Gillette Platinum

[NotTheStig]

Tried the Platinums (pl. platina?) as there is an ebay seller is offering a lot in bulk at the moment and the prices are pretty good (£2.50 for 10, just under £12 for 100).
They're pretty similar to the Bleue Extras (and that's a good thing). They certainly feel a lot like them. They may not last quite as long, as I felt it scraping a bit on the third shave.

These ones are marked as being made by Petersburg Products, and come in a simple 5-pack cardboard box, so they're not the legendary Swedes (I daresay they would cost more if they were? I have never tried a Swede).

With the Bleue Extras no longer being sold from the previous ebayer I bought them from (wished I'd bought more than two packs) and now available from someone charging a lot more, I wanted to find a similar product at a lower price, and I think these probably fit the bill.

Anyone else like them?

 

[Blades]

If you are referring to the Gillette Bleues...I think they ate well worth the buy
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Good Luck
Blades

 

[James_uk]

Cery similar performance/smoothness compared to bleues in my opinion,it's a shame that ebayer no longer sells them,they were a right bargain

 

[NotTheStig]

Thanks blades. I'll check prices and postage.
Thanks James. Glad someone thinks they are similar - always good to get a second opinion. I was debating whether to buy those bleues for a while, but stupidly thought 'I have too many blades'. Like that ever stopped me before!

 

[missingskin]

So what has happened with the Bleues then. Another disappearing blade? None on evil bay, sellers selling in 10's...............

 

[pedro083]

So what has happened with the Bleues then. Another disappearing blade? None on evil bay, sellers selling in 10's...............

The ones on the bay were all NOS ones all ready seller just had a hell of a lot, new production ones are available in france

 

[Blades]

How are these Gillette Extra blades dissapearing? :?:
I heard the same thing about Nacet which are very good blades


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[FrenchBlade]

So what has happened with the Bleues then. Another disappearing blade? None on evil bay, sellers selling in 10's...............

The ones on the bay were all NOS ones all ready seller just had a hell of a lot, new production ones are available in france

They're about the only thing easily available here.. go figure! (every supermarket stocks them)

Max

 

[shrink]

i too have some gillette platinums and i like them... and like you, i feel they are similar in many ways to the blueues. They are also similar to the feel of the superthins and the 7 o clock yellows... my point.... well, most gillettes feel broadly similar to me, with very very subtle differences.

My guess would be, all gillette blades are made to a pre-set profile, but variations in coating, or finishing processes change their longevity and outright smoothness.

Of them all, i like the bleues and platinums the best, the superthins close, but slightly behind.

 

[Skip]

Very dangerous forum for me this is. Every thread I follow seems to lead to me buying something.

This time Gillette 7 O Clock Sharp Edge (yellow), Gillette Bleue, Gillette Super Thin, Derby Extra and Personna Platinum.

The Bleue were a lot more expensive than at "West Coat Shaving".

Received my Gillette Slim from FrenchBlade today, so will enjoy testing different blades the coming weeks.

 

[Blades]

Well..I can get em by the 100 pack or 100 blades no problem in smaller packs..so they aint goin no where bud!

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