Having gone through a representative selection of DE razors, both for the nostalgia bit and to satisfy my curiosity about the shaving qualities of Merkurs, Gilletttes, etc., I have been getting curious about the old classic single edge razors, like the Gem, for example.
But it occurred to me ....why?? Are there any advantages the SE has over the DE? Does the shave feel different somehow? Is there some uniqueness? Is it worth trying, especially since the availability of SE blades seems to be so much less than DE, of which we have lots of choices? And the DE has the very obvious advantage...it has two shaving edges! I am so used to flipping my razor over (sometimes rinsing first, sometiomes not) to make a new pass when one side is filled with shave cream and getting a fresh new surface to shave.
I would appreciate comments from those who have tried the old SE razors and compared them to DE. What are your thoughts about the "feel" of the SE, the closeness, the comfort, etc. Is it worth trying a SE, and why
Is it just nostalgia ot are there real differences?
Thanks.
Paul
But it occurred to me ....why?? Are there any advantages the SE has over the DE? Does the shave feel different somehow? Is there some uniqueness? Is it worth trying, especially since the availability of SE blades seems to be so much less than DE, of which we have lots of choices? And the DE has the very obvious advantage...it has two shaving edges! I am so used to flipping my razor over (sometimes rinsing first, sometiomes not) to make a new pass when one side is filled with shave cream and getting a fresh new surface to shave.
I would appreciate comments from those who have tried the old SE razors and compared them to DE. What are your thoughts about the "feel" of the SE, the closeness, the comfort, etc. Is it worth trying a SE, and why
Is it just nostalgia ot are there real differences?
Thanks.
Paul