01-15-2021, 09:25 PM
(01-15-2021, 04:26 PM)bcshaves Wrote:(01-15-2021, 04:08 AM)ShadowsDad Wrote: You don't really need a lot of blade choices. The GEM are quite excellent. They are available in carbon steel and Stainless versions. Each one has their adherents. There are other blade choices but frankly I never bothered with them.
Where do you get your blades? I want to make sure I get shaving blades and not the ones used for construction or similar activities. Maybe there is sample pack of GEM blades so that I can see which I like?
When I started I got them from CVS. But Connaught in the UK has them by the 100 pack and they're much less expensive per blade that way. I think it was Rite-Aid that has the carbon steel blades. But if you get them froma pharmacy you'll get shaving blades.Home Depot does NOT have shaving blades.
Blade expense... a blade that's used twice and tossed is an expensive blade IMO. SE blades have lasted over 30 shaves for me at times and it extremely unusual for me to get fewer than 20 shaves out of a blade. Don't be afraid to just use the things until they get uncomfortable to use. They won't bite and raw blood as other much thinner blades for unmentionables do. SE blades just stop working efficiently. At that point they're still sharper than box cutter blades from the hardware store.