Quest for a better shave

[GBerry]

20220207
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Shark Platinum (2)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No cuts, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. This blade is very smooth in use and leaves the skin feeling smooth.

Shave Summary 02/05/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220208
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Shark Platinum (3)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

1 nick, No irritation, close and smooth. A pleasant DFS shave. This blade is very smooth in use and leaves the skin feeling smooth. Blade is ready for recycling.

Shave Summary 02/05/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220209
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Shark Platinum (1)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. This blade is very smooth in use and leaves the skin feeling smooth.

Shave Summary 02/05/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220210
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Shark Platinum (2)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, close and smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. This blade is very smooth in use and leaves the skin feeling smooth. Clean up needed below the jaw line on my left.

Shave Summary 02/05/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

Testing Summary 20220211
(a work in progress)

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Derby Extra
3 blades 6 shaves
average score 0.983
Excellent first shave and then dulls fast resulting in a nick or not a close shave.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Derby Premium
3 blades 6 shaves
Average score 0.9875
This blade makes a very good first shave.
Second shaves yield either irritation, nicks or not close enough. An average shave.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Parker Premium Platinum
3 blades 6 shaves
Average score: 0.950
1/6 shaves had irritation
5/6 shaves had nicks or cuts
2/6 shaves were not close
2/6 shaves were not smooth
There is no reason to continue struggling with this blade.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Astra Superior Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score: 0.996875
This combo produces excellent shaves with few issues. No irritation, 1 nick in 8 shaves, very close and very smooth. The 1 nick was probably technique related. The shaves are near BBS.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Stainless
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.975
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth blade. Closeness was DFS or DFS+.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Chrome (first set)
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.981
Some nicks & cuts and closeness issues

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Chrome (second set)
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.972
1 shave with irritation
2 shaves with nicks
6 shaves not very close. DFS or DFS+ results.
The blades stayed smooth 4 shaves each. It would be nice if I could consistently make DFS+.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Platinum
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 1.000
IMO the best of the Sharks

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Silver Star Super Stainless
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.997
A very good blade that retains smoothness and sufficient sharpness through 3 shaves in the EJ 3ONE6.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Egyptian Bolzano Superinox
3 blades 10 shaves
Average score: 0.9925
This blade produced excellent shaves. Most were BBS or near BBS. Nicks or cuts were produced on 3 of the 10 shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Personna Lab Blue
Razor: Merkur HD34C
2 blades 5 shaves
Average score 0.980
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Closeness was mostly DFS+.

ASCO Super Stainless Orange
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
2 blades 6 shaves
Average score 0.9875
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Closeness was mostly DFS+. Blades appear to be good for 3 shaves.

ASCO Super Stainless Red/Blue
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
2 blades 4 shaves
Average score 0.99375
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Mostly DFS+ or BBS shaves. Blade lasts two shaves.


Gillette Perma-Sharp Gold box
Rex Supply Co Envoy
3 blades 15 shaves
Average score: 1.0
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, mostly BBS in shave quality and closeness, very smooth result. All a pleasant shave experience.
The blades last 5 shaves easily.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6
Gillette Perma-Sharp (Gold Box)
2 blades used on 10 shaves
On the first blade, 3rd shave, a nick on the chin was created which kept reopening on subsequent shaves. I shaved with less efficient tools for 2 days allowing this site to heal. First two shaves on this blade were excellent showing the potential of this combo.

On the second blade I started with a facial cleanser and showered after shaving. Additionally, I used a much lighter touch and used caution on the chin area. With those two changes, the combo achieved 5 really nice shaves.

At this time I prefer the Rex Envoy + Gillette Perma-Sharp combo over the Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 + Gillette Perma-Sharp. The Envoy appears more efficient with less risk of creating a nick. However, it is very easy to over shave with it. The 3ONE6 appears less efficient and easier to generate cuts or nicks. However, I’m not likely to over shave with it. There maybe another blade that makes the 3ONE6 truly shine.

