Nacets are a favorite of many people. They are not quite as smooth as some blades, but they work well for me in anything other than an aggressive razor like the R41. In that razor, they feel a harsh on the skin.
Bic Blades ?
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Nacets are a favorite of many people. They are not quite as smooth as some blades, but they work well for me in anything other than an aggressive razor like the R41. In that razor, they feel a harsh on the skin.
I'll go along with that. They are "attuned" to Middle Eastern shaving patterns, whatever that may be.
Nacet Stainless are uncoated blades. Like with straight razor edges you want your lather adjusted to be wetter and slicker. No lubrication is baked in the metal, it's raw steel against your skin.
Uncoated start sharp and become duller in a linear fashion.
Coated start dull untill the coating begins wearing off, then get sharper, then duller.
Uncoated start sharp and become duller in a linear fashion.
Coated start dull untill the coating begins wearing off, then get sharper, then duller.
What I find interesting is my Fatip Piccolo came with a tuck of GSB's, and it is an absolute dream with Nacets. I usually get 2-4 shaves with a Feather but I just got 9 shaves from a Nacet. Since I love sharp blades I will have to order some!
I have not shaved with a Fatip, so I am not sure how they perform, but with the exception of the Muhle R41 which has a definite face feel, many open comb razors manage to be very efficient with out being highly aggressive. I love my Parker 24C open comb. Like your Piccolo, Nacet blades work quite well in the 24C. I just wish I could get more than three shaves from a blade. For me, Feather blades rarely make it though the third shave.
I have had the Piccolo for a month now, and have used Feather, GSB, Nacet, and Astra SP with it. I find it is a mild yet efficient razor, in fact it is my #1 right now.
The Nacet that I got 9 shaves with had 2 shaves with a Gentile head, then 2 shaves with a Prewar Tech, then 4 shaves with an NSC, and the 9th shave with my Piccolo before I tossed it.
I am also a Newbie to DE shaving after using electric for 4 decades, and I am still refining my technique. But I had only been getting 2-3 shaves before getting nicks and weepers.
The first part of the thread about Bic blades was pretty negative, but I see now another batch of enablers is favoring them. So I will be trying them soon.
All Gillette blades are coated. Pay no attention to nomenclature like "Stainless" or "Platinum" as they are merely names for selling purposes. If they made an uncoated blade you wouldn't be able to shave with it worth a damn due to all the tugging & pulling. Try an old uncoated Blue Blade from decades ago to understand a whole new meaning of pain.
Ha! Actually I wouldn't be surprised one bit that to be the case. I only talk blades here because everyone is obsessed by them as modus for fine tweaking their technique. Before I joined shaving forums a blade was a blade and all that mattered was how many shaves it had on it. 5 shaves was pushing my luck. Here on the forums blade brands are the ultimate performance factor (to the extent of tribalism), and blades last forever. I'm not saying there's no difference between blades, but I feel we exaggerate them immensely.
About a year ago I tried all of the blades in a 12 blade sample pack. Three of those blades simply could not cut the hairs in the tough places no matter how many passes. Another 3 of those blades cut those hairs on the first pass. The rest cut them all in a couple of passes. There is a difference.
However, some of the better blades stunk when I used them in a different razor.
Not surprisingly, some of my favorite blades are considered as junk by other B&Bers.
We all have different faces, razors, soaps, water quality, techniques, etc., etc., etc. and different ideas of what a shave should feel like. People have personal opinions.
There are differences, mainly the hone angle and coating processes. I think some of the best blades have a harder edge coupled with great coatings which impart smoothness. It's a given that a Gillette Platinum is a better blade than say their Sputnik as an example. Something is different and my SWAG (Scientific Wild A_ _ Guess). is the aforementioned processes.
Just a question: Do you prefer Gillette Super Thin Mejorada or Gillette Nacet?
I like them both to be perfectly honest. I use almost all the modern made Gillette blades regularly in a whimsical rotation with the exception of the 7 O'Clock Perma-Sharp made in India and the Polsilver. The latter as it's too expensive and IMO shaves no better than a Platinum or Rubie. YMMV.
I will add that once a person has their favorite razor mastered, as well as their technique & prep, that there will be more variation in a shave caused by the soap quality than the blade when using top tier Gillette blades.
BIC Chrome Platinum blades are quite sharp, so they work well in a mild razor like the Wilkinson Sword. I am glad you like it.
I also have an old Gillette de that i use. Works just as well with them.
Is that razor as mild as the Weishi/VDH starter razor?
Sorry I haven’t tried either of those, but the razor does seem on the milder side.
I would not be at all surprised if the Wilkinson Sword razor is identical to the VDH long handled razor, with the exception of the knurling on the handle. However, not having used the WS razor, I cannot confirm that. It sure looks like the same head design.
I think I'm going to get 500 of these buggers lol.
The reason... The BICs are the only blades usable for all my razors. From the mild ETs to NSC to the dreaded GC84. It has tamed them all and given me really super shaves.
The reason... The BICs are the only blades usable for all my razors. From the mild ETs to NSC to the dreaded GC84. It has tamed them all and given me really super shaves.
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