Gillette (the all things Shaving Thread)

[ajaxlepinski]

Ha! Some people really are fucked up!
I be they went on that Area 51 raid.

Funny thing is... the AC blade in my Occam's razor is so loose if flops around and it gives a fantastic shave!
The blades in a multi-blade cartridge razor are super thin and flexible... and they also give a good shave.

I only have about 25 DE razors and, other than the Occams, none of them have loose blades.
If it's not bad technique then, I have absolutely no idea what they're talking about either... bunch of rubes!

I remember, some guy on B&B precision measured length, width and thickness, of a variety of DE blades, with the goal of figuring out why one blade works well in one razor but, not another.
He measured several old and new blades and it turned out that they were all the exact same size and thickness.

[Steinmetzify]

Latest brush showed up, it beat me home so fuck it, went for it.

Can't fault the handle, it's beautiful and flawless.....but this knot sucks dick and it's ugly too. Scratchy and poky, almost like the thing is still alive and pissed off somehow.

I've got it lathered up and I'll let it sit overnight and see if it relaxes a bit, but whatever.

Already decided I'm going to cut it out and replace it with one of the Maggard's knots. I don't want to have anything getting in the way of enjoying this shit.

104 today, had to do Terror up again. That's what I bought it for.

[Steinmetzify]

It was gone by 7 hours. I hate this stuff.

I’m going back to Italian week. Fuck this Avant Garde shit. I want this weekend to end. And I don’t want to go back to work tomorrow.

How much do you want for the Terror?

Would you like to buy a Barrister & Mann fun pack? I have a bunch of stuff I would be willing to part with that has been used once or less.
East Egg - Soap, Splash, EDT
Terror - Soap, Splash
Nocturne - Soap
Sinfornia - Splash
Jacinthe - Splash
Reserve Cool - Soap and EDT(big bottle)
Tuesday - Soap and Splash
Patches - Soap and Splash
42 - Glissant Soap, splash, EDT
Seville - EDT
Leviathan - Soap and Splash
First Snow - Soap and Splash
Bay Rum - Soap and Splash



Willing to cut an AWESOME deal. Just let me know what you're interested in, and I can give you a quote that will be unable to be refused.

Damn Geno....let me know if he doesn't take the East Egg and the 42 set.

[BroSlinger]

SOTD:


So, It's Old RR Classic vs New RR Classic. The old is a simple recipe. worked awesome. The new has a bunch of oils added to try to make your face conditioned/young/greasy/etc.

I've been looking at ingredients in soaps that burn me, and I think "Argan Oil" may be a culprit. It's in the Razorock "super" (current) formula.

I can't tell if this started to burn me today or not. The jury is still out. That said, I got an awesome shave. Incredibly close. I still love my Blackbird razors. They're just perfect.

The X One smells like the W hotel Lobby. I LOVE it.

I'm giving today a 10/10.

[Prelude670]

Prelude,

Check this beauty

https://www.westcoastshaving.com/produc ... -night-fog

That looks righteous! Thanks man, I'm glad it's out of stock!
I've got a cart full at Italian Barber that I keep adding and subtracting from.
Just got a speeding camera ticket in the mail to set things back a lil more. MF'er...

[Steinmetzify]

SOTD



Felt like it.....wasn't a million degrees today, didn't need some Terror.

Always forget how good Stirling is. Platinum was a nice compliment to this one. Fuckin Turn N Shave just kicked ass, especially after that piece of fuck knot I tried to use yesterday....I hope the knot in my Grizzly Bay is as good as this one cause it rules.

8/10 just because I rashed myself up trying to push the Super Max past 8, forgot how long I'd had it in there. Ditched it and starting a fresh one tomorrow.

[BroSlinger]

I’m going to buy 100 astra platinums for no other reason than they’re now laser etched, which means the assembly line is fresh. I may like them now. $7 shipped per hundred.

[Steinmetzify]

I’m going to buy 100 astra platinums for no other reason than they’re now laser etched, which means the assembly line is fresh. I may like them now. $7 shipped per hundred.

Nice, let me know if they’re good or no.

[Steinmetzify]

Gene, do you know if the Blackland stuff fits regular M5 handles or not?

[BroSlinger]

Gene, do you know if the Blackland stuff fits regular M5 handles or not?

Yes and no.

The dart, Sabre, and vector should. (I can verify this later)

The blackbird does not, due to the design.

[Steinmetzify]

Fuck. That’s the one I wanted to use. Ok thanks!

[ajaxlepinski]

I’m going to buy 100 astra platinums for no other reason than they’re now laser etched, which means the assembly line is fresh. I may like them now. $7 shipped per hundred.

Holy carp! That's a great deal!!!
I still have about 30 or so left but, with blademaggedon looming, maybe I should get more?
Where'd you see them?

