Blackland Brotherhood - B³

[BravoFoxtrot]

I’m flying home tomorrow morning and will be greeted with a new Ti Osprey and a new baseplate for my Vector. I ran an electric for the last 9 days and my face will appreciate the reprieve from that coarse cutting monstrosity. A weed whacker may have yielded better results. My next DE or SE shave will be a Godsend. My biggest hurdle now is deciding which soap, blade, and brush will used. I welcome this conundrum.

 

[WThomas0814]

 

[never-stop-learning]

Friday 20240503
Blackland Brotherhood

Razor: Blackland Razors Ti Vector SB (Rosseforp GTC 25g Handle)
Blade: Schick Proline P (3 shaves, 6 passes)
Brush: AP Shave Co Lemon Drop (AP Shave Co 24mm G5C Fan)
Bowl: n/a
Lather: ARKO
Aftershave: Old Spice Original

Same kit as Wednesday and Thursday. Same outstanding performance and results.

Superb shave!

 

[muzichead]

 

[BravoFoxtrot]

Razor: Osprey Ti
Setting: 3.5
Blade: New Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Muhle STF
Soap: Proraso Green
Shave: 2 pass, DFS. No irritation.

 

[Tomo]

I’ve been practicing with the Blackbird for about a week and today I nailed it. A perfectly comfortable DE shave. That’s a first for me.

 

[Blackland Razors]

I’ve been practicing with the Blackbird for about a week and today I nailed it. A perfectly comfortable DE shave. That’s a first for me.

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Amazing news! Congrats on nailing that first great DE shave. It's a good feeling!

 

[Tomo]

Amazing news! Congrats on nailing that first great DE shave. It's a good feeling!

Interesting that moving to a blade forward and efficient razor has actually reduced irritation compared to many passes with a mild razor.

The breakthrough today was short scooping strokes in the curved contours of the neck.

 

[never-stop-learning]

Sunday 20240505
Blackland Brotherhood

Razor: Blackland Razors Ti Vector SB (Rosseforp GTC 25g Handle)
Blade: Schick Proline P (5 shaves, 10 passes)
Brush: Rudy Vey 2022 B&B Contributors Brush (Mühle 25mm STF)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Taconic Shave Bay Rum Cream
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum

Superb shave!

Additional notes are in My Journal.

 

[muzichead]

 

[Blackland Razors]

Interesting that moving to a blade forward and efficient razor has actually reduced irritation compared to many passes with a mild razor.

Yes! This exact topic makes an appearance in this video. Efficiency helping reduce irritation is one of Blackland’s core principles.

 

[rudygu]

The Vector is making life difficult for me in the best possible way. I have many DE razors I love, but none of them compare to it. More and more I’m finding I only use them out of some self-imposed obligation. The reality is they are all just part of a collection to be looked at, played with and used for novelty (and that’s ok). I could lose all of them for the Vector and a couple of packs of different AC blades and the average quality of my shaves would improve. I currently have around 15 razors that see use and the Vector makes up 25% of that use. That number is only going to increase.

 

[never-stop-learning]

The Vector is making life difficult for me in the best possible way. I have many DE razors I love, but none of them compare to it. More and more I’m finding I only use them out of some self-imposed obligation. The reality is they are all just part of a collection to be looked at, played with and used for novelty (and that’s ok). I could lose all of them for the Vector and a couple of packs of different AC blades and the average quality of my shaves would improve. I currently have around 15 razors that see use and the Vector makes up 25% of that use. That number is only going to increase.View attachment 1841727

Yup.....I know exactly what you mean.

 

[never-stop-learning]

Monday 20240506
Blackland Brotherhood

Razor: Blackland Razors Ti Vector SB (Rosseforp GTC 25g Handle)
Blade: Schick Proline P (6 shaves, 12 passes)

Brush: Rudy Vey 2022 B&B Contributors Brush (Mühle 25mm STF)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Taconic Shave Bay Rum Cream
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum

Used the same kit from 5/5 again today! This kit provides an exceptionally comfortable and satisfying shaving experience with superb top tier results in all respects!

Superb shave!

 

[rudygu]

The Era is one of the few DE razors in my collection with a truly useful purpose. I have several plates, but I think it stands out with the 2 OC. It's very mild but very efficient and comfortable - perfect for the days I give my face a break. I've seen some complaints that the blade posts on the top cap have too much wiggle room, but I actually use this to my advantage. I like to slide the blade to one side as far as possible so that the exposure is greater on that side. In effect, I have an Era with 3 on one side and 2 SB on the other. That is probably overstating it, but I find it useful to think of that way. First pass with the 3, followed by a second with the 2. Of course, with a Kai, it bumps it a bit beyond that, and Bics tone it down, so it is fairly flexible. Factor in all the other plates and its “adjustability” is impressive.

 

[muzichead]

 

[Teutonblade]

Arrived today. Lite and Blackbird plates. Hello brothers!

 

[Teutonblade]

Had my first shave with the BB Lite this morning. Very comfortable, but low efficiency. Nowhere near my Athena. That said, it feels great in the hand, solid and so easy to use. All-in-all I would say it gave me a DFS-. I look forward to trying the original BB plate tomorrow.

 

[SgtCrppls]

I am back in the brotherhood!!

This came in the mail today!

 

[Tomo]

Just completed my first ten days with the Blackbird. One tuck of Astra’s and one tuck of BiC’s later, I’m VERY impressed with this razor. Next week I’ll see what the Vector can do. Surely it doesn’t get any better than this.