pjgh said:Damn it! Damn! Damn! Damn! ... and damn a little more!
Recently, I tried my little haul of injector razors with a pack of Schick blades I got off Amazon. I could not get any razor to work for me - rough, didn't cut, uncomfortable ... and I finished off with my DE. Today, Connaught's blades arrived, felt sharper, injected well ... and ... in my Personna, very poor. I tried all manner of angles, worked with the razor to get it right ... it scraped some growth off, but left a patchy, rough and tough finish which no end of going over got any more growth off.
Damn it! I really wanted this to work out for me ...
Wanting "that" classic single edge shave, I grabbed my 1912 Brooklyn Made ER with a GEM blade and finished off. Noisy but smooth and finished the job to my satisfaction ... top lip and all.
Damn it! I really wanted the injector the play out ...
That was the Personna. I have a GEM Micromatic, a Schick J and a Schick M. I will give the J a go next.
Routine ...
Hot Rinse
Olive Oil Blend PSO
Fitjar Shea Pleasure
Pure Badger
Personna Injector/Personna blade
Every Ready 1912 USA/GEM blade
Hot Rinse
Cold Rinse
Alum Wash
Witch Hazel Blend Toner
Alt Innsbruck Cologne
On an upbeat finish ...
Dear God! That Alt Innsbruck is nice
Yes, finish with a big smile ... still, no issues, even with a bad first shave.
pjgh said:Cold comfort, pal. You, Dick, all manner of other folks get these lovely pieces to work. Jeez! What am I doing wrong? I have a GEM Contour II - that, to me, is the epitmomy of '70s awesome. I have this Personna injector, which is that ... but, the GT edition. It's so much sexier! I so much want it to work for me. Only the PAL adjustable is more sexy to my eyes, like the Personna, but has a boost dial!!! That is the RS Turbo.
The 1912 is ... simply ... superb! I have all manner of generations, iterations and computations of that razor and they're all gorgeous. i had a play with some growth and tried them all out over various passes, with, against and various lengths. Loved 'em all! All, except the GEM Micromatic Open Comb (MMOC) which is regarded as a face shredder - I've yet to pluck up the courage, but after three now good runs with an R41, I feel empowered.
I think I'm developing skin like Geo FatboySensitive as ffff to High Plains Drifter in two months?
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