Week 4, Day 3 Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Wegmans Traditional, BLACK Tunes: Pandora Shuffle - added Rich Mullins and REO Speedwagon Razor: NEW Type long comb Blade: Voskhod, day 3, 3 passes Brush: 24mm silvertip set in red mallee burl Soap: Muhle Sandalwood Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, B&BW Oak 'Stache Care: Dirigo Blue 'Stache Stuff, Dirigo Blue Wax Pretty darn good. I'll take it.
Your right about that, except I haven't tried one in my HD. I've put allot of stray blade's through the ole gal and everyone so far seems to work. I've been using her to use up my extra blades that I've accumulated along the way.
Week 4, day 4 Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Wegmans Traditional, BLACK Tunes: Pandora Shuffle Razor: Fat Handle Tech Blade: Voskhod, day 4, 3 passes Brush: Omega 10098 Pro Soap: TSD SOTQ E4 Intrigue Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, Brut Attitude 'Stache Care: Dirigo Blue 'Stache Stuff, Dirigo Blue wax Not bad at all.
Week 4, day 5 Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Wegmans Traditional, BLACK Tunes: Pandora Shuffle - added Keb' Mo' Razor: Merkur 11C Blade: Voskhod, day 5, 3 passes Brush: Omega 10048, Big Red Soap: Sara's Creation Vetiver (yes, our own @Sara-s ) Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB, Brut cologne 'Stache Care: Dirigo Blue 'Stache Stuff, Dirigo Blue wax Meh.
When the six weeks are up, I'm going to chart razor/shave #/results and see if I can find any pattern hidden in there.
Week 5, day 1 Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Wegmans Traditional, BLACK Tunes: Pandora Shuffle Razor: Gillette A4 Red Tip SS Blade: Voskhod, day 1, 3 passes Brush: Omega 11574 Soap: VDH Deluxe Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, Pinaud Clubman 'Stache Care: Dirigo Blue 'Stache Stuff, Dirigo Blue wax Pretty darn good!
Week 5, day 2 Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Wegmans Traditional, BLACK Tunes: Pandora Shuffle Razor: L3 Travel Tech Blade: Voskhod, day 2, 3 passes Brush: Derigo Blue Soap: TSD Leather Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash*, Dickenson's WH, Curve 'Stache Care: Dirigo Blue 'Stache Stuff, Dirigo Blue wax A most excellent shave. Not quite BBS, but MES! Very comfortable. *City tap water is starting to warm up as the mercury creeps higher. I keep a bottle of water in the fridge to use as a refreshingly cold splash after that final rinse.
I usually don't have a problem with cold water from the tap. But then again our water sources are generally supplied by melting snow and mountain reservoirs!
After spending 4 months back and forth between bunch of blade brand I found out Today that Voskhods are the blade for me, on the top of the 100 I have I ordered 300 more from ebay that cost me $19 shipped... Not sure how long they last but I do toss a blade after 3 shaves, maybe I can try and go for a 4th shave with it. No doubt these blades are for me, the GSB seems will last longer and maybe a tad bit sharper, but they are not as smooth and forgiving as the Vokhod and considering the GSB cost $16-$17 for 100 pack, add $3 more and I got 300 of the Voskhods. I'm personally very happy with this blades
Week 5, day 3 Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Wegmans Traditional, BLACK Tunes: Pandora Shuffle Razor: Parker 80R Blade: Voskhod, day 3, 3 passes Brush: Ever Ready 200T with original knot Soap: Bathhouse Soaps Mud & Minerals Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, C&E West Indian Lime 'Stache Care: Dirigo Blue 'Stache Stuff, Dirigo Blue wax Darn near BBS, but a little rough getting there.
Week 5, day 4 Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Wegmans Traditional, BLACK Tunes: Pandora Shuffle Razor: R1 Black Beauty @6 Blade: Voskhod, day 4, 3 passes Brush: Synthetic set in Oscar11 handle Soap: TSD Brut Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne 'Stache Care: Dirigo Blue 'Stache Stuff, Dirigo Blue wax Rough. These blades just aren't impressing me.
I know it shouldn't, but I'm wondering if head geometry is the deciding factor on how the voskhods perform/feel Sent from my Galaxy S6 using Tapatalk
The thing that baffles me most is how one blade, namely Astra SP, can perform so well in any razor I drop it in, and how other blades, the Derby and Voskhod that I have been testing, only do well in certain razors. Maybe the chart I draft up after this challenge will validate your theory.
Week 5, day 5 Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade Coffee: Wegmans Costa Rican Tarrazu, BLACK Tunes: Pandora Shuffle Razor: S2 Black Handle SS Blade: Voskhod, day 5, 3 passes Brush: Mohawk 3-338 Soap: RazoRock Sandalwood Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Jovan Musk 'Stache Care: Dirigo Blue 'Stache Stuff Very close, but very uncomfortable getting there.
I get a week's worth of shaves too from my Astra SP's though for me typically it's 5 or 6 shaves. Easy to remember to change the blade every Sunday night. Glad you're doing this study. Very informative.
I've enjoyed following along on this thread Steve. I like the way you're doing the test. Lots of the reviews you see on the internet are usually just based on a guy shaving with one blade a few times. The longer term format you've got here is great! Your experience with Voskhod seems to mirror my less rigorous sampling. In some razors, Voskhods feel dull and uncomfortable for me to use. I just happened to throw a Voskhod in my Fatip Piccolo this morning though and that razor is a pretty good match. The blade felt smooth and sharp. Of course maybe I got the one blade in the pack that's a real gem.
