fine shave Chris.

Thanks Gary, things are coming together, Gillette knew what they were doing, this flare tip and the HD suit me down to the ground

Outstanding multiple soap shave Joe.

Thank you Joe.

21st December 2023.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/ Imperial Leather Bergamot & Sea Salt Energising Body Wash.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega S10065.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: The Real Shave Co. Age Defence Traditional Shave Cream.
Blade: Statum Platinum Chrome. (D4)
Razor: King C. Gillette.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Superdrug Forest Fresh ASL./Cien Men Sensitive ASB.

Greetings,

(winter solstice shave)

Everything in my shave set up worked together excellently, resulting in a wonderfully smooth 2 pass + pick ups comfortable shave with no errors to report...A great shave to finish my shaving week off on a high.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Cien Men Sensitive ASB.

My face is feeling cool smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy the winter solstice ladies & gentlemen.

Well done and very. I’ve descriptive of the shave Chris

Very nice shave Barry.

Thank you Joe...The King C. Gillette is becoming a firm favourite.

they did,long before our humble group new better.unfortunately we trusted them too deep into the tunnel.the rest of the world still uses DE..

Good morning! Working my bowl lathering still. Spent quite a bit of time loading the brush then working the lather in the bowl. Resulting lather was slick and shiny and provided great cushion and glide.

Prep: Shower and face wash
Lather: Arko
Brush: RR Plissoft
Razor: Gillette Toggle (4)
Blade: Astra (1)
Post: Cool rinse and Captain's Choice Bay Rum

Off to face another day. Hope my sleep schedule gets back to normal soon. In bed and asleep by 6 and work up at 3:30 a.m. Tonight I'm shooting for a 9 pm bedtime!

Rating: 4/5

Prep- Hot shower, Stirling Executive Man Soap
Razor: 1967 Gillette Super Speed
Blade- Gillette Perma Sharp- First shave on blade
Two Pass Shave- One WTG, one XTG/ATG
Brush: Omega 10049 Boar
Lather: Arko tub face lathered
Aftershave: Pinuad Lime sec
Post: Quinns Grapefruit Witch Hazel, Alum block
Soundtrack- AM Gold Radio



Today’s shave with the Perma Sharp was very similar to the Wilkinson Sword shaves. Good, but not breaking into the top four good…

This blade is a bit sharper than the WS, but not as smooth. It resulted in another mostly DFS shave with a bit of borderline BBS here and there. Like with the WS blade, I had to work harder to get not quite as nice of a shave as I am used to. .

Since I got effectively the same result with less of a smooth shave, I’m putting this blade below the WS in my ratings.

BTW- I’m aware that I could push any of these blades to BBS with a third pass, but am electing not to for the following reasons;

1- I want to keep the testing consistent.
2- I can get BBS in two passes with several blades, so ones that require three passes have already disqualified themselves for me


I will stick to my focus and use this blade one more time.

Current standings, round four:

1- Personna Lab Blue
2- Feather
3- Kai
4- Gillette Silver/Blue
5- Wilkinson Sword
6- Gillette Perma Sharp

Fabulous shaves everyone! I’m still in pre Christmas insanity zone. Long hours, kids sports and building presents in the garage.

Good going Troy especially since you are jet lagged. I used to like thick lather. These days I like it shiny, with precarious peaks just holding on for dear life, just short of dripping.

Working that Toggle I see

Nice going Scott, you can't go far wrong with Arko and the humble Omega boar

I need to get back to face lathering again one day soon and see if I can get that to work for me too.

Thanks Joe

You come a long way Chris! Kudos to you!

Thanks Joe.

Wonderful first day of winter shave Barry! Have a nice afternoon.

Awesome Arko shave Troy! That's great that your bowl lathering is improving. Enjoy your day.

Awesome Arko shave and setup Scott. Like I mentioned earlier, the Gillette Perma Sharp was good for me, but it was not as smooth as other blades. Looking back, I rate it above the Astra Blues and just below the unbranded Wilkinson Sword blades. Enjoy your day.