A newbie’s journey into DE shaving
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Congrats on the 5K milestone....
Congrats on reaching 5k!
Likewise!
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Well that’s in the pocket (protector) already! I will get another Ares early July!
You are a chatty one aren't you
!! Just kidding, congrats on the 5k!!- Thread starter
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| Date | 06.01.2025 |
| 365 daily shaves | 006/365 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
Lambda Ares v2 Gillette ABC Pocket Edition | 7 OC Yellow (14) | Zenith Manchurian |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash Mastro Miche preshave | BSS #1 (38) | Cold splash Aftershave Balm |
| Effectiveness | Facial Impact Score FIS™ |
| 8.75/10 (BBS-) | 10/10 (GlideFest) |
| Notes: |
My oldest razor meets my newest in a get-ready-for-office shave. I need to be on stage in the afternoon so I shaved my head yesterday already an this morning opted for a nice comfortable two pass shave. Marvellous is all I can say. Both razors very capable at their task. The ABC with slightly more blade feel, but other than that worthy adversaries in this shave.
BSS#1 was nice as ever and performing as expected meaning excellent. The Manchurian was very capable of lathering up which helped as well of course.
Wishing you a wonderful shave today!
Still in.
Razor: Gillette Slim J2
Blade: Nacet (2)
Bowl: Turkish Copper
Brush: Kent Synthetic
Soap: An old sample of something that smells nice and makes a great tallow based lather
AS: Stirling Autumn Glory
A DFS with my (presently) favorite blade and a wonderous little machine called the Gillette Slim.
Razor: Gillette Slim J2
Blade: Nacet (2)
Bowl: Turkish Copper
Brush: Kent Synthetic
Soap: An old sample of something that smells nice and makes a great tallow based lather
AS: Stirling Autumn Glory
A DFS with my (presently) favorite blade and a wonderous little machine called the Gillette Slim.
That's funny since I first thought of Revenge of the Nerds the first time I heard about Lambda razors!!You need to use a third Lambda so you can be part of the Lambda Lambda Lambda.
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| Date | 07.01.2025 |
| 365 daily shaves | 007/365 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
Lambda Ares v2 Gillette New Improved | 7 OC Yellow (1) | Zenith Manchurian |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash Mastro Miche preshave | Intesa (3) | Cold splash Aftershave Balm |
| Effectiveness | Facial Impact Score FIS™ |
| 8.50/10 (DFS+++) | 9/10 (Butterysmooth) |
| Notes: |
Fresh blades and with the 7OC that means potentially opening the game to weepers. The fact I used the New Improved might have been a bit obvious or oblivious in hindsight, but that’s definitely a more blade feel aggressive razor and so I managed to score some red pins here and there which I have accounted for in my facial impact score. Interestingly aftershave feedback was manageable although I was anticipating higher sting levels. The New Improved is more present than the Ares and also much less smooth, but still a very nice razor to use. I absolutely love the New Improved for its history and its build (like a tank). Not to mention the fact that in the shiny shiny department it can rival with the Ares.
Intesa was very nice lathering up in my Captain’s Choice Bowl. Worked well with the brush, better at least than Proraso, but I still have the impression the brush favours face lathering and/or a painting motion when dealing with creams. Intesa is very fresh in its scent and I like it a lot. Comes out rather hard/firm out of the tube, but once it’s out, it is like any other cream.
Wishing you a wonderful shave today!
I am guessing the NEW Improved must be much more aggressive than a regular NEW, Guido? My NEW seemed like a ***** cat today - very well behaved with no desire to bite or scratch.
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Definitely Jim. The New Improved is more flat in its teeth and also has a more flat baseplate cause the blade to bend less in my experience - which makes the New Improved much more blade forward than the docile cat you are referring to in the NEW. I concur with that assessment by the way. My NEWs are rather mild in feel at least. The Short Comb is even more mild, but definitely not in effectiveness.
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