OK...I just shaved with the Streamline. Before giving my opinion of it, remember it had 2 things to overcome before I ever picked it up: 1. The huge amount of hype that has been put out about it here, (Could any razor measure up to some of the things said about it?). 2. The amazing string of shaves I have been getting with my GEM OCMM. With that being said, let me offer my thoughts.
I used a brand new GEM SS coated blade, my Lucite ER brush restored with a silvertip knot, and Proraso Blue shave cream. I really love the weight of the razor. You really feel the razor in your hands and for me, makes it even easier to shave with almost no pressure. Shaving with it, it gives a very loud audible feedback. This is another plus for me. I really enjoy that "scritch" sound while shaving with a SE, (much louder than the OCMM has ever been.) Does it measure up to the hype? I have to give a resounding yes! Is it better than my GEM OCMM? Another resounding yes, but not by leaps and bounds. It's better, but the OCMM is the closest razor I have shaved with to the mighty Streamline. My amazing Streamline gave me a super BBS shave. I think I just had the best shave of my life. Not a weeper or nick. No razor burn anywhere. Very comfortable shave and easy to keep the angle just about anywhere I shaved. I even noticed that there were two spots that I normally have to hit for a touch up, that the Streamline took off in my two passes.
Final verdict:
1.Looks/aesthetics: Perfection.
2.Feel in hand: Best ever.
3.Shave quality: Perfection, (though again, I say the OCMM comes very close to it.)
4.Comfortable shave: Perfection. At one point, I thought I may have had the angle off and I was just running the razor over my face with no blade contact. (The very audible "Scritch" sound proved I was actually shaving.)
5.Worth what I paid: Absolutely!
The only negative I can find with this razor is the fact that I don't believe any other razor will ever be as good as this razor. I think I have reached the pinnacle of razor perfection.
I used a brand new GEM SS coated blade, my Lucite ER brush restored with a silvertip knot, and Proraso Blue shave cream. I really love the weight of the razor. You really feel the razor in your hands and for me, makes it even easier to shave with almost no pressure. Shaving with it, it gives a very loud audible feedback. This is another plus for me. I really enjoy that "scritch" sound while shaving with a SE, (much louder than the OCMM has ever been.) Does it measure up to the hype? I have to give a resounding yes! Is it better than my GEM OCMM? Another resounding yes, but not by leaps and bounds. It's better, but the OCMM is the closest razor I have shaved with to the mighty Streamline. My amazing Streamline gave me a super BBS shave. I think I just had the best shave of my life. Not a weeper or nick. No razor burn anywhere. Very comfortable shave and easy to keep the angle just about anywhere I shaved. I even noticed that there were two spots that I normally have to hit for a touch up, that the Streamline took off in my two passes.
Final verdict:
1.Looks/aesthetics: Perfection.
2.Feel in hand: Best ever.
3.Shave quality: Perfection, (though again, I say the OCMM comes very close to it.)
4.Comfortable shave: Perfection. At one point, I thought I may have had the angle off and I was just running the razor over my face with no blade contact. (The very audible "Scritch" sound proved I was actually shaving.)
5.Worth what I paid: Absolutely!
The only negative I can find with this razor is the fact that I don't believe any other razor will ever be as good as this razor. I think I have reached the pinnacle of razor perfection.
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