Gargravarr
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Stainless might be common as muck, but at least it won't float out of your hand and get lost in the upper atmosphere.
November 2021 SHAVING Acquisitions Thread
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A couple of blades from Men's Biz
An underappreciated blade IMHO
I've been wanting to try them for a while now and Men's Biz had them on sale so I thought what the hell.
After last night's shave, I'm more than happy with them. They felt sharp without being overly aggressive.
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Arrival from Top Of The Chain today. They all smell great off the tub. It’s going to be a hard choice tomorrow morning
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Interested to see your thoughts on Sea Spice Lime as it gets good reviews from a few YT personalities. Nice score!
Arrival from Top Of The Chain today. They all smell great off the tub. It’s going to be a hard choice tomorrow morning
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Mail Call today - thanks Ausfarce
Not too sure about the tuck of ВОСКОД blades but first whiff of the new soaps gets the tick of approval. Many thanks @CraigE aigE for the quick shipping and look forward to testing them out in upcoming shaves and purchase the matching splashes...
Cheers @StratMan for the recommendation as lovely scents.
Not too sure about the tuck of ВОСКОД blades
but first whiff of the new soaps gets the tick of approval. Many thanks @CraigE aigE for the quick shipping and look forward to testing them out in upcoming shaves and purchase the matching splashes... Cheers @StratMan for the recommendation as lovely scents.
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Testing our scent strength for the splash at the moment.Mail Call today - thanks Ausfarce
Not too sure about the tuck of ВОСКОД blades
Cheers @StratMan for the recommendation as lovely scents.
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Just make sure the scent strength doesn’t give them a headache.
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Don't want it too strong otherwise people will be getting headaches...give it all u got mate, the stronger the better.. maybe an extra strength range?
Another 1000 BIC CPs to reach a total of 2700...direct from the official BIC distributor.
Back in 2014, I was blown away by the Wizamet blade.
This year, the BIC chrome platinum is the first blade since the Wizamet to blow me away.
It's buttery smooth, long lasting and super sharp!
The polsilver/Wizamet and BIC are the only blades that I have felt the need to hoard!
Back in 2014, I was blown away by the Wizamet blade.
This year, the BIC chrome platinum is the first blade since the Wizamet to blow me away.
It's buttery smooth, long lasting and super sharp!
The polsilver/Wizamet and BIC are the only blades that I have felt the need to hoard!
I was given some of those as a freebie once. I found they were really hit and miss on quality. Some were blunt straight from the packet, others lasted one shave, some super sharp and lasting 3 or 4 shaves.
@MadFlava81 - I think we ordered our soaps at the same time. Almost the same soaps too (except, I got Talbot - Frankinlime instead of Seaforth - SSL). I got mine on 3/11 (after they arrived in Aus 27/10). 10 days extra, Auspost must be slower at your end.
Arrival from Top Of The Chain today. They all smell great off the tub. It’s going to be a hard choice tomorrow morning
Astra SP used to be my 'cheaper' middle of the road blades, but I was amazed at how good BICs were when I bought them as part of a sampler a while back. I gave my last tuck away to a friend in his sampler, so bought another sleeve off Amazon as part of my monthly purchase to get my money's worth on Prime. I like them a LOT better than Astra SP and they're about the same price too.
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Yeah it actually says mine arrived in Aus 23/10
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Astra SP used to be my 'cheaper' middle of the road blades, but I was amazed at how good BICs were when I bought them as part of a sampler a while back. I gave my last tuck away to a friend in his sampler, so bought another sleeve off Amazon as part of my monthly purchase to get my money's worth on Prime. I like them a LOT better than Astra SP and they're about the same price too.
IMHO they're a cheaper alternative to Feathers as much smoother and just as sharp.
IMHO they're a cheaper alternative to Feathers as much smoother and just as sharp.
PERFECT in one razor... horrible in the next. Find they need a rigid top cap design.
Gargravarr
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The Astra SPs for me went from being a middle of the road blade to a "meh" blade as I found so many better offerings. (The Astra SS didn't rub along with me at all, even though I do generally prefer sharper blades.) I never pursued the BICs, but I remember them as being very good sharp/smooth from the freebies kindly sent (IIRC) by
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