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[โ€“] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

July 7th, 2025: Centennial

  • Brush: Wolf Whiskers - "Gianmaria" w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
  • Blade: Personna P74 (100)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford - Soap
  • Post Shave: RazoRock - Puros - Aftershave
  • Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
  • Fragrance: Azzaro - Pour Homme Night Time - EdT

100 uses! And it still shaves like new, maybe even better than new. Tomorrow I'll use a Bolzano with my Blackland Era which is one of my favorite combos. After using this blade for a while I expect it to feel different, but perform about the same.

I've been using this blade since January 17th, 2025, which was 171 days ago. That means I've had 71 non-DE shaves since then, as I shave every day. I've done 40 straight razor shaves, so that leaves 31 shaves with a cartridge (while traveling for work). I haven't strayed from this DE blade or used any GEM razors in that time period.

I was giving a friend scent recommendations for Stirling yesterday and remembered about my Haverford sample. I absolutely love it and should get a tub.

[โ€“] PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Thanks! I never pictured myself "pushing" a blade this far because blades are cheap and it's not worth getting bad shaves just to claim you got 100 out of a blade... But here we are. This thing just kept going.

[โ€“] snooting@sub.wetshaving.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Congrats on 100!

Haverford++, it's a great soap.

I saw somewhere recently (perhaps on Discord?) that Rod is having trouble getting the materials to make it. If you want a tub, it might be a good idea to order soon.

Oh no, good to know!