Thread: Gem SE fear

Still scares me more than my straights when I use it.
You'd think a safety razor would make me feel more well, safe!

I just shaved with an se for the first time yesterday and it was harrowing indeed. It was a cross between a de and a straight. But I really enjoyed it and shaved with it again today. Now I have an even harder time picking a razor each morning.

Here's my GEM 1912 triumph I bought for next to nothing.

Nice little GEM there! I have a little silver 1912. I haven't tried that one yet. It was scary enough trying the Micromatic. Maybe tomorrow as I won't have much stubble... Just finished shaving with my "Real Magnetic Razor" straight. It was actually in my Wednesday slot, but I switched it with Tuesday. So tomorrow is supposed to be my Dovo, I can skip that one for a day to try my GEM 1912.

I picked a GEM OCMM on Sunday morning after shooting some trap,,

Need to find some blades for it to try it out, I keep buying these DE's ands SE's in the outlandish hope that the wife will try one..

The Gillette Slim Adjustable I got a few months ago was just gifted to a 2012 HS Grad up here that showed intrest in Wetshaving, put a whole Kit together for him to take to College

I have my grandfather 1912 GEM and shave with it occasionally. I also have a 1962 Gillette adjustable which I loaned to my brother so he could see if he liked it. Gramps razor is WAY better for me than the Gillette, but still not nearly as good as a straight. Still, it's fun to try different things once in a while.

BTW Glen, very nice of you to afflict another person with your AD's...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

I picked a GEM OCMM on Sunday morning after shooting some trap,,Need to find some blades for it to try it out

If you're ever near a Walgreen's, stop in and pick up a pack of the Gem Persona SE blades. They are the best that I've found that are sold in regular stores.

Originally Posted by Theseus

If you're ever near a Walgreen's, stop in and pick up a pack of the Gem Persona SE blades. They are the best that I've found that are sold in regular stores.

CVS also has their own store-branded stainless SE blades. I didn't buy them, but they appear to have the same number code on the spine as the Gem Personnas and come in the same type of dispenser.

The CVS by me sells Treet blades, the only ones I've used, but they seem to do a nicer job than my DE with a Merkur blade...

I got a set of those CVS branded blades, and they perform well... I will check the code to see what manufacturer made them. It seems as though CVS buys their blades from major manufacturers.

I find that the Treet Carbon blades, available from Rite Aid, are much better than the Stainless Ted Pella Coated Blades. I actually have been shaving with my Gem Open Comb Micromatic for the past week and have gotten the best shaves I have had in a very long time. I then tried the Pella Stainless blade this morning and got razor burn on my neck, not good.

From what I have read the Treet carbon blades from Rite Aid are very smooth compared to all Stainless ones actually but it's a YMMV topic.