User:Sol92258

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DE Razors

• '57 Gillette Tech (local antique store)
• Merkur 38C (online)
• Schick Krona black handle/TTO knob(online - B&B)
• '49/'50 Gillette Super Speed w/ red/clear plastic case (local antique store)
• '63 Lady Gillette Star, Light Blue (online) SOLD
• '65 Lady Gillette Star, Pink (online - B&B)
• '66 Black Handle Super Speed (Mobile Flea Market)
• '76 Black Handle Gillette W4 - birthyear/quarter (online)
• '60 "FatBoy" Gillette adjustable F4 (antique store)
• '49/'50 Gillette Super Speed no case (antique store)
• Schick Krona black handle/silver TTO knob (antique store) SOLD
• D2 1958 Super Speed (dad's birth year/qtr)
• Gillette Knack
• Pre-'49 Super Speed (no notch)
• D3 1958 Super Speed
• '65 Lady Gillette Star, Lt Blue
• '73 Black Handle Gillette Super Adjustable (Long)

Blades

• Wal-Mart Personnas
• Wilkinson Swords (German)
• Lord (trial pack from generous B&B member)
• West Coast Extended Sampler Pack
  • Merkur
  • Dorco
  • Crystal
  • Red Pack Personna
  • Derby
  • Swedish Gillettes
  • UK Wilkinson Sword
  • Feather
• DG Israeli Personnas

Brushes

• Tweezerman badger
• Burma-Shave boar
• Van Der Hagen boar

Soaps & Creams

• Williams Mug Shave Soap
• Van Der Hagen Deluxe
• Van Der Hagen Glycerin
• Uncle Albert's Amazing Solid Cream Shaving Cake
  • Cap'n's Galley (orange clove - almost a bay rum scent)
• Proraso (green tube)
• CO Bigelow/Proraso (Bath & Body Works)
• Ogallala Bay Rum sample pack

West Coast Shaving DE Sampler Pack (Extended) Experience

This is to serve as my memory of each blade in my sampler pack, and how it performs in various razors.
Current favorite is:

Red Pack Personna

(closely followed by Derby)

Dorco:

• - 38C = fine shave, probably comp. to Wal Mart Personna (about 3 shaves)
• - SS = a little less aggressive/smoother, very acceptable (1 shave, then put blade in Tech)
• - Tech = actually took from SS for second shave, similar results as with SS, a little smoother (2 more shaves)
• - Krona = wow...my best results yet with Krona (and best results with Dorco) (2 shaves)
• - Lady = as expected similar to SS, but with longer handle I had more control

Crystal:

• - 38C =
  • 1^st use: nice, a little agressive
  • 2^nd use: Smooooooooth!
  • 3^rd : as expected, nice and smooth
• - Tech = (4 shaves)
  • Very Nice - 2^nd shave verrry smooth
  • 3^rd shave, 3 words: Bee Bee Ess!
• - SS =
  • 1^st - sim. results as Tech...used samples from California North, so a little out of ordinary, but still good results
  • 2^nd - expected results, nice and smooth, no irritation
• - Krona =
  • 1^st use: very nice, much better in lighter razors than heavier ones

Red Pack (Israeli) Personna:

• - 38C = Holy Crap!! Where have you been all my life!!! BeeBeeEss without even trying! and was in a hurry!
  • - 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th shaves, as good as first. Most impressive, indeed
  • - got six, yes 6, shaves from this blade! most I've gotten before has been 4 with Wilkinson Sword from local grocery store, and it was rough going
• - Krona
  • - very nice, this is looking more and more like my go-to blade
  • - made 5 shaves with it, might go more, but have been alternating with 38C/Swedes the past 2 weeks, hard to tell if drop in performance is due to normal blade use or too long between uses, IE oxidation, micro-rust, etc

Derby:

• - 38C = 1^st & 2^nd shaves = great; had high bar to achieve after RPP, but came through nicely
  • Made it to 5 shaves with this blade, potent performer indeed
• - Fatboy = chose to use Derby for the maiden voyage
  • very good results, especially considering it was a rush, 2-ass shave; used "3" for first WTG pass, used "1" for second XTG pass & touch-ups

Swedish Gillettes:

• - 38C = fairly aggressive 1^st shave, but smooth; 2^nd & 3^rd shaves just as first, blade is consistent, I'll give it that!
  • up to 5,^th shave, exact same as 1^st, less aggressive, probably result of my adjusting of technique to cope, but same smooth shave as the rest, no real noticeable drop in quality, not sure it's worth the cost, but solid, reliable and consistent

UK Wilkinson Swords:

• - 38C = very nice, a bit sharper and smoother than the local Wilks I can get (German, I think). Took down 3 days of growth no problem, 2 WTG passes, then 2 XTG passes (N-S, then S-N). Right up there with RPP and Derby

Lord:

• - Tech
  • Decent shave, probably comparable to Dorco or WM Personna
  • 3^rd use pretty rough for me, probably won't get but 2 shaves, but those 2 shaves are acceptable, probably not going to try these in my heavy razors

Wish List

• B & B Essential Brush
• as of yet unnamed homemade brush...