Greetings
Wednesday 10th October 2012
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM Contour
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated
Brush: Vulfix 404 Mixed
Soap: Kent Luxury
Aftershave: Dove Sensitive Balm
A super shave with the Contour, although one of the mildest SE's, with three passes it still, IMHO gives a perfect shave.
I am, I believe, coming to the conclusion that the biggest difference (at least for me) between the aggressive and mild GEM's/ER's is the amount of touching up required.
I found that yesterday with the 1924 I needed hardly any, today with the Contour, I needed quite a bit, but in the end the final result seemed the same.
I can however see a compelling argument in favour of the more aggressive models if you do not shave every day or have a 'Desperate Dan type' heavy beard. In the end I personally have not found a single SE razor that is not capable of giving a BBS shave; the model seems just a matter of choice.
Regards
Dick.