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RE: Micromatic Monday - Whiterook - 09-06-2021
Razor: Gem Feather Weight, Onyx
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Rick Montalvo Grade A Silvertip Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Razorock Mudder Focker
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
RE: Micromatic Monday - GAW9576 - 09-07-2021
Great shave today with the Damaskeen open comb.
RE: Micromatic Monday - Twelvefret - 09-07-2021
Finally got a chance for a two pass with the Micromatic this evening.
RE: Micromatic Monday - Tanuki - 09-07-2021
Pulled out the bullet tip. Another late night shave, but at least I'm posting on Monday.
Blade: Gem PTFE (3)
Brush: vintage Ever-Ready, original banded boar knot
Prep soap: a shave brother's tribute to Williams
Shave lather: M&M Ouroboros
After: Proraso green
RE: Micromatic Monday - Twelvefret - 09-12-2021
I'm considering which GEM to use for Micromatic Monday. Just to add a little spice to the thread, when did you first here of an GEM and how did you first come by which blades to use?
If was probably Spring of 2018 and I bought three of the blade options from Try-A-Blade. THere was a "Blue" carbon that came that was no coated and pretty rough to use.
My first GEM was the Micromatic with blade bumps. I was able to get user information from Google Books.
RE: Micromatic Monday - GAW9576 - 09-12-2021
(09-12-2021, 11:31 AM)Twelvefret Wrote: I'm considering which GEM to use for Micromatic Monday. Just to add a little spice to the thread, when did you first here of an GEM and how did you first come by which blades to use?
If was probably Spring of 2018 and I bought three of the blade options from Try-A-Blade. THere was a "Blue" carbon that came that was no coated and pretty rough to use.
My first GEM was the Micromatic with blade bumps. I was able to get user information from Google Books.
I did a bit of searching in that other place. Here is what I found on the original Micromatic Monday. I believe this was my first ever SE shave other than disposable SEs which don't count in my book.
RE: Micromatic Monday - Jayaruh - 09-12-2021
(09-12-2021, 11:31 AM)Twelvefret Wrote: I'm considering which GEM to use for Micromatic Monday. Just to add a little spice to the thread, when did you first here of an GEM and how did you first come by which blades to use?
If was probably Spring of 2018 and I bought three of the blade options from Try-A-Blade. THere was a "Blue" carbon that came that was no coated and pretty rough to use.
My first GEM was the Micromatic with blade bumps. I was able to get user information from Google Books.
I remember in the 50s seeing the Gem Featherweight that my mother used to shave her legs. I guess I considered it a lady's razor because my dad used a Schick or an unmentionable.
When I got involved with wet shaving as a hobby, I found the Micromatics. Here are a couple of my first Gem acquisitions in 2012: the Push Button and an MMOC.
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RE: Micromatic Monday - Twelvefret - 09-12-2021
(09-12-2021, 03:10 PM)GAW9576 Wrote:(09-12-2021, 11:31 AM)Twelvefret Wrote: I'm considering which GEM to use for Micromatic Monday. Just to add a little spice to the thread, when did you first here of an GEM and how did you first come by which blades to use?
If was probably Spring of 2018 and I bought three of the blade options from Try-A-Blade. THere was a "Blue" carbon that came that was no coated and pretty rough to use.
My first GEM was the Micromatic with blade bumps. I was able to get user information from Google Books.
I did a bit of searching in that other place. Here is what I found on the original Micromatic Monday. I believe this was my first ever SE shave other than disposable SEs which don't count in my book.
I am convinced that MM thread sold a lot of GEM razors and PTFE blades. I almost recall your first visit because it wasn’t as pleasurable as it is now.
RE: Micromatic Monday - Whiterook - 09-12-2021
For me it was probably 2019 when I first started looking at the shaving forum. It was probably your MM thread in that other place that got my attention. The first razor I got was a shovelhead, but the blade stops were gone. I then picked up a bumped MMOC and CVS carbon blades. Having survived that, I bought some PTFE blades off eBay. I'm in for tomorrow with a Push-Button.
RE: Micromatic Monday - GAW9576 - 09-13-2021
(09-12-2021, 06:13 PM)Twelvefret Wrote:(09-12-2021, 03:10 PM)GAW9576 Wrote: I did a bit of searching in that other place. Here is what I found on the original Micromatic Monday. I believe this was my first ever SE shave other than disposable SEs which don't count in my book.
I almost recall your first visit because it wasn’t as pleasurable as it is now.
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