10-07-2021, 01:00 PM
(10-07-2021, 02:36 AM)srqshaver Wrote: I had a god-awful first shave with a GEM today. I used my newly acquired Featherweight and a new Ted Pella PTFE blade. It seemed like things might go well starting on the WTG cheek portion but it all went crashing downhill after that. I wasn’t quite finding the angle, particularly under my chin and top of the neck. Just a bloodbath. I wasn’t feeling it when I cut myself so by time I realized it…too late. I still did three passes because I’m a savage. I literally winced when I rubbed the alum stick around. The best part of this shave is that it’s over and I can laugh at myself for being such an overconfident ass and not taking my time. I will heal and try the Featherweight another day. Perhaps the blade will be a little smoother and the person holding the razor will a little smarter. To better shaves!
Sorry to hear your first shave went like tha. Hope the next is MUCH better. Aside from good prep and lather Extremely light pressure a d top cap flat to your fa e is a good technique. The best shaves I get with SEs are when I concentrate on those two things the whole shave.