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Saturday Mornings Vintage Gillette is my NDC Gold Ball End Tech. One more shave for the week and then I need to pick something for the next weeks efforts.
| Date | 12.04.2024 |
| 366 daily shaves | 104/366 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Gillette Old Type | Lord Cool (6) | Razorock Beehive |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash KCG Face Wash | Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (86) | Cold splash Proraso Green Balm |
| Passes | WTG XTG ATG and touch up |
| Process Quality (details here) | Blade Sharpness |
| 10/10 (Clean) | 5/10 (Sharp) |
| Effectiveness | Shave Comfort |
| 8.25/10 (DFS++) | 7.5/10 (Comfortably smooth) |
| Notes: |
Summary. Again slightly better performance from the blade. The Old Type is the mother of all open combs. Wow!
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Enjoy your shave!
Sing me up (47 Super Speed)
Vintage Gillette of the day (Sunday) for me was my Gillette NDC Gold Ball End Tech.
| Date | 14.04.2024 |
| 366 daily shaves | 105/366 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Gillette Super Adjustable 109 | Lord Cool (7) | Abe's Brush Works Blutt STF |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash KCG Face Wash | Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (87) | Cold splash Proraso Green Balm |
| Passes | WTG XTG ATG and touch up |
| Process Quality (details here) | Blade Sharpness |
| 10/10 (Clean) | 5/10 (Sharp) |
| Effectiveness | Shave Comfort |
| 8/10 (DFS+) | 7.5/10 (Comfortably smooth) |
| Notes: |
Summary. Remembering my father-in-law today. Can´t believe it's 8 years already.
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Enjoy your shave!
This week’s Vintage Gillette is my English Gillette Four Piece Tech. I have not used it for almost two years when I looked back through my postings. It is basically a Flat Bottom Tech so it shaves pretty good.
Vintage English Gillette Four Piece Tech is my Vintage Gillette Razor for this week.
I’m in
Vintage Gillette Four Piece Tech is my razor for this week.
Still going strong with my English Gillette Four Piece Tech. I wish the blade was still playing the game. Still loving my Tech’s.
Still using my Vintage English Gillette Four Piece Tech.
Sixth shave for this week and still using my Vintage English Gillette Four Piece Tech. One more shave for the week and then I will switch out for something else.
| Date | 20.04.2024 |
| 366 daily shaves | 111/366 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Gillette US Tech prewar | KCG China (1) | Omega Proraso |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash KCG Face Wash | Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (93) | Cold splash Proraso Green Balm |
| Passes | WTG XTG ATG and touch up |
| Process Quality (details here) | Blade Sharpness |
| 6/10 (Cut) | 4.5/10 (Sharpish) |
| Effectiveness | Shave Comfort |
| 8.75/10 (BBS-) | 10/10 (GlideFest) |
| Notes: |
Summary. A joy using my prewar Tech. Never stops to be fun. The Chinese KCG blade is quite a nice blade. Definitely smooth and sharp.
For extended shave notes click here.
Enjoy your shave!
Last shave for this week and last shave with my Vintage English Gillette Four Piece Tech. Now I have to select a razor for the west weeks efforts.
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