#GILLETTE SILVER BLUE FULL#

My complaint here would be the lack of consistency with the blade, whether sharp or less sharp I would prefer the blade to keep more of a consistent level of sharpness along the way. It is the most movement I have seen in a blade yet, and pretty interesting that it became this sharp. This is another substantial increase in sharpness. I did notice a slight increase in feedback with my alum blockВ as well, but only a mention and not a complaint.ДЄfter the second shave the sharpness increased to 35. The nick on my neck from the first shave ended up as a little bump so I ended up nicking it again, but other than that it was all good. I got another extremely smooth 3 pass shave, and was a little more careful due to the nicks from the first round. The Gillette Silver Blue razor blades are approaching the higher end for pricing, so for me I needed to have a good second shave to acknowledge good value вЂ“ and I did. I was excited for the second shave and it also felt great. This results in a sharper cutting edge, although the smoothness may decrease as the coating disappears. As of right now,В most coated blades have increased their sharpness after the first shave, the current hypothesis is that the blade edge becomes more exposed as the coating wears off.

#GILLETTE SILVER BLUE FULL#

To put this in perspective this is about the same as a new Voskhod and a Feather after one full head and face shave. While it felt extremely smooth, there may have been a little roughness or maybe it just felt so smooth that I got a little too relaxed.ДЄfter the first shave, the sharpnessВ increased to 41. One on my chin which was fine and one on my neck which was a bit unusual for me. I did notice a couple extremely small nicks which were so small they did not show up until after my post shave routine. This means that one of my shaves might equal two of someone that just shaves their face, or even more if they have a thinner beard. Note that I shave my head as well as my face and have a pretty thick growth вЂ“ except for the top of my head. It was definitely sharp enough for me and I got an extremely close 3 pass shave, baby butt smooth all over. The first shave with the GSB was great, and I was surprised that I hadnвЂ™t heard that much about this blade before. You can click this link to see a Razor Blade Sharpness Comparison Chart with the other blades tested so far. Being Teflon coated I also had a pretty good feeling that it would sharpen right up after aВ few strokes. This is not the sharpest, but the readings were fairly consistent which is in line with what I have heard aboutВ the GSBВ having a good edge. For information on what this means check out Razor Blade Sharpness Testing. Gillette Silver BlueвЂ™s seem to have a similar following,В but they cost a little more.ДЇresh out of the pack the sharpness measured 46. I was very excited when I realized that it is a Teflon coated Russian blade, just like Voskhod which is one of my favorites.

Gillette silver blue