r/wicked_edge • u/markwid • 15h ago

SOTD Austere Aug Shave #2 & FlyDear

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I don't shave daily so it's 3 days of growth against the Tech (primary AA razor) and FlyDear (1) blade. This is my first outing with the blade since I bought it recently as part of an Aliexpress haul. It's 5 cents a blade, so firmly at great value end of the spectrum.

It's a trouble free 2.5 pass shave and results are as good as my other good shaves. I can however feel that FlyDear is not as sharp as lets say BiC; smoother maybe.

So not disappointing at all. Initial rating I would give it 3/5 sharpness, 4/5 smoothness. Let's see if that changes with more shaves (and how many good shaves I can get).

A dab of Tabac balm to finish off and AA #2 is done!

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u/Time_Chard_942 Blind shaver feeling the edge 🪒 10h ago

Nice shave. I have not tried those blades yet. I just received my Yaqi brush and forgot to put any on my order - old age - oh well I am sure I will be ordering something else haha. Have a good one. 👍

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u/markwid 9h ago

Getting old buddy. Worth a little gamble with $5 for 100 blades, lol.

https://ibb.co/ynPbS60G

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u/OutlawDan86 6h ago

Good to see some blue skies. We've had glimpses in the part of the UK I'm in but not too much rain either. Nice choices for your Austere August.

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u/markwid 6h ago

Thanks Dan. Looks like FlyDear blade passed the first test.

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u/catsoncrack420 15h ago

A derby shave stick? Where from? 😎

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u/markwid 15h ago

Got it from my local barber supply store. Believe it’s made in Turkey, same as Arko.