- Joined
- Sunday April 4, 2010
bean said:Fido said:I chuck my blades after 3 sessions. After 8 the poor thing must be worn out! Heroic to get that far.
I am new to this game and want to find out what differences (if any) there are between blades. The shave count is the easiest difference to measure. The main reason is to help to decide which blades to buy (more shaves = better choice if all other things are equal). I could use the information to replace the blade after the last good shave too and avoid the 'blunt start/swap blades' shave. (Swapping after 3 shaves would be a waste for me. I've got at least 6 x three pass shaves from every blade I've tried so far.)
This morning I swapped the blade for my next sample choice..
EJ89
Supermax Stainless (1)
EJ Pure Badger
Body Shop original shave cream
Witch Hazel
Superb lather from the BS cream. All good.
lagaffe said:Wednesday
1956 Gillette Blue-tip Superspeed
Shaving Shack Israeli blade (#2)
Body Shop Maca Root cream
Kent BK4
Alum block
Jasper Conran Man AS Balm
Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
Heat, lots of sweat and the helmet strap irritating my neck & face on my daily cycle commute to & from work have made my face and neck a bit delicate this week. Decided on a mild shaver with my slickest cream, but even that left things stinging and red. Meh.Perhaps a day off shaving tomorrow if the irritation remains.
Blyth Spirit said:another result - even with a Derby.
AJP said:Thursday
'59 Fatboy
Thai Superthin (2)
2201 New Forest Brush
SWK Scuttle
Arko soap
Witch Hazel
Brut Aquatonic AS.
My first outing with both Fido's brush and the Arko. A really nice shave had. I need to use the brush a bit more, as i found that by the ATG pass i was running out of lather, solely because i hadn't loaded it enough.
Nice one Peter, a really nice brush there. Now, when you release the next one...do i buy one of them too? :lol:
Have a good day gents,
Mikael said:Thursday morning
Pre: Hot shower with cold ending :shock:
Brush: Henks 20 mm silvertip w olive wood handle
Razor: Magnet, Solingen
Soap: Cella
Post: Proraso
AS: Tabac
Strop: Neil Miller linnen/buffalo 30/50
Result: Very nice!
This brush is amazing, besides the good looks, it also preforms very well, even though it´s brand new. Love it! The shave today was very nice, this blade keeps giving me good shaves and the scales in leopard wood´re a pair of lookers aswell (thanks Neil!).
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