Razor: Henson AL13+
Blade: silver dot WBBL Gillette Platinum #2 (1)
Soap: Frankensoap (1/3 each of Arko, VDH Luxury, and Dove Men Care 3 in 1 Extra Fresh)
Brush: No-name badger off of Amazon
Aftershave: Old Spice followed by Nivea Sensitive balm
Actually a very good shave with the silver dot GP. On first go round with the silver dot, I didn't like it until I realized that one edge had somehow been dulled. Then on the last shave I only used one side of it, and the shave was quite good. Today, for the second round of the silver dot GP I didn't have that issue and the resulting shave was very good. As per usual, the first shave was a little less smooth than I expect subsequent shaves to be, but the blade is certainly very sharp. I'm also getting over a cold and have been blowing my nose like crazy so my face is pretty chapped from the kleenexes. That being said, I expect shave #2 to be even better. If shaves 2-4 are just as good as the black dot GP I'd be hard pressed to find a winner between the 2 GPs and the SuperMax Blue Diamond Platinum. The black dot and the SMBDP are both very good blades with the black dot GP edging it by a whisker regarding sharpness.
Blade: silver dot WBBL Gillette Platinum #2 (1)
Soap: Frankensoap (1/3 each of Arko, VDH Luxury, and Dove Men Care 3 in 1 Extra Fresh)
Brush: No-name badger off of Amazon
Aftershave: Old Spice followed by Nivea Sensitive balm
Actually a very good shave with the silver dot GP. On first go round with the silver dot, I didn't like it until I realized that one edge had somehow been dulled. Then on the last shave I only used one side of it, and the shave was quite good. Today, for the second round of the silver dot GP I didn't have that issue and the resulting shave was very good. As per usual, the first shave was a little less smooth than I expect subsequent shaves to be, but the blade is certainly very sharp. I'm also getting over a cold and have been blowing my nose like crazy so my face is pretty chapped from the kleenexes. That being said, I expect shave #2 to be even better. If shaves 2-4 are just as good as the black dot GP I'd be hard pressed to find a winner between the 2 GPs and the SuperMax Blue Diamond Platinum. The black dot and the SMBDP are both very good blades with the black dot GP edging it by a whisker regarding sharpness.