- Joined
- Monday May 1, 2017
- Location
- London
18/4/24
Soap - HWF
Brush - Yaqi G4
Razor - Old Type
Razor - Gillette Nacet Stainless (1)
AS - Denim Original
I read on another forum the newer Gillette PPI blades (post 2020) are not as sharp as ones from previous batches so I got a brand new Nacet from Big Deal Smart, from a 2022 batch with one of my mildest razors, which is not a Gillette branded Old Type but a very old one which I presume was made around the same time as the Gillette ones that look the same. How sharp is a 2022 Nacet? I'd say it's just as sharp as the ones from batches from pre 2016 and some from 2019, but I will give it a few more shaves before drawing a conclusion. The 2022 Nacet was fantastic in this razor, smooth and comfortable, no resistance on any of the passes and it took off a lot of growth even in one of my mildest razors.
I'm really like the Hampshire Wool Fat shaving soap, it's a nice old school tallow lather, produces a slick and glossy lather, leaves my face feeling great at the end of the shave too.
I hold this blade as one of the best modern blades, but it's not as fine a performer as a Wilkinson Sword Light Brigade. I wish I had a few more of those glorious blades! Ah well, I'm happy to have some other great non unobtanium blades nonetheless!
Soap - HWF
Brush - Yaqi G4
Razor - Old Type
Razor - Gillette Nacet Stainless (1)
AS - Denim Original
I read on another forum the newer Gillette PPI blades (post 2020) are not as sharp as ones from previous batches so I got a brand new Nacet from Big Deal Smart, from a 2022 batch with one of my mildest razors, which is not a Gillette branded Old Type but a very old one which I presume was made around the same time as the Gillette ones that look the same. How sharp is a 2022 Nacet? I'd say it's just as sharp as the ones from batches from pre 2016 and some from 2019, but I will give it a few more shaves before drawing a conclusion. The 2022 Nacet was fantastic in this razor, smooth and comfortable, no resistance on any of the passes and it took off a lot of growth even in one of my mildest razors.
I'm really like the Hampshire Wool Fat shaving soap, it's a nice old school tallow lather, produces a slick and glossy lather, leaves my face feeling great at the end of the shave too.
I hold this blade as one of the best modern blades, but it's not as fine a performer as a Wilkinson Sword Light Brigade. I wish I had a few more of those glorious blades! Ah well, I'm happy to have some other great non unobtanium blades nonetheless!