harsh first shave with Gem blades

[joelkerr]

I don’t mind spending money on something that I know will be considerably better, but not when I just want to try something out. But hopefully a cheaper source will pop up one day, and I’ll give the Treets a try. For now, the Gem PTFE blades are easily available and cheap for how many shaves I can get out of them, so I’ll keep using them and experimenting on mellowing the first couple of shaves.