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Tuesday 6th April
French Pink Clay & Charcoal Face Soap
Wickham 1902 Garden Mint
Haryali Rosewood w/Blonde Boar 22mm
Yaqi Katana DLC w/Star Bakelite Handle
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (1) Made in India
Rose of Bulgaria
I have a little confession to make ...
I snapped both the Indian and the Chinese versions of these Gillette WIlkinson Sword blades and loaded them into their respective razors: Indian in the DLC and Chinese in the chome. I meant to start with the Indian, but shaved with the chrome one last night and then got confused and doubted which blade I put into which razor.
Looking at what is left in the respective sleeves, I can see a material difference between the MII and the MIC blades (the logo on the Indian is thicker) and so until after tonight's shave, I was actually blind as to which blade was in which razor. I've since had a look and now I know.
Comparisons between these two blades always seem to go down the line of one is sharper, one is smoother, by which I guess folks could also mean one is not as sharp as the other and one is not as smooth as the other. They're right! One is sharper, not as smooth; one is smooth, not as sharp as the other. I find the Indian smoother and the Chinese sharper. Moreover, I know which I prefer, but here's the kicker: I don't really like either.
I am going to run them through for a second shave on each, being in the single edge format should take me to the 2nd or 3rd, perhaps 4th shave in double edge format. For now, I find both to be preferable to the Russian Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (Green) and neither to be up to the Indian Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (Green). The Indian GWS while certainly smooth feels like one of the more dull SuperMax blades, say the new epoch Titanium, just not as super-forgiving. The Chinese GWS which certainly sharper did not necessarily cut with efficiency and I was left feeling a little raw and irritable.
What is for certain is that neither of these blades is the Gillette Winner Platinum, as had been suggested. The Gillette Winner Platinum is sharp AND smooth from the off, certainly sharper than the Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (Black), and smooths out to a lovely shave. Definitely a "winner". The Gillette Winner Stainless is made by Vertice/EuroMax and so neither of these blades either.
Yeah, I think I'd concur with that ...Many seemed to really liked the MIC GWS, but I found it felt a little bit prickly in the shave. They used to be fairly common on eBay not too long ago but they are more difficult to source now (RBC and a few others). Of the Indian Gillettes I have tried, I really rate the Winner/7 Black blades.
The MII GWS was the blade of choice for barbershop shaves when I was in India btw. I find it's an ok blade for DE razors, like a Astra SP with a few shaves under it's belt.
Pleased for you.I am so lucky to be retired.
Shaving recipe for today.
Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Tingly Mint & Tea Tree Shower Gel.
Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears ~ Transparent Bar Soap With Mint Extracts. + Nuage Menthol shaving Oil.
Brush: Yaqi ~ 24mm Sagrada Familia Synthetic.
Face Lather.
Lather: Proraso Sensitive.
Blade: Gillette Winner Stainless. (D3)
Razor: Parker 94r.
Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezings, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils. + 3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./The Real Shaving Co.~ Post Shave Soothing Balm./Dana ~ English Leather ASL.
Greetings,
A early morning returning to work shave after been furloughed since early December 2020...I'm now on permanent dayshift for the foreseeable future, and for the next 5-6 weeks the returning furloughed workers are on a 3 day 8 hour shift rota due to covid-19 UK working regulations. So this week i work for the next two days then I am off until the following Monday!...Anyway it'll be good for me to get back into the swing of things and have some real interaction with my fellow workers face to face rather than talking to them on the phone, text and emails... At least i have a job until i get myself something with more stability. The extra days off will give me a opportunity to look for something better...Even though everyone i work with are in the same frame of mind but, you have speculate to accumulate and get off your arse and find it.
A Enjoyable 3 pass + pick ups close comfortable shave with no errors to report...Finishing to the shave off with a generous splash of Dana ~ English Leather ASL.
My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.
Stay safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.
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