GIVEAWAY! Challenge PIF - Vikings At The Gate

[lancre]

Pre: Shower, Warm water rinse
Blade: Crystal
Razor: Blackland Era Level 3
Brush: Vulfix Super Badger
Soap: Marke Golddachs Classic
Post: Lukewarm rinse, Humphrey's Toner WH, Nivea PSB

Easy Peasy. No drama, just a close comfortable shave.

Today's shave was a DFS+ with no weepers, nicks, or post-shave irritation.

 

[Filudo]

Crystal #2
Face shave
Gillette Rocket HD
Doppelganger soap

Smooth 2+ pass shave.....close and smooth, NO burning this time..... really good.

 

[Marsh1]

Vikings At The Gate - Crystal Super Platinum(2) - Shave(2)

Pre: Shower, Warm water rinse, PAA The Cube 2.0
Razor: Gillette Pre-War Tech
Blade: Crystal Super Platinum#2(2)
Brush: Mondial Boar
Soap: RazoRock XXX
Post: Lukewarm rinse, Thayers
Splash: Proraso Green

Nothing substantial to report, a DFS similar shave to the last with the major exception being the agility and performance of what is perhaps the greatest razor of all time.... the pre-war Tech.

 

[Hawkeye_90]

I donno maybe it’s me
Cyrstal persona
Tech
Silver tip badger
Arko
Hot shower
Clubman

Blade shaved ok it was very smooth but again not as sharp as I would prefer.
It was a fine shave just nothing special and I will certainly need to shave tomorrow. These blades just haven’t worked for me. Some of that was using an English tech. I will try it with an open comb on Friday and see if that’s the magic cocktail.

 

[ajkel64]

Vikings at the Gate: Week 5, blade 5, Vikings Sword Super Stainless.​

Another pretty good shave this morning. I finished up with a weeper on my left cheek which was interesting as I didn’t feel the blade cut my skin. Otherwise I had a good shave with hardly any sting when I used my Alum Block. I do like these Israeli Vikings Swords Super Stainless blades.

 

[fast shaver]

Vikings Blade #3 Shave #5
Tools: Tech Razor, CRS soap, Disruptor brush & Clubman Aftershave.
Good two pass shave today = DFS.
I needed some light touchup here & there though.

 

[geneaut]

Viking Sword Blade 1 Shave 10

This Viking has been sitting in my Tech Fat Handle since November 4, waiting patiently. Today, it got its chance again and delivered a great shave.

BTW, the new formulation of Floris soaps isn't bad

 

[BigJ]

Viking’s sword blade three, Shave #5

Razor: Wolfman WR1
Brush: Rudy Vey B&B 2-band badger
Soap: Cella red
Splash: Floid the genuine

Comment: ‘Autopilot’ 9.5/10 shave today!! What‘s not to like??

 

[TheBigL]

I've been off B&B for the last week or so. I've been on a new job hunt and it's been difficult to sit down and read all the posts.

I did have a few more Vikings Sword shaves in the Tech. I think it's a blade of great longevity, but the Tech/VS is not a great combo for me. The shaves are just not close enough. I have to get really aggressive to get close. The blade was better in the Milord.

Moving on now to a different razor, haven't decided yet. The VS is much more better than the Crystal for me.

 

[ajkel64]

Vikings at the Gate: Week 5, blade 5, Vikings Sword Super Stainless.​

Interesting shave this morning. I had two weepers. One on my first pass which I knew straight away as I felt the nick on my neck and the second weeper was a ghost weeper. I didn’t feel a thing but when I finished my third pass a had a weeper on my left cheek. It’s the same spot all the time so I must be getting it with the corner of the blade. Anyway I was still relatively happy with the outcome.

 

[lancre]

Pre: Shower, Warm water rinse
Blade: Personna Blue Label
Razor: Maggard V3A
Brush: Zenith Manchurian Badger
Soap: Elysian Cherie Tobacco
Post: Lukewarm rinse, Humphrey's Toner WH, Nivea PSB

Back to the Personna Blue Label for Round 3 (shave #9) with a different razor and soap.
It worked pretty well with the more aggressive razor.

Today's shave was a DFS+ with no weepers, nicks, or post-shave irritation.

 

[BigJ]

Viking’s sword blade three, Shave #6

Razor: Wolfman WR1
Brush: Simpsons tulip 3 super badger
Soap: Fine Italian citrus
Splash: Pinaud clubman

Comment: Comfortable 9/10 shave today with ‘no drama!!’

 

[Grundi]

I've been off B&B for the last week or so. I've been on a new job hunt and it's been difficult to sit down and read all the posts.

Best of luck on the new job hunt!! If you need another Viking's Sword to keep those fuzzy barbarians at the gate while you're interviewing, just let me know!!

 

[Marsh1]

Vikings At The Gate - Crystal Super Platinum(2) - Shave(3)

Pre: Shower, Warm water rinse, PAA The Cube 2.0
Razor: Gillette NDC Ball End Tech
Blade: Crystal Super Platinum#2(3)
Brush: Mondial Boar
Soap: Antica Barberia Mondial Talc
Post: Lukewarm rinse, Thayers
Splash: Antica Barberia Mondial Talc

Something is slightly different with this Crystal because the shaves haven't been quite as good as the first blade. The overall shave went just fine today and I was in DFS+ range, despite one ghost nick that I didn't feel (somewhat mirroring @ajkel64's experience from a few days before). But my post-shave was not as strong today as past Crystal shaves and I could definitely feel the "rawness" creep in. Ah well, nobody's perfect.

 

[ajkel64]

Vikings at the Gate: Week 5, blade 5, Vikings Super Stainless.​

I had a really good shave this morning. No blood today, no weepers which was fantastic and I did have a little bit of sting when I applied my Alum Block. I still like these blades and I am very happy to have had the chance to try them out.

 

[hugosf]

Razor: Blackbird TI

Brush: SOC Finest Badger

Soap: B&M Passiflora

Blade: Vikings Sword (1)

Taking a second Viking Sword blade. I really like this blade, so smooth.

 

[DesertIguana]

Well I use the Blade this morning, it is a Super Blade.

The Razor was Vintage Tech, I thought the Blade was not in Razor, two pass shave was almost a BBS.

Awesome Blade.

 

[Space_Cadet]

with the major exception being the agility and performance of what is perhaps the greatest razor of all time.... the pre-war Tech.

For me the Tech should be just a little more effective, and it would be great. Of course there are differences between different Techs.

Hope you guys are enjoying the Vikings.

 

[BigJ]

Viking’s sword blade three, Shave #7

Razor: Wolfman WR1 (of course)
Brush: Rudy Vey Persian jar 2-band
Soap: Vito’s red
Splash: Proraso green

Comment: Nice shave this AM (8.5/10) to finish off this blade!!

Each and every blade has been a pleasure!! Thanks @Grundi and @AnimalCatcher!!

 

[AnimalCatcher]

Thanks @BigJ, but it was it was @Space_Cadet and @mikey that supplied the blades for this PIF.