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Thursday: Omega Sintex brush (low end type w. white bristles) ARKO Lemon Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5 Dorco ST-301 blade, 3rd shave Target witch hazel Body Shop Razor Relief Left too much water in the brush. Result, too thin lather. There was enough lubricity, but less protection for the skin, ...

Wednesday: Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5 Dorco 301 blade, 2nd shave Pierre Cardin Precision Shave Cream Target witch hazel http://www.postimage.org/aVjR3J.jpg The shave cream was from my father's stash, likely something he picked up in a hotel room in his travels. No ingredients are listed other...

1. Slim adjustable with a Dorco ST-301 blade is my go-to combination. I like using progressive settings with each pass using the Slim, like 3,4,5, even 6. The Dorco 301 blade is a sharp yet forgiving blade that can give BBS shaves when I choose to go for it. The extensive coating system makes a diff...

Saturday: Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5 Derby blade, 5th shave Old Spice regular in the can Target witch hazel Body Shop Razor Relief Though there was a mark at the rear corner of the right jaw line from Friday's shave, I managed to get a near-BBS shave with a blade that was nearing the end of i...

One last thing regarding sources, Crunchy. I posted above some places where these blades are available in the U.S. In the UK try: http://connaughtshaving.com/razorblades.html Connaught shaving has many of the blades listed in Squire's reviews. Prices there, however, are such that it may be cheaper t...

Friday:

Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5,6
Derby blade, 4th shave
Old Spice regular in the can
Target witch hazel

Body Shop Razor Relief

Have you checked out Squire's blade reviews at the top of this forum? I've tried just a few of the blades listed there, but would recommend Dorco ST-301's. They're extensively coated (makes a difference for my sensitive skin), yet sharp enough to give a good, even BBS shave. Though it's a mild razor...

I have two slim adjustables (one came as part of a "Lot" that included a Schick Krona I was interested in on eBay). Also have two NOS Wilkinsons, purchased new in the early '70's. Been experimenting with some modern blades, and prefer such blades with the coatings available now, with progr...

Thursday, after a day's face rest:

Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5,6
Derby blade, 3rd shave
Old Spice regular in the can
Target witch hazel

The week before last, I shaved with a 7o'clock yellow, this week with a Derby, which sells for less than half since Giovanni raised the price on the yellow by 67%. The 7o'clock SharpEdge (yellow) is a nice blade, but not worth twice the price of a Derby. I went back to DE shaving to save on the outr...

Tuesday, after two days face rest:

Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5,6
Derby blade
Old Spice regular in the can
Target witch hazel

Whiskers from two days face rest came off notably closer in the 1st pass, but still took three more passes to get BBS

If the carbon steel edge of those blades was indeed deformed by contact with the whiskers, all the more a case for stainless steel blades. The higher yield strength of stainless steel, certainly higher than the carbon steel used in blades 77 years ago, allows such a blade edge to exert more cutting ...

Leaving the glue on blade did not keep me from getting very good shaves with a 7o'clock yellow, but there is one difference I did notice. After 5+ shaves with the 7o'clock SharpEdge, there is much more soapy film left on the blade as compared to two used Dorco 301's that this blade is sandwiched in ...

Saturday: Started 1st pass with: Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3 Dorco ST-301 blade, 6th shave Old Spice regular in the can Finished 1st pass and shave with: Slim adjustable, set at 3,4,5,6 Derby Extra blade, 1st shave Old Spice regular in the can Target witch hazel Today is 4th day in a row of shavin...

Friday:

Slim Adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5,6
Dorco ST-301 blade, 5th shave
Old Spice regular in the can
Target witch hazel

May try a 6th shave tomorrow with this blade,
though I'm not sure it's up to it.

Have a Derby waiting in the wings...

Thursday:

Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5
Dorco ST-301, 4th shave
Old Spice regular in the can
Target witch hazel

Not quite BBS, but enough to make it to Friday.

Slim adjustable with: Dorco ST-301 Derby 7o'clock yellow Tech with: Dorco ST-301 Derby Two or three more blades yet to try, after the Dorco 301 in use this week. They will be tried in the Slim. Though I like the more compact head on the Tech, adjustments in the Slim can bring out the best in a wider...

Wednesday:

Slim adjustable, I3, set at 3,4,5,6
Dorco ST-301 blade, 3rd shave
Old Spice regular in the can.
Target witch hazel

4th was a "mini-pass" on the usual suspects, chin and right lower jaw line.

As has been noted elsewhere in this forum, many of the good blades come from geopolitical hot spots like Russia, Korea, Pakistan, Turkey, and Israel. As good as Giovanni (pronounced Joe-VAH-knee, he seemed to appreciate it when I said it that way) is, the supply of these blades could be subject to i...

I've read more than once from knowledgeable owners of Gillette adjustables on this board that it's not a good idea to change settings with the doors tightened down on a blade. That is if it can even be done with the doors tight, it puts more stress on the adjusting mechanism, increasing the chances ...