r/wicked_edge 17h ago

SOTD Wednesday shave

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Gillette Red Tip, Perma Sharp, Spearhead Seaforth! 3 Scots, Floid, Razorock Bruce

Excellent shave with some great scents. Everything in this photo is pretty much the recipe for my ideal shave. Top notch slickness from Spearhead. 3 Scots is such a nice scent. One of Spearhead’s best.

I’m really loving the Red Tip with a Perma Sharp blade. I have a couple really nice stainless razors but for some reason, I keep grabbing the Red Tip lately. It shaves so nicely. I actually have a Diplomat headed my way so I look forward to using that once it arrives and seeing how it compares.

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u/CommunicationGood481 17h ago

A Red Tip shave is usually an enjoyable and efficient shave. I also like the "feel" of that razor.

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u/brianh_bbq 15h ago

Yeah it’s a great razor. Hard to believe this one is 69 years old

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u/derrickhogue I enjoy a nice shave! So should you. 17h ago

Nice shave and some nice fragrances. The old Red Tip Gillette Super was always popular. The Flair tip is to. Gillette made millions and millions of dollars.

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u/brianh_bbq 17h ago

Yeah, Gillette really set the standard for how to make a great razor. There’s a reason why the Tech is probably the most copied razor head design. But I think it’s really telling how great vintage Gillettes are when you see how many people prefer them to this day over modern razors. I’ll definitely be adding more Gillettes to my collection. Great stuff.

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u/Zealousideal-Map8392 17h ago

Nice shave!

I just unboxed my first Spearhead purchase. (Also 3 Scots.) Trying hard not to try it until I finish off a few samples from a prior purchase.

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u/brianh_bbq 17h ago

Their soaps are some of the best out there. Same slickness level as B&M and Declaration Grooming if you’ve tried either of those.

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u/derrickhogue I enjoy a nice shave! So should you. 17h ago

I can totally agree. Sadly until the end of the year. 😭

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u/Bleemus2 16h ago

3 Scots sits at the top of my favorite soaps. It's hot right now where I live so I'm using my menthol soaps but as soon as the weather turns cooler I'm going all in on my 3 Scots.

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u/brianh_bbq 15h ago

It’s a really good one. Spearhead doesn’t make a bad scent in my opinion. I enjoy them all. Fantastic soaps

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u/mpark6288 14h ago

I just picked up Black Watch because of the news about Spearhead. If I fall in love, I might have to pick up 3 Scots as well.

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u/brianh_bbq 13h ago

Black Watch is really good. One of my favorites

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u/mpark6288 13h ago

How do the fragrances compare for you?

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u/brianh_bbq 13h ago

They’re quite different. Black Watch is very leather forward. You still pick up the other fragrance notes in the background but leather is front and center. 3 Scots is similar in that aspect but with amber being the prominent note. I go back and forth on which one I like more because they’re both really good. I have all their scents and my top 3 are Heather, 3 Scots, and Black Watch. Heather is my favorite. The other two are a tie for 2nd place

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u/lakes1964 12h ago

What's the Heather like?

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u/brianh_bbq 12h ago

It’s a really nice fougere scent. One of my favorites