Comment on What blades does this razor accept?
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 3 weeks agoIt doesn’t shave as close and indeed you can nick your skin if the angle is too vertical. But in my experience, it’s really easy to use and get right from the start.
Apologies, that site isn’t very well optimized for browsers with dark mode - didn’t see those were out of stock. FWIW, I got myself a 100-pack once I got my first GEM razor and it’s still not empty. These are really sturdy and hold up for a long time… the downside is that there’s not much variety in blades, but the blade quality makes up for it.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
Are you stropping those blades to make them last longer?
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
Nope. They are in general a bit more sturdy since they are thicker than DE blades.
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
I see.
And one more question, sorry, how is this kind of razor around the ears? Is it possible with the added bulk?
DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social 2 weeks ago
No worries! It sure is possible around the ears, but I mostly go with the grain or across at most. I bend my ears down a bit so it can reach every hair.