That's a beauty! I would love to get my hands on one, either long or short comb, but SWMBO won't let me buy anymore razors right now.
Please, let is know how it shaves
What is your favorite Gillette NEW?
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Please, let is know how it shaves
Agree... nice score, excellent shaver!
That's awesome! Thanks for the feedback. I sure hope the wife let's me get one some day [emoji12]
Lol! We have a couple good ones here in the Bay Area that I've been wanting to hit up
Alameda? I haven't found much in the fleas around San Jose and Santa Cruz.
Always looking for NEWs, though.
Have you tried the one at Treasure Island? Supposed to be the biggest in the Bay
I shaved with a NEW LC daily for a year and a half using other razors occasionally. I switched to the NEW SC, which I find to be better than the LC, for about 6 months.
I now use and love SB razors such as the Postwar Tech, 46/47 and 48-50 Aristocrat, and Fatboy and seldom use OC razors. I shave daily and can get a BBS shave from any of these razors that will last all day.
I said all that to say that that decision is entirely up to you!
Buy more razors - that's what most of us do ;-)
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Week on, week off.
I find using one razor for several days in a row allows me to get better and better, with the plateau coming at about 4 days. So, use each razor for 7 straight days and then switch to the other one.
Can someone help this Noob: What is the Gilette "NEW"
Gillette The NEW type
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Excellent! I suspect you will like it more and more as you get even better acquainted with it. And, FWIW, I am rooting for the Bolzano, a blade that I really like. Unfortunately, I don't have any in my blade drawer. I like Kai blades even more than Bolzano (for only slightly more money).
I've recently come to a similar conclusion. I spent OCtober testing some newly acquired razors and I decided to give them a solid week for evaluation. It went so well that I'm planning on on changing razors just once a week going forward.
For OCtober the four razors I tested were SC New Bar Handle, LC New ball handle, New Deluxe bar handle red and black set style, and a New improved head on a ball end handle. I think my favourite of the bunch is the New Improved which is not technically a New I suppose. Runner Up was the New Deluxe. All of them were great though.
Thanks for the update!
I just spent a week with a Gillette NEW Long Comb.
It took me a few days to dial in the blade angle and technique, but by Day 4, I was getting comfortable BBS shaves. Now the NEW LC is in my pantheon of all time greats. What a terrific razor. Just the perfect level of aggressiveness. Feels great in the hand. Simple, inexpensive, historical. It already feels like an old friend. I have other razors to try, but this is one I'll be coming back to with great pleasure.
FYI, the blade was a GSB, but my face seems to get on fine with most blades.
It took me a few days to dial in the blade angle and technique, but by Day 4, I was getting comfortable BBS shaves. Now the NEW LC is in my pantheon of all time greats. What a terrific razor. Just the perfect level of aggressiveness. Feels great in the hand. Simple, inexpensive, historical. It already feels like an old friend. I have other razors to try, but this is one I'll be coming back to with great pleasure.
FYI, the blade was a GSB, but my face seems to get on fine with most blades.
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