Rex Supply Co Envoy
Bic Chrome Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
8 irritation free shaves ranging from DFS to BBS
These blades are not as sharp as the Gillette Perma-Sharp (Russia) but they are nice and smooth through 4 shaves.

Rex Supply Co Envoy
Shark Platinum
2 blades 6 shaves
6 irritation free shaves ranging from DFS to BBS.
These blades are not as sharp as other blades but they are very smooth. I strongly suspect the first blade was a dud. It felt ready to be binned.

RazoRock GC68-P
Lord Platinum Class
1 blade 3 DFS+ shaves

RazoRock Mamba 0.53
Shark Platinum
1 blade 3 shaves 2 DFS+ 1 DFS

RazoRock Mamba 0.53
Lord Platinum Class
1 blade 3 shaves 2 DFS+ and 1 DFS

The Lord Platinum Class and Shark Platinum performed the same in the RazoRock Mamba 0.53. I could not observe any appreciable difference.

The RazoRock GC68-P made it a bit easier to achieve a consistent DFS+ using the Lord Platinum Class.

Muhle R89
Gillette Silver Blue
1 blade 5 shaves
First four shaves:
No nicks, No irritation, Very Smooth and pleasant DFS+ shaves.
Fifth shave: 1 nick, No irritation, very smooth and pleasant DFS+

Muhle R89
ASCO Orange
1 blade 3 shaves
No nicks, No irritation, very close, very smooth and pleasant DFS shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
ASCO Orange
1 blade 3 shaves
No cuts, No irritation, very smooth, very close and pleasant DFS+ shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
PolSilver Super Iridium
2 blades 7 shaves
On a fourth shave the blade dulls quickly so not worth the effort on a fourth shave.
The first 3 shaves produced the following:
No nicks, No irritation, very smooth, very close and pleasant BBS shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6
Gillette Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
These blades delivered excellent shaves without nicks or irritation. The blades feel smooth in use and also have a very good post shave feel. 4 BBS, 3 DFS+ and 1 DFS very pleasant shaves. This blade appears smoother than the PolSilver SI.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Platinum
2 blades 6 shaves
The Shark Platinum blades delivered very good shaves without cuts or irritation. The shaves were very close and smooth. 5 were DFS+ shaves and 1 was a DFS. The blades dull quickly in the third shave.

Happy shaves

 

[GBerry]

20220211
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Shark Platinum (3)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, close and smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. This blade is very smooth in use and leaves the skin feeling smooth. A lot of clean up needed in the neck areas. Blade is ready for recycling.

Shave summary 02/11/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[thombrogan]

@GBerry - it still looks like the Rex Envoy + Gillette Permasharp is your best pairing with the Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 + Shark Platinum hot on its heels.

 

[GBerry]

@GBerry - it still looks like the Rex Envoy + Gillette Permasharp is your best pairing with the Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 + Shark Platinum hot on its heels.

Actually, the first group of tests on the 3ONE6 + Shark Platinum were perfect. The second group of tests on the 3ONE6 + Shark Platinum were definitely not as close. The second group came from a second tuck. A bit puzzling.

The 3ONE6 + Gillette Platinum combo trumps 3ONE6 + Shark Platinum combo.

The Rex Envoy + Gillette Permasharp (gold box) is a great combo.

 

[thombrogan]

A bit puzzling.

I’ve read the benefit of speedier blades is consistency, but didn’t/don’t know if that’s lies that make permission easier to give.

With that suspicion in place, could it possibly have been an external circumstance that affected the second battery of tests?

The 3ONE6 + Gillette Platinum combo trumps 3ONE6 + Shark Platinum combo.

Excellent news. Sounds like an amped up version of the 34C/Lab Blue combo found

 

[GBerry]

20220212
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Platinum New (1)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

1 nick on the chin, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Is Lord Platinum New the same as Shark Platinum?

I’m going to wait and see.

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

I’ve read the benefit of speedier blades is consistency, but didn’t/don’t know if that’s lies that make permission easier to give.

With that suspicion in place, could it possibly have been an external circumstance that affected the second battery of tests?



