* I wrote this post about 6 weeks ago but on the notes app on
my phone. So here we are, posted in its entirety even if my opinions have
changed slightly since.*
Hello again folks, it's been a long time since I've written a post for
this blog but there has been good reason. I think I've found 'my' blade! Well,
I've found a blade in very happy with and I decided to stick with it for a few
months.
That blade was the German made Wilkinson Sword Classic. The one in the
black plastic dispenser. I bought some from the local village pharmacy one day
(50p for 10 blades incidentally - think they had stickered them wrong but
whatever) and had planned on just taking them offshore with me the next time I
was in the North Sea.
That was what, March or something? Yeah, must've been March. I didn't
look back. From the first use these blades performed just as well as my
favoured Israeli Personnas, but with less tugging on a 3 day growth.
I need a three pass shave with the Wilkies though, as after my XTG pass
I do notice a little bit of roughness around the edge of my chin that I hadn't
noticed before. This turned out to be a common trait even through half a dozen
blades and over 30 shaves. I put this down to how mild the blades seem in my
R89 - itself known to be a mild razor. This is evident in the fact that not
once while using the Wilkies did I ever have any sort of razor burn or even the
smallest of cuts. Just a comfortable shave time and again. Towards the end
there I barely noticed any tingle from my alum block, such was the silkiness of
my shave.
This is the kind of result I would have expected from a 'fancy' blade.
You know, a feather or kai or something exotic. Not your run of the mill
village shop kinda blade. And not at 5p per blade... a whopping 1.75p per
shave. That's right, once again I'm averaging 4 shaves per blade. I think
that's just what my hair does to blades. The second shave is usually the
smoothest for me.
So, onto the overview I guess, but you can tell I have a new favourite
and a new go-to blade. I'll stock up on these bad boys when I'm next in the
village.
- Wilkinson Sword Classic
- Cost per blade: 5p
- Cost per shave: 1.75p
- Place of manufacture: Germany
- Material:
- Average Shaves/Blade: 4
- Aggressiveness: Minimal. Smooth as you like.
- Safety Razor Used: Muhle R89 Closed Comb
- Soap Used: Palmolive Classic Shave Stick.
