 1912 Junior but I have found that the modern Gem blade works tremendously well in this 1912 produced in the early 50s.

 

Gem Contour II, Gem stainless ptfe blade, shave 7


Blade is still good but there is definitely a drop off in performance from shave 6. Using the razor with light pressure and riding the cap you may not notice it feel wise but the end result is still acceptable. As long as I stick to this technique I can probably get another shave or 2 out of the blade if I want to. I don't so I'll be moving on to some other razors and keep working down existing blades loaded into razors before loading up more razors.

 

Custom Lady Eversharp Razor
Personna PTFE Blade
Ever-Ready #1 Boar (restored) Brush
Vintage Klar Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Rose
Aqua Velva Musk After Shave

 

Thanks!

 

March 11th, 2020

Personna Floating Head Injector
Schick Injector II blade-Japan
Frank Shaving synthetic
Arko stick
Razorock Gold splash​

 

cool shave and pic Mike..

 

Thanks Gary! It's my favorite razor to use if I find myself short on time & need to do a quick rushed shave.

 

very cool.my old beat up rfb is mine..it rarely gets pictured..