Thanks to member Mulligano I managed to pick up my first SE razor last week, an Ever Ready 1912.
I ordered some Gem blades from Connaught on Tuesday and last night was my first SE shave using the Ever Ready/Gem combo.
Initially I looked at the razor and simply thought it was a small bulldog clip on a very nice handle, putting the blade in the next thing to strike was how angry it looked.
However, shaving with it last night I couldn't have been further from the reality. Whipped up some Ingrams and off I set and I have to say it's one of the nicest shaves I've had. The angle of the head makes it easy to get the right cutting angle and the shave was a lot smoother than I thought it would be, in fact it was very comfortable. I love the noise this thing makes as it cuts through the stubble.
Post shave, I felt very nice indeed and some nearly 10 hours later I still feel quite smooth.
The razor itself has a lovely weight and balance, that handle is not only very nicely decorated but has a nice heft and balance to it, reminds me of my little Fatip and even though I have hands on the larger side it feels nice in hand due to the weight.
The only problem I had was getting under my nose but that's a very minor quibble and will probably take me a few shaves just to get the hang of it. Most pleasing was it handled the stubble on my neck which is always a problem for me and usually do a 4th pass to tidy it up, I didn't need that with this shave so that was a pleasant surprise.
A very pleasant surprise from this razor, which is also my first vintage.
A big thank you for Mulligano as well for the excellent and quick transaction.
I ordered some Gem blades from Connaught on Tuesday and last night was my first SE shave using the Ever Ready/Gem combo.
Initially I looked at the razor and simply thought it was a small bulldog clip on a very nice handle, putting the blade in the next thing to strike was how angry it looked.
However, shaving with it last night I couldn't have been further from the reality. Whipped up some Ingrams and off I set and I have to say it's one of the nicest shaves I've had. The angle of the head makes it easy to get the right cutting angle and the shave was a lot smoother than I thought it would be, in fact it was very comfortable. I love the noise this thing makes as it cuts through the stubble.
Post shave, I felt very nice indeed and some nearly 10 hours later I still feel quite smooth.
The razor itself has a lovely weight and balance, that handle is not only very nicely decorated but has a nice heft and balance to it, reminds me of my little Fatip and even though I have hands on the larger side it feels nice in hand due to the weight.
The only problem I had was getting under my nose but that's a very minor quibble and will probably take me a few shaves just to get the hang of it. Most pleasing was it handled the stubble on my neck which is always a problem for me and usually do a 4th pass to tidy it up, I didn't need that with this shave so that was a pleasant surprise.
A very pleasant surprise from this razor, which is also my first vintage.
A big thank you for Mulligano as well for the excellent and quick transaction.
getting under the nose isn't all that tricky you simply have to go outside your upper lip inwards 