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Progress @4, SharpEdge (3), Arko puck, RV Synth, Mennen Skin Bracer
Progress @4, SharpEdge (3), Arko puck, RV Synth, Mennen Skin Bracer
7 O'CLOCK WEEK (2024) STARTS on the 19th of AUGUST.
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Souplex "Combless" • 7 O'Clock Yellow
Broke out a new blade for this interesting Souplex "Combless", produced by the wonderful Morecambe firm sometime in the 1930s. The British patent that it uses was registered by none other than Paul Müller of Mulcuto, Solingen in 1931, following on from his 1929 German patent.
Marketed by Mulcuto as the Nadelspitzen this is nothing less than a British Needlepoint! Souplex also produced a Double Six version of the Combless for a while, but it certainly seems that there are far more of these bakelite cases in circulation than the razors!
Another very good shave with the yellow. I seem to recall using a green many moons back and not being very impressed, and I've never acquired any blacks, but these are always in my rotation. Just a good, reliable "all-rounder" of a blade that works well for me in nearly every razor.
Broke out a new blade for this interesting Souplex "Combless", produced by the wonderful Morecambe firm sometime in the 1930s. The British patent that it uses was registered by none other than Paul Müller of Mulcuto, Solingen in 1931, following on from his 1929 German patent.
Marketed by Mulcuto as the Nadelspitzen this is nothing less than a British Needlepoint! Souplex also produced a Double Six version of the Combless for a while, but it certainly seems that there are far more of these bakelite cases in circulation than the razors!
Another very good shave with the yellow. I seem to recall using a green many moons back and not being very impressed, and I've never acquired any blacks, but these are always in my rotation. Just a good, reliable "all-rounder" of a blade that works well for me in nearly every razor.
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There are fwo different green 7 o'clocks. Super Stainless (Russia ) and Permasharp Stainless (India).
Addendum: The Progress usually lets even less than stellar blades shine but this one not. It feels kind of rough with an rasping off sound. The results are ok but it's not a joy to use.
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+1 on everything
Oh Lord! Now I suppose I'm going to have to track some of each down, aren't I?
Fourth shave in the Gillette 7 O’clock week and another pretty good shave this morning. No blood, a couple of very small red marks afterwards and a little bit of sting when I applied my Alum Block. Overall, still happy with the shave.
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Pearl SS-04 OC (old model head) / 7 o'clock super platinum
Razor: Yates Precision Stainless Winning
Blade: Gillette 7o'clock Super Platinum (1st use)
Brush: Omega 10810
Soap: Pino Silvestre
Alum: Nice Cool
Aftershave: Quorum Silver
Nice shave today, quite close and smooth, but some irritation popped up afterwards (I think that's just user error on my part). Felt similar if not sharper than an Astra SP.
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Besides the brand new and shiny blade you also changed: razor, brush, soap. And you do not mention the AS used now. Also "2+ pass" (whatever that means) vs 3 pass with the previous blade. This all leads me to be sceptic that the reason for your irritation the first time was the oxidation on the blade.
Fresh Yellow in a Brass'Bird today. Fantastic shave. Using the Yellows again this week has affirmed my feeling that this is about as good as it gets for me. Highly efficient, smooth and safe.
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What's a Brass'Bird?
August 21 shave:
7 O'clock Super Stainless in Karve Christopher Bradley (C SB Plate), ARKO! face lathered with Yaqi Mysterious Space (24mm badger). This is more like it: a nice smooth shave with just enough blade feel. A+
7 O'clock Super Stainless in Karve Christopher Bradley (C SB Plate), ARKO! face lathered with Yaqi Mysterious Space (24mm badger). This is more like it: a nice smooth shave with just enough blade feel. A+
I moved the 7OC SP over to my Fat Handle Tech with a printed baseplate. Very efficient combo. Great shave.
7 O'clock Week - Gillette Yellow 7 O'clock SharpEdge
TL;DR - Very good 1st shave, DFS+, and no drama dots, Yellow not as smooth as Black
Equipment: Ali X3-D2 Razor, Gillette Yellow 7 O'clock Blade (1), Ach Brito Mogno Soap
Blade Observations: Where the GBSP (Black) had a stylish wrapper, the GYSE (Yellow) has a plain wax paper wrapper, with significant glue dots holding the blade in place. It does have very nice laser etching on the blade. Although the blade is from 2017, it was in new condition. (Maybe the glue dots act as a blade preserver, too?)
On To The Shave: It's only Shave #1 and most blades for me take at least 1 shave to get going. Loading up the GYSE into my Ali X3-D2 razor and laying down some very nice Ach Brito lather, the GYSE did a very good job, giving me a fairly smooth close shave in the DFS+ range. Although the Yellow feels like a step down from the Black, this feels like a very nice blade.
TL;DR - Very good 1st shave, DFS+, and no drama dots, Yellow not as smooth as Black
Equipment: Ali X3-D2 Razor, Gillette Yellow 7 O'clock Blade (1), Ach Brito Mogno Soap
Blade Observations: Where the GBSP (Black) had a stylish wrapper, the GYSE (Yellow) has a plain wax paper wrapper, with significant glue dots holding the blade in place. It does have very nice laser etching on the blade. Although the blade is from 2017, it was in new condition. (Maybe the glue dots act as a blade preserver, too?)
On To The Shave: It's only Shave #1 and most blades for me take at least 1 shave to get going. Loading up the GYSE into my Ali X3-D2 razor and laying down some very nice Ach Brito lather, the GYSE did a very good job, giving me a fairly smooth close shave in the DFS+ range. Although the Yellow feels like a step down from the Black, this feels like a very nice blade.
Another 7 O'clock shave. I seem to be getting better with the blade, but still not getting the results I'm used to with my normal rotation of blades. I did finish off another soap today. Firefighter is gone. This had been close to gone for a while and decided to finish it off this week.
Blackland Blackbird - Brass
Gillette 7 oclock green
TNS H5
Nobel Otter Firefighter
Blackland Blackbird - Brass
Gillette 7 oclock green
TNS H5
Nobel Otter Firefighter
Blackland Blackbird in Brass. Used mine today too!
I didn't notice this thread until last night. Decided to jump in for some 7 O'Clock fun. Was tempted to use one of the old blades but decided to save them.
7 O'Clock flat bottom / 7 O'Clock sharp edge / Simpson Captain 2 / Brito lime / Stirling Iced Pineapple / Clubman Citrus Musk
7 O'Clock flat bottom / 7 O'Clock sharp edge / Simpson Captain 2 / Brito lime / Stirling Iced Pineapple / Clubman Citrus Musk
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