Help establish shave rating criteria?

[geneaut]

Feel free to use it yourself, but I can't see it being adopted or used on a wide scale.

That said, all my shaves are a 10.

I tend to say most of mine are 9.9/10 because I am convinced the best shave of my life is still yet to come

 

[luvmysuper]

If we get this nailed down, we need to start work on standard measurements for musical works, art and sculpture, film and books, and politicians.
The politician one would be particularly helpful.

 

[BigAlVista]

Feel free to use it yourself, but I can't see it being adopted or used on a wide scale.

That said, all my shaves are a 10.

Love the reply!

 

[BigAlVista]

Well as long as it’s subjective, this is how I rate my shaves.

Rating	Consistency	Quality	Comfort	Effectiveness
10	Carbon Copy	Clean	GlideFest	BBS+ / Marble
9	Significantly consistent	Red spots	Buttery smooth	BBS
8	Highly consistent	Multiple weepers	Smooth	BBS-
7	Very consistent	Nick	Comfortable	DFS
6	Consistent	Cut	Tuggy	DFS-
5	Somewhat consistent	Multiple cuts	Harsh	CCS
4	Fairly consistent	Divot	Pulling	CCS-
3	Getting consistent	Multiple divots	Uncomfortable	SAS
2	Not consistent	Sweeney	Stop shaving!	SAS-
1	Freewheeling	Sweeneys	Stop shaving!	No shave

This seems about right.

 

[ShaveWok]

If the ladies run away I give it a ten
If a dude compliments on my scent I give it a 1

 

[blethenstrom]

If the ladies run away I give it a ten
If a dude compliments on my scent I give it a 1

and if you attract cats and dogs?

 

[frbock]

What did you use today? And rate it from 1-10.

Yet we have no objective standards for what constitutes a "10". Or any other number. It's all subjective. What if there is a definitive set of targets to meet in order to claim a 10? Or an 8? Would this maybe provide a standard to work for? Let me demonstrate what I mean.

A rating of "1" You remember starting to shave, but don't remember the trip to the hospital or know why the nurse is asking if your tetanus shots are up to date.

Has anyone ever claimed a 1?

"10" Say...90% or better BBS? No nicks, weepers. No irritation. Just a bit of tingle to let you know the alum and AS is working.

The tough part is supplying the criteria for 2 thru 9.

A "9" is perhaps no more than one weeper or one patch of irritation?

If I draw blood, I don't feel right claiming a 10, after all.

An "8" is two cuts or a larger area of irritation.

And so on and so forth.

Or am I being overly pedantic? Or is it that I find New Years Day to be the most boring of days off? Boring, grey...and cold?

Going thru a lot of blades (16 different ones) that I got for Christmas. First test was 2 shaves (different soaps) with a sample of each blade. If I needed to moisturize my face, the blade was considered to be a failure. 5 failed.
Since then, I've been doing a VS b. Winner goes to the next round.
At this point it's kind of the balance between close shave and comfortable shave. I'm over 60 so comfortable is more important.

 

[tejolot3]

A rating of "1" You remember starting to shave, but don't remember the trip to the hospital or know why the nurse is asking if your tetanus shots are up to date.

Has anyone ever claimed a 1?

I tend to say most of mine are 9.9/10

Wow, that's even less than a 1. (but just barely)

 

[frbock]

Unfortunately, I've hit a problem in the plan.
I've been going thru blades, and Derby Extra got knocked out on round 1 with my Emperor blade (needs immediate skin conditioner).
I remembered it being decent on my Maggard M1/v3 standard.
I pulled it out and put a Derby in. It was a lot better in the M1... not great, but it didn't need immediate moisturizer either.
The razor is as much a variable as anything else.

 

[Jim in NZ]

I hate to throw this out there, because it adds an exponential level of complication, but there is a spiritual dimension at play here too. Anything over an 8 has to leave me in a zen-like state... relaxed and revitalized in my mind and attitude, in addition to all the already mentioned criteria. A perfect shave that just didn't impart a distinct sense of peace and wellbeing simply can't be a 9 or 10. Today's shave, for example, while technically okay, left me wide eyed and rather fearful - I've never tried a Feather before and the experience was like dancing with the devil rather than angels singing, LOL!