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Contour - MaineYooper - 10-05-2021

Some background first. I believe that great enabler good friend Dave in KY helped me discover the single edge goodness. I like mild razors, unmentionable or single edge. Dave had posted about the Parker adjustable injector being a bit too mild for him, and after some PMs, it was head my way. Wow, it liked it. A lot. And went hunting for a Schick Type M. Acquired one and liked it so much, I added a Type G, especially since Cary Grant in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Home shaved with an injector. Dave lent me a bunch of GEMs, and said something like, "oh look, the Blackland Sabre fell in the box!" This was early this year, and I became hooked on single edge razors. 

Back to the present. While participating in SEptember on a couple of sites, someone posted a SOTD with a Contour, and there was discussion on it being mild. I searched, and yes, threads supported that. And it seemed that they weren't always on the BST or eBay in the quantities of injectors. So I had to wait a little bit until one turned up.

I have shaved with it a couple of times, and just love the easy shaves I get. And they do last long enough to get me through an 8 hour day with a mask on. So without further ado, here are a couple of photos, sort of my SOTD. Not as elegant or artistic as some, as it is more of a record of the what I used.

   
   

RE: Contour - Whiterook - 10-05-2021

I seem to get along fine with my Contours. You have a nice example there!

RE: Contour - MaineYooper - 10-06-2021

(10-05-2021, 11:25 PM)Whiterook Wrote: I seem to get along fine with my Contours.  You have a nice example there!

Thanks. I was very impressed with how nice it was when it arrived. The only thing I did was a Barbicide dip, then a rinse and a new Personna GEM.

RE: Contour - GAW9576 - 10-06-2021

I use mine occasionally. They are definitely a cool looking razor. To me they look like the design was inspired by a DeLorean or something similar.

RE: Contour - Jayaruh - 10-06-2021

I have one, too. Not a favorite, but worth having.
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