"Gillette Nacet Lovers - Is there anything better?" ---
Yes, just about anything.
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Gillette Nacet Lovers - Is there anything better?
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Yes, just about anything.
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For me and my face, the Gillette Nacet is the perfect blade, working equally well in my
Timeless Bronze, RazoRock Lupo .72, and Rockwell 6C (plate 4). A sublime combination
of sharpness, smoothness, comfort, and happiness ---- good for five shaves in each razor.
Timeless Bronze, RazoRock Lupo .72, and Rockwell 6C (plate 4). A sublime combination
of sharpness, smoothness, comfort, and happiness ---- good for five shaves in each razor.
Nacet blades are comparable
with two other ,at least to my taste and experience.
They actually consist
my top "triad gang" !
All three of them have about equal durability .
Depending on prep,number of passes and if a certain ingredient
( "bentonite clay" aka "calcium bentonite aka Fuller's earth ) is included in the soap used ,they can provide me from five-six shaves up to nine-ten,
before their sharpness and comfort levels start to deteriorate .
I use only two razors .
The RR GameChanger .84 OC or the RR Lupo .95, depending on the stubble length to be shaven.
If I wish for slightly more sharpness than Nacets ,
then the choice would be
the "Made in India" Gillette
7 o'clock Super Platinum
( aka the "black ninja" ).
Comfort stands equal .
If I wish for something
slightly more comfy to use (and feel also) than the Nacets ,then the (modern)Wilkinson Sword
blades take their turn .
(weird thing with those is
that they tend to tug with
poor technique...as when you enter the wet shaving with a DE razor )
Still they are as sharp as the Nacets.
A very close match to the Nacets,regarding the sharpness to comfort ratio
are the Astra Superior Stainless blades.
But they seem to deteriorate sharpness-wise somewhat easier and earlier than
the Nacets.
As objective an answer can be ,
to a totally subjective query .
with two other ,at least to my taste and experience.
They actually consist
my top "triad gang" !
All three of them have about equal durability .
Depending on prep,number of passes and if a certain ingredient
( "bentonite clay" aka "calcium bentonite aka Fuller's earth ) is included in the soap used ,they can provide me from five-six shaves up to nine-ten,
before their sharpness and comfort levels start to deteriorate .
I use only two razors .
The RR GameChanger .84 OC or the RR Lupo .95, depending on the stubble length to be shaven.
If I wish for slightly more sharpness than Nacets ,
then the choice would be
the "Made in India" Gillette
7 o'clock Super Platinum
( aka the "black ninja" ).
Comfort stands equal .
If I wish for something
slightly more comfy to use (and feel also) than the Nacets ,then the (modern)Wilkinson Sword
blades take their turn .
(weird thing with those is
that they tend to tug with
poor technique...as when you enter the wet shaving with a DE razor )
Still they are as sharp as the Nacets.
A very close match to the Nacets,regarding the sharpness to comfort ratio
are the Astra Superior Stainless blades.
But they seem to deteriorate sharpness-wise somewhat easier and earlier than
the Nacets.
As objective an answer can be ,
to a totally subjective query .
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Maybe Gillette Silver Blue, IMHO.
For me, too. GSB seem slightly smoother, and slightly less sharp. They are my favorite all-around blade.
Nacet is great. I find the the Bic Platinum Yellow is as sharp but not as smooth. Works almost equally as well as Nacets in some razors.
Another terrific example of "YMMV" when it comes to blades. As much as I am happy with the Nacet,
I couldn't get along at all with the SilverBlue. The GSB was never able to give me a comfortable shave.
I'm probably one of the few fellows here on B&B who doesn't like the GSB. Oh well, different strokes
(yes, notice the pun -- LOL !) for different folks.
I won’t say I don’t like them, they are very good, but I haven’t found the right application to justify my GSBs outright. To date, with my scoring of 17 blades so far, I have 5 or 6 blades which have performed better for me in a daily shave situation.
Nacet exclusively for my R41s, however my R89 seems a bit too tame with a Nacet for my typical 2+ pass shave.
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Nacet is tops on my list right now. I like trying new blades so we will see but I think it’s hard to beat. You can get them pretty cheap too.
I used one for the first time this morning and was very impressed. Two passes and BBS. Everything else has always taken 3 passes. I picked up several different blades from tryablade.com and the nacets were the first ones I tried out of my goodie bag from them.
After my less than stellar first and only shave with a Nacet I might be inclined to agree. I'll save total damnation for another time though. Maybe it'll work better in a different razor.
For me, the other blades that come close to Nacet are - Personna Lab Blue, Perma-Sharp, BIC Chrome Platinum and maybe Polsilver SI/Wizamet. There are sharper blades like Feather and smoother like Voskhod, but they lack other things and the Feather costs at least 2 times more and are not fit for my number one spot.
Just curious, what did you pair it with ?
Mühle R41GS
Just curious, what did you pair it with ?
Mühle R41GS
Razorock Game Changer .84P. At some point I'll probably try it with the .68 plate
I'm not a nacet lover so I obviously say yes. I think they're OK, but not the cats arse. I've been doing this for a long time, and German Wilkinson Classics still work the best for me.
I would be interested in reading your results. I'm planning on getting a Game Changer .84 as a go between of my Mühles.
The Nacet is not nearly as ideal in my R89 as in my R41s.
Nacet currently holds my #1 spot followed by PermaSharp and King C Gillette. It works incredibly well in my vintage Gillettes as well as my Razorock Lupo, my current favorite. Feathers are very sharp, but don’t last long for me.
Which Nacets are you all talking about? I have a load of Nacet Stainless that I am about to PIF as I don't like them very much. I have a load of Nacet Platinums in similar packaging that are really nice blades. I also have some older Nacet Platinums in plainer white packaging that I am going to PIF. I also had a tonne of Nacets in red wrappers but I think I gave them all away to another member years ago.
I’m referring to the SS in the purple and white tucks.
I guess I’m lucky in that they work very nicely for me in my .84 GC, Windsor Pro SB90, and my Mühle R41GS
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