[BroSlinger]

I’m going to buy 100 astra platinums for no other reason than they’re now laser etched, which means the assembly line is fresh. I may like them now. $7 shipped per hundred.

Holy carp! That's a great deal!!!
I still have about 30 or so left but, with blademaggedon looming, maybe I should get more?
Where'd you see them?

fucking amazon!

Other mustbuys for Bladepocalypse:
100's of Sputnik
100's of Gillette Platinum
100's of Gillette Blue Box Platinums
100's of yellow 7 O'Clocks

[BroSlinger]

Very good SOTD:


So, I've gone back and forth on whether i like the RR game changer 84. It came with some stupid handle I don't like, so it's been kind of a misfit head on all kinds of handles. I think I finally may have found a suitable partner.

Handle came from a "Goodfella" zamak open comb razor from New Zealand. It was my daily driver for a long time, but I've moved on from zamak razors, and mild open combs. That said, the handle has always been the just the right size, weight, and shape.

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Gillette Minora Blade. Pretty much unobtanium now. Shaved incredibly.

B&M Cheshire. Glissant gang. absolutely beautiful, snow white, wet lather. shaved great. Smells is nice.

Oleo New City. This is the best smelling aftershave, ever. period. beautiful. Nice menthol kick that goes away in 5 minutes.

today was definitely 10/10

[ajaxlepinski]

I’m going to buy 100 astra platinums for no other reason than they’re now laser etched, which means the assembly line is fresh. I may like them now. $7 shipped per hundred.

Holy carp! That's a great deal!!!
I still have about 30 or so left but, with blademaggedon looming, maybe I should get more?
Where'd you see them?

fucking amazon!

Other mustbuys for Bladepocalypse:
100's of Sputnik
100's of Gillette Platinum
100's of Gillette Blue Box Platinums
100's of yellow 7 O'Clocks

Fucking amazon!


Just bought 100 Astra Platinums!! WOOO HOOO!!!!
https://www.amazon.com/Astra-Platinum-D ... r=8-3&th=1
...and a cable tester!

[BroSlinger]

Neat!!!! A cable tester could be very handy

[Steinmetzify]

No shave today, Wednesdays I usually wait until morning. Care package showed up tho:

Little baby Stirling set, based on Rabanne's Invictus



Grizzly showed up too, depth and color on this thing is fuckin insane, using it tomorrow and rest of week to break it in:

[BroSlinger]

Gorgeous brush!!

I had no idea Stirling made an invictus clone!!!!!!?!?!

Fuckin A! I’ll trade my glacial black cherry in case you don’t like it. Used it once.

Btw, I’m in a blade rut. I’m mixing it up. Bringing back my super maxes and the euromax.

[Steinmetzify]

Gorgeous brush!!

I had no idea Stirling made an invictus clone!!!!!!?!?!

Fuckin A! I’ll trade my glacial black cherry in case you don’t like it. Used it once.

Btw, I’m in a blade rut. I’m mixing it up. Bringing back my super maxes and the euromax.

Brush is making me slightly giddy, dude. Wanted one of his blues for a while.

Yeah it's a mini set tho, like $20 shipped.....3oz soap/2oz AS. Think it's an LE too, but was in stock when I ordered it Sat night.

Soap is lightly scented, AS is pretty close tho. I wore Invictus for about 6 months back in like 15? Seems like what I remember. Been a Prada/YSL/Ford guy since then.

Love the Super Maxes, speak to me of the Euromaxes

[BroSlinger]

Euromax is a direct knockoff of the super max from a supposedly legit India blade co called vertice.

I would post a pic but I’m on my phone. Look it up.

[Steinmetzify]

Dude they have almost the exact same label lol

Triumph still in stock.

[BroSlinger]

Getting out of my Blade Rut SOTD:


So, I had been making the mistake of using terrible blades in mild razors to mask the nastiness. That resulted in more touch ups and more buffing, which amplified the shittiness.

So, I rocked the Euromax in the Blackbird today. It wasn't terrible. Not super smooth, but it shaved closely. It added spice and pizzazz to my shave today.

Rasozero Tobacco = kicks ass. great lather. Nice scent.

Paco Invictus aftershave = very nice. I love this scent. This stuff isn't super expensive either. I think you can get a bottle of this for $26 on ebay.

Dogwood Brush. I just keep using it. keep breaking it in. Still loving it.

Overall, a 9/10.

[BroSlinger]

Video of Euromax blades being made:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL-EkMpuO0s[/youtube]

[Steinmetzify]

GB kicked ass, Triumph kicked ass, New Super Max kicked ass, Timeless kicked ass.

10/10

Dude that vid was super cool to watch...you should compare Super Max and Euromax.

[Steinmetzify]

So someone asked in the Score thread......I guess July was busier for me than I'd originally thought. I won the WSP Matterhorn on an IG contest but even still, I didn't realize all this came in.



I don't feel bad though, this is a Friday afternoon for Gene...