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He did, actually. He realized he goofed the description and immediately took care of it. Mistakes happen, he has a great reputation, so I did not make any negative comments.
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He did, actually. He realized he goofed the description and immediately took care of it. Mistakes happen, he has a great reputation, so I did not make any negative comments.
I received my blades Friday, thank you @JCinPA.
First impression is these shave similar to other Gillette blades I’ve used. Nacet, permasharp, yellows, dark blues.
Blades are the only variable I change, setup is Karve overlander, Vito’s red, and a trio of boar brushes.
Today’s shave was my usual Sunday shave, 2-3 days of growth which the blacks did well on.
I don’t get into the terminology of blade usage. Did it work, yes. If I needed more blades would I consider these, Yes.
A nice gesture to the community by @JCinPA for a chance to try something new that worked well for me.
First impression is these shave similar to other Gillette blades I’ve used. Nacet, permasharp, yellows, dark blues.
Blades are the only variable I change, setup is Karve overlander, Vito’s red, and a trio of boar brushes.
Today’s shave was my usual Sunday shave, 2-3 days of growth which the blacks did well on.
I don’t get into the terminology of blade usage. Did it work, yes. If I needed more blades would I consider these, Yes.
A nice gesture to the community by @JCinPA for a chance to try something new that worked well for me.
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Thanks for posting, @Moorhsum I agree, these are in the category of Nacets, Permasharps, the (discontinued) blues. I'm not a fan of the yellows for some reason, but these are very nice blades. Glad you liked them! Doing things like this are part of the fun of being a member of B&B!
My second shave with 2 days growth was as good as first shave.
After another use, I can tell these are right there with my preferred Personna Lab Blue and Bic Chrome Platinum, especially in my slim, which is quite picky about blade choice, and I'll probably be picking some up in the near future just for that reason.
Just finished my 4th shave with the same blade (and tossed). I used different soaps for each shave, three tallow based; Cella Red, Ariana and Evans, Maggards, plus Martin De Cadre, all great soaps. Razor was Rockwell 6S on plate 3. Rockwell razors have a great reputation for playing nice with most blades and being forgiving with the exact angle of use.
Conclusion: All four shaves went very well. Blade was both smooth and sharp with zero bloodshed. No noticeable difference in first, second…last shave. Absolutely nothing negative to say. I could easily be happy to use this as my only blade
I give it a Fonzie rating - double thumbs up
Conclusion: All four shaves went very well. Blade was both smooth and sharp with zero bloodshed. No noticeable difference in first, second…last shave. Absolutely nothing negative to say. I could easily be happy to use this as my only blade
I give it a Fonzie rating - double thumbs up
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I received my package of blades last Thursday - thanks @JCinPA ! Fired up a new 7 O’Clock Black for my late night shave last night and had a great first experience.
My first impression is that this blade is noticeably sharper than GSB, Gillette Platinum, and KCG but still nice and smooth, so much so that it encouraged me to go for a full-on 3rd pass on the neck, which I don’t normally do. I use a Game Changer .68 so I prefer sharper blades. So far so good, very pleased.
My first impression is that this blade is noticeably sharper than GSB, Gillette Platinum, and KCG but still nice and smooth, so much so that it encouraged me to go for a full-on 3rd pass on the neck, which I don’t normally do. I use a Game Changer .68 so I prefer sharper blades. So far so good, very pleased.
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Nice! Thanks for the report, that's most of the fun in doing these things. 
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Fonzie rating! 
I'm usually replacing mine on Mondays and Thursdays so 3 or 4 shaves per blade depending on if I skip a weekend day. But many folks say they use them a full week. I'll try that next time.
I think you'll find the second and subsequent shaves are super comfortable, not that the firs is rough or anything. But #2 will be better than #1, I think.
I'm usually replacing mine on Mondays and Thursdays so 3 or 4 shaves per blade depending on if I skip a weekend day. But many folks say they use them a full week. I'll try that next time.
I think you'll find the second and subsequent shaves are super comfortable, not that the firs is rough or anything. But #2 will be better than #1, I think.
Okay - Shaved with my Merkur 34C with this blade. I have to say, that was one smooth close shave. I'm very impressed and will definitely get some of these blades. It was like the razor wasn't even doing anything on my face. Two passes. One WTG and one ATG. Thank you so much John!
Very nice, thanks for your generosity, Have not used black yet. I would love to try, sorry I am a little late to the party we were traveling!
That was my experience second shave was better than the first and the first was pretty good.Fonzie rating!
I'm usually replacing mine on Mondays and Thursdays so 3 or 4 shaves per blade depending on if I skip a weekend day. But many folks say they use them a full week. I'll try that next time.
I think you'll find the second and subsequent shaves are super comfortable, not that the firs is rough or anything. But #2 will be better than #1, I think.
Also tried in a Merkur 34C. Very nice shave -- will see about blade longevity, but from my experience with other Gillette blades, I'm optimistic about these. Thank you for your generosity, John.
I had not noticed any difference at all, and I was looking for differences. Probably because the first shave was so good, AND equal to the rest (total of 4)
Third shave with the 7 O’clock black this morning. This was by far the best yet, some of this I am sure is due to the fact that I used MWF soap. I always get my best shaves with MWF and today the blade did a fantastic job. This blade is really impressing me and moving up the list.
Shaved with the Merkur 34C again. Same result. Smooth and close. Very comfortable!!!
Was your MWF the good old formula tallow or the new palm oil based? MWF soap had been on my radar, along with other tallow classics like Tabac, but when they reformulated they fell off my radar.
The new formula MWF is still fantastic, in case you're curious.
I just got the blades, thank you so much for your generosity, @JCinPA!!!
Got mine yesterday.
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