SOTD January 12, 2018 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Treet/PTFE Razor: GEM G-Bar Brush: Omega 10049 boar Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat Post: Witch hazel, Fine American Blend aftershave WTG, touch up Strange occurrence with the Treet blade. It felt pretty rough when I started the shave. Must have buggered up the edge somehow when I took it out after the last shave. Really odd. Switched over to the PTFE to finish out and that worked really well. Overall great results. Enjoy your Friday!
SOTN January 12th Schick E2 Prototype Schick Proline B-20/ Personna Tallow + Steel Maya Ever-Ready H40 Today I started off with the Proline E2 combo and was really paying attention to angle and pressure. First couple of strokes still felt rough so I swapped the blade out for a new Personna, world of difference. I don't know know if I did something to the blade after the first shave but I only got one good shave out of it. First time using Tallow and Steel 'Maya'. Super goop loaded it and was treated with a very creamy, shiny, slick lather. The scent on this soap reminds me off Mexican hot chocolate with a bit of lime to add some tang in the background. Lather was so creamy and goopy that I had to take a pic! Have a great weekend everyone!
Received this GEM push button the other day and took it for a test drive this morning. Very nice shave, i also have a GEM Junior that i really like and have shaved with often lately
It is. What we call the 1912 was made for a long time and labeled a lot of different ways. The Gem Jr. Was also a lather catcher. To tell between the two most of us SE guys say 1912 for those and GEM Jr. For the lather catcher models. But saying Gem Jr. For the 1912's marked that way is correct too.
Saturday's SOTD GEM 1912 Junior Maggard 24mm synthetic brush Proraso Single Blade wood/spice Fine Santal Absolut aftershave Wonderful 2-pass DFS that was super enjoyable .. i really love the GEM 1912 and the fat bakelite handle. Great start to my Saturday morning ... next up, shoveling all the snow we got here in central Ohio HAVE A GREAT DAY!
January 13, 2018 Colonial Razor “The General” Feather Pro (6) Thater Beehive White Boar Oleo El Caballero Captain’s Choice Bay Rum
Those baton handles are nice. I shaved with the treet version a little while back. I will dig up a Gem for tomorrows shave!
1-13-18 British ER 1912/Gem ptfe (1) Rubberset 203/semogue 830 knot Blacktie Razor soap (casino royale) Victoria and Margaret AS toner B&M reserve fern AS This was my first shave with my newly-acquired British 1912. First impression was SMOOTH, especially with a fresh blade. I usually find the gem blades to mellow out after 2-3 shaves. This handle might be UK only as I've never seen one on an ASR model. Have a great weekend, Gents. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
Raised corners and different stamping, the corners of the head at the blade stops are wider also. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
the mailman just dropped off this "Gem" a flying wing / bullet tip .. appears it has never been used, i will be using it for tomorrow's shave
Between the sun rays and the "Guiding Eye", there's something almost mystical about it. Like you need to be in a secret society to use it.
Well, there's Guiding Eyes For The Blind, which is an organization that trains Guide Dogs. I was thinking more along the lines of the Illuminati, though.