Excellent news. Sounds like an amped up version of the 34C/Lab Blue combo found

For now it remains a mystery!
1. Exactly the same razor
2. Different lot of blades
3. Lather same base but different scent.
4. Same brush
5. Technique

 

[thombrogan]

Maybe the claim of inconsistency of blade quality is occasionally correct.

Maybe the addition of fragrance and essential oils to the Naked and Smooth makes your skin slightly more sensitive?

Maybe changes in diet, sleep schedule, atmospheric moisture levels, changes in levels and composition of airborne particles.

 

[GBerry]

20220213
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Platinum New (2)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse;

No nicks, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Is Lord Platinum New the same as Shark Platinum?

I’m going to wait and see.

Shave summary 02/11/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220214
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Platinum New (3)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse;

1 nick, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Is Lord Platinum New the same as Shark Platinum?

I’m going to wait and see.

Shave summary 02/11/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220215
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Platinum New (1)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant BBS shave.

Is Lord Platinum New the same as Shark Platinum?

I’m going to wait and see.

Shave summary 02/11/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220216
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Platinum New (2)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Is Lord Platinum New the same as Shark Platinum?

I’m going to wait and see.

Shave summary 02/11/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[GBerry]

20220217
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Platinum New (3)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave.

Is Lord Platinum New the same as Shark Platinum?

I’m going to wait and see.

Shave summary 02/11/2022

Shave on!!!

 

[thombrogan]

@GBerry - whether they’re verifiably the same or not, do they feel the same?

 

[GBerry]

Testing Summary 20220217
(a work in progress)

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Derby Extra
3 blades 6 shaves
average score 0.983
Excellent first shave and then dulls fast resulting in a nick or not a close shave.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Derby Premium
3 blades 6 shaves
Average score 0.9875
This blade makes a very good first shave.
Second shaves yield either irritation, nicks or not close enough. An average shave.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Parker Premium Platinum
3 blades 6 shaves
Average score: 0.950
1/6 shaves had irritation
5/6 shaves had nicks or cuts
2/6 shaves were not close
2/6 shaves were not smooth
There is no reason to continue struggling with this blade.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Astra Superior Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score: 0.996875
This combo produces excellent shaves with few issues. No irritation, 1 nick in 8 shaves, very close and very smooth. The 1 nick was probably technique related. The shaves are near BBS.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Stainless
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.975
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth blade. Closeness was DFS or DFS+.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Chrome (first set)
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.981
Some nicks & cuts and closeness issues

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Super Chrome (second set)
2 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.972
1 shave with irritation
2 shaves with nicks
6 shaves not very close. DFS or DFS+ results.
The blades stayed smooth 4 shaves each. It would be nice if I could consistently make DFS+.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Platinum
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 1.000
IMO the best of the Sharks

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Silver Star Super Stainless
3 blades 8 shaves
Average score 0.997
A very good blade that retains smoothness and sufficient sharpness through 3 shaves in the EJ 3ONE6.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Egyptian Bolzano Superinox
3 blades 10 shaves
Average score: 0.9925
This blade produced excellent shaves. Most were BBS or near BBS. Nicks or cuts were produced on 3 of the 10 shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Personna Lab Blue
Razor: Merkur HD34C
2 blades 5 shaves
Average score 0.980
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Closeness was mostly DFS+.

ASCO Super Stainless Orange
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
2 blades 6 shaves
Average score 0.9875
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Closeness was mostly DFS+. Blades appear to be good for 3 shaves.

ASCO Super Stainless Red/Blue
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
2 blades 4 shaves
Average score 0.99375
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, very smooth. Mostly DFS+ or BBS shaves. Blade lasts two shaves.


Gillette Perma-Sharp Gold box
Rex Supply Co Envoy
3 blades 15 shaves
Average score: 1.0
No nicks or cuts, no irritation, mostly BBS in shave quality and closeness, very smooth result. All a pleasant shave experience.
The blades last 5 shaves easily.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6
Gillette Perma-Sharp (Gold Box)
2 blades used on 10 shaves
On the first blade, 3rd shave, a nick on the chin was created which kept reopening on subsequent shaves. I shaved with less efficient tools for 2 days allowing this site to heal. First two shaves on this blade were excellent showing the potential of this combo.

