Anyone tried Proshave S blades (AC)?

hotmetal

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Connaught have these on special, £9 for 24. I need some AC blades and was going to get Feather Pro and/or Kai Captain Pinks but saw these and realised I've not heard anyone here mention them one way or the other.

I think we all know about Connaught so I assume I'm allowed to post the link but mods feel free to edit or advise me if not.

Proshave S 24, Platinum Coated, 50 mm Razor Blades

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...
www.connaughtshaving.com
 
Certainly a step down from the others with regard to sharpness and the most shaves I have had from one blade has been 7. Very forgiving if you are new to AC shaving
 
ProShave blades are taste sensitive.
As Chris says, he didn't rate them, but I get on OK with them.
@Digimonkey pushed one to double figures I believe?

You're in for a treat with the Feather Pro blades.
Kai Pink are good too.
 
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Paul L said:
ProShave blades are taste sensitive.
As Chris says, he didn't rate them, but I get on OK with them.
@Digimonkey pushed one to double figure I believe?

You're in for a treat with the Feather Pro blades.
Kai Pink are good too.
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Just had shave 15 with a Kai Captain blade. Picked up some Kai Pink for £11 from Amazon recently but have not tried them yet.
 
hotmetal said:
Connaught have these on special, £9 for 24. I need some AC blades and was going to get Feather Pro and/or Kai Captain Pinks but saw these and realised I've not heard anyone here mention them one way or the other.

I think we all know about Connaught so I assume I'm allowed to post the link but mods feel free to edit or advise me if not.

Proshave S 24, Platinum Coated, 50 mm Razor Blades

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...
www.connaughtshaving.com
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I don’t rate them, tried them a couple of times but they don’t feel very sharp and tend to tug. With me. However, perseverance with a couple of passes and the finish seems ok. I prefer Kai Pink and Feather Pro.
 
Paul L said:
@Digimonkey pushed one to double figures I believe?
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Indeed P. - 12 comfortably if I remember. I don't see why the Proshave is considered such a poor relative in AC blade terms. Perhaps because there are so many truly outstanding choices available in the format at the moment. I'd agree with @culcreuch above - not a bad place to start and more cost effective. They aren't mentally sharp - but sharpness is not the be-all and end-all of how well a blade works for you. I've used them in the Vector, Excalibur and Cobra without issue and if I ran out of P30's then I'd rather use a Proshave than a Feather. Any day. Each to their own. :)Heresy! Burn the witch! Booooo! - I.
 
Digimonkey said:
Indeed P. - 12 comfortably if I remember. I don't see why the Proshave is considered such a poor relative in AC blade terms. Perhaps because there are so many truly outstanding choices available in the format at the moment. I'd agree with @culcreuch above - not a bad place to start and more cost effective. They aren't mentally sharp - but sharpness is not the be-all and end-all of how well a blade works for you. I've used them in the Vector, Excalibur and Cobra without issue and if I ran out of P30's then I'd rather use a Proshave than a Feather. Any day. Each to their own. :)Heresy! Burn the witch! Booooo! - I.
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Exactly, each to their own, there's no need for a bonfire! :)


Paul.
 
hotmetal said:
Holy cow! They just arrived this morning and I only ordered them yesterday. Connaught must have magical delivery powers, they're the fastest shave shop in the West!
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You have a lot of "pull" in the wet shaving world so it's only natural they would get it into your hands quickly!! ;)
 
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