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I enjoy a sharp blade, so when I saw these at a hefty £4.90 for ten, I was looking forward to something at least as good as a Feather. Unfortunately I was destined for a rendez-vous with disappointment.
The Packaging
This, I liked. Nice old-fashioned cardboard box, with beautiful graphics. Individual blades are presented in a lovely paper wrapper....
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The blade itself comes in a greaseproof inner wrapper....
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It is described as 'blue carbon steel', and I presume that is the band of colouring we see in the centre of the blade.
The Shave
I always 'go easy' when trying a new blade, and in this case it was as well that I did. Sharp, but with a heavy drag, and an audible rasping sound with each stroke. Nothing Feather-like about this. In fact, it rather reminded me of my early, unsatisfactory experiments with Merkur blades. I abandoned the mission after two careful passes and achieved what can only be described as a mediocre shave. No bleeding, admittedly, but I was left with an unpleasant bruised feeling. I'm always prepared to give a blade a second chance - in my experience a blade will often perform better on the second, or even the third outing - so I rinsed the razor and put it away to use another day. On return, this is what I found:
The Horror!
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The blade was heavily rusted. To my disgust, a lot of the gunk had found it's way onto the razor itself (in this case a Mergress), but I'm pleased to say I managed to remove that without too much difficulty. Needless to say, the blade didn't get that second outing.
In fairness, the blades are described by the vendor as 'vintage', and perhaps that's exactly what they are - collector's pieces, rather than blades intended for actual use. Dunno. But I won't be giving them a second go myself.
The Packaging
This, I liked. Nice old-fashioned cardboard box, with beautiful graphics. Individual blades are presented in a lovely paper wrapper....
[attachment=2]
The blade itself comes in a greaseproof inner wrapper....
[attachment=1]
It is described as 'blue carbon steel', and I presume that is the band of colouring we see in the centre of the blade.
The Shave
I always 'go easy' when trying a new blade, and in this case it was as well that I did. Sharp, but with a heavy drag, and an audible rasping sound with each stroke. Nothing Feather-like about this. In fact, it rather reminded me of my early, unsatisfactory experiments with Merkur blades. I abandoned the mission after two careful passes and achieved what can only be described as a mediocre shave. No bleeding, admittedly, but I was left with an unpleasant bruised feeling. I'm always prepared to give a blade a second chance - in my experience a blade will often perform better on the second, or even the third outing - so I rinsed the razor and put it away to use another day. On return, this is what I found:
The Horror!
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The blade was heavily rusted. To my disgust, a lot of the gunk had found it's way onto the razor itself (in this case a Mergress), but I'm pleased to say I managed to remove that without too much difficulty. Needless to say, the blade didn't get that second outing.
In fairness, the blades are described by the vendor as 'vintage', and perhaps that's exactly what they are - collector's pieces, rather than blades intended for actual use. Dunno. But I won't be giving them a second go myself.