On the second blade I started with a facial cleanser and showered after shaving. Additionally, I used a much lighter touch and used caution on the chin area. With those two changes, the combo achieved 5 really nice shaves.

At this time I prefer the Rex Envoy + Gillette Perma-Sharp combo over the Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 + Gillette Perma-Sharp. The Envoy appears more efficient with less risk of creating a nick. However, it is very easy to over shave with it. The 3ONE6 appears less efficient and easier to generate cuts or nicks. However, I’m not likely to over shave with it. There maybe another blade that makes the 3ONE6 truly shine.

Rex Supply Co Envoy
Bic Chrome Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
8 irritation free shaves ranging from DFS to BBS
These blades are not as sharp as the Gillette Perma-Sharp (Russia) but they are nice and smooth through 4 shaves.

Rex Supply Co Envoy
Shark Platinum
2 blades 6 shaves
6 irritation free shaves ranging from DFS to BBS.
These blades are not as sharp as other blades but they are very smooth. I strongly suspect the first blade was a dud. It felt ready to be binned.

RazoRock GC68-P
Lord Platinum Class
1 blade 3 DFS+ shaves

RazoRock Mamba 0.53
Shark Platinum
1 blade 3 shaves 2 DFS+ 1 DFS

RazoRock Mamba 0.53
Lord Platinum Class
1 blade 3 shaves 2 DFS+ and 1 DFS

The Lord Platinum Class and Shark Platinum performed the same in the RazoRock Mamba 0.53. I could not observe any appreciable difference.

The RazoRock GC68-P made it a bit easier to achieve a consistent DFS+ using the Lord Platinum Class.

Muhle R89
Gillette Silver Blue
1 blade 5 shaves
First four shaves:
No nicks, No irritation, Very Smooth and pleasant DFS+ shaves.
Fifth shave: 1 nick, No irritation, very smooth and pleasant DFS+

Muhle R89
ASCO Orange
1 blade 3 shaves
No nicks, No irritation, very close, very smooth and pleasant DFS shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
ASCO Orange
1 blade 3 shaves
No cuts, No irritation, very smooth, very close and pleasant DFS+ shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
PolSilver Super Iridium
2 blades 7 shaves
On a fourth shave the blade dulls quickly so not worth the effort on a fourth shave.
The first 3 shaves produced the following:
No nicks, No irritation, very smooth, very close and pleasant BBS shaves.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6
Gillette Platinum
2 blades 8 shaves
These blades delivered excellent shaves without nicks or irritation. The blades feel smooth in use and also have a very good post shave feel. 4 BBS, 3 DFS+ and 1 DFS very pleasant shaves. This blade appears smoother than the PolSilver SI.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Shark Platinum
2 blades 6 shaves
The Shark Platinum blades delivered very good shaves without cuts or irritation. The shaves were very close and smooth. 5 were DFS+ shaves and 1 was a DFS. The blades dull quickly in the third shave.

Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled Handle
Lord Platinum New
2 blades 6 shaves
2 nicks; No irritation; very close
5 DFS+ and 1 BBS
All pleasant shaves. I would be hard pressed to tell these apart from the Shark Platinums. Both deliver DFS+ shaves plus or minus and each blade can yield 3 shaves. A good blade to have around.

Happy shaves

 

[GBerry]

20220218
Razor: Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 Knurled handle
Blade: Lord Platinum Class (1)

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Vanilla Sandalwood
Aftershave: Cold water rinse; Thayer’s Facial Toner Witch Hazel Rose

No nicks, No irritation, very close and very smooth. A pleasant DFS+ shave. The blade was definitely very smooth.

Is Lord Platinum Class the same as Shark Platinum?

Is Lord Platinum Class the same as Lord Platinum New?

I’m going to wait and see.

Shave Summary 02/17/2022

Shave on!!!