I've been wanting to try these blades for a while and I finally got around to it.
No wax on the blade itself, just two small dots on the paper.
I was under the impression, from the name only, that these blades were made in Italy. When I saw they are in fact made in Germany, I have to admit, some of my enthusiasm faded. The German made Wilkinson Sword blades, the only blades available to me at the time in the late 1980's, were the blades that made me change to cartridge razors.
So, on to the shave.
Gillette NEW SC - Balzano
Stirling Sunflower Fields
Omega boar
Theres something about this soap that every time I use it it reminds me of leaning into a rifle laid over a hay bale on a hot humid August day in a 100 acre hay field full of woodchucks. Memories.
Anyway, lather up for a full 3 pass shave as I do with most unfamiliar blades. First stroke felt tuggy but not too bad, with a lot of blade feel. I initially thought it harsh but as it turns out not overly. Tuggy first pass however.
Finish the first WTG pass, rinse and feel considerable stubble left. Lather again and shave XTG. The tuggy feeling is mostly gone, but the blade feel is very present. Not rough or harsh really, just very much there. Hard to explain.
Lather and start ATG. Tuggy feeling is gone but the blade feel is even more pronounced. It wasnt really a bad thing, just different from what I've felt with other blades. Rinse and was surprised to feel stubble still along my jawline and the trouble spots on my neck. Paint more lather and attack ATG again and felt slight irritation first stroke along my jaw line. Adjust angle of my stroke slightly to ATG/XTG and finish the clean up pass.
After a rinse I had some very light irritation over the trouble areas on my neck, gone in minutes, but finished with a very fine shave. Very near BBS on all areas.
I'll need to revisit this blade with maybe a different soap. Haslinger has been on my list, this may be a good excuse to order some ha!
All in, a very capable blade with a very pronounced feel to it. Not the sharpest blade around, nor the smoothest but it gave a different and enjoyable quality shave.
No wax on the blade itself, just two small dots on the paper.
I was under the impression, from the name only, that these blades were made in Italy. When I saw they are in fact made in Germany, I have to admit, some of my enthusiasm faded. The German made Wilkinson Sword blades, the only blades available to me at the time in the late 1980's, were the blades that made me change to cartridge razors.
So, on to the shave.
Gillette NEW SC - Balzano
Stirling Sunflower Fields
Omega boar
Theres something about this soap that every time I use it it reminds me of leaning into a rifle laid over a hay bale on a hot humid August day in a 100 acre hay field full of woodchucks. Memories.
Anyway, lather up for a full 3 pass shave as I do with most unfamiliar blades. First stroke felt tuggy but not too bad, with a lot of blade feel. I initially thought it harsh but as it turns out not overly. Tuggy first pass however.
Finish the first WTG pass, rinse and feel considerable stubble left. Lather again and shave XTG. The tuggy feeling is mostly gone, but the blade feel is very present. Not rough or harsh really, just very much there. Hard to explain.
Lather and start ATG. Tuggy feeling is gone but the blade feel is even more pronounced. It wasnt really a bad thing, just different from what I've felt with other blades. Rinse and was surprised to feel stubble still along my jawline and the trouble spots on my neck. Paint more lather and attack ATG again and felt slight irritation first stroke along my jaw line. Adjust angle of my stroke slightly to ATG/XTG and finish the clean up pass.
After a rinse I had some very light irritation over the trouble areas on my neck, gone in minutes, but finished with a very fine shave. Very near BBS on all areas.
I'll need to revisit this blade with maybe a different soap. Haslinger has been on my list, this may be a good excuse to order some ha!
All in, a very capable blade with a very pronounced feel to it. Not the sharpest blade around, nor the smoothest but it gave a different and enjoyable quality shave.