Wilkinson Sword London Bridge Blade #1 Shave #7
Easy. Smooth. Comfortable. It's still cutting well so on to shave #8.
Pre-Shave | BigAlVista's Shave Butter, PAA cube and Grooming Dept. Mojito Preshave |
Soap/Cream | AofS Sandlewood |
Brush | SV Ebony |
Scuttle | Pereira |
Razor | Blackbird Lite |
Blade | London Bridge - UK (1) |
1st Pass Eval | 9.0 |
2nd Pass Eval | 9.1 |
3rd / Buffing Pass Eval | 9.2 |
Razer, Blade and Cream Observations | The razor and blade yielded a 1 pass DFS and a BBS- shave by the end of the second pass. The combo was not efficient enough to give me a solid BBS shave with moderate touch up/ buffing |
Post Shave | Thayers, AofS Bourbon balm |
Cologne/Fragrance | Channel Allure |
Overall Efficiency | Moderate |
End of Shave Irritation | Some minor irritation chasing a BBS face. |
Nicks | 0 |
Weepers | 0 |
Overall Shave Rating | 9.2: BBS- |
Comments | Solid shave. May try the standard BB plate for the next one with this blade. |
Brigade vs Bridge - vintage UK blade showdown - Second shaves
The second shave with both of the blades was a repeat of the first - delightful! Both are quite smooth and lead to a very comfortable shave with my Le Maurice. I don't normally use smooth with respect to blades alone, as their main factor is sharpness, so I use smooth with the razor + blade pairing.
These blades are more alike than different, but the Light Brigade continues to edge out the London Bridge for me.
Pre-Shave | BigAlVista's Shave Butter, PAA cube and Grooming Dept. Mojito Preshave |
Soap/Cream | AandE Asian Plum |
Brush | Simpsons Chubby 2 Super Badger |
Scuttle | Pereira |
Razor | Ti Blackbird Lite |
Blade | London Bridge - UK (2) |
1st Pass Eval | 8.9 |
2nd Pass Eval | 9.0 |
3rd / Buffing Pass Eval | 9.3 |
Razer, Blade and Cream Observations | I was hoping that the blade would have sharpened up a bit after the first shave, but that does not seem to be the case. This shave was almost identical to yesterday's. As mentioned then, the combo was not efficient enough to give me a solid BBS shave with moderate touch up/ buffing |
Post Shave. | Thayers, AofS Bourbon balm |
Cologne/Fragrance | Prada Luna Rossa |
Overall Efficiency | Moderate |
End of Shave Irritation | Minor |
Nicks | 0 |
Weepers | 0 |
Overall Shave Rating | 9.2: BBS- |
Comments | Solid shave. Will try the standard BB plate for the third shave with this blade. |