Any blades you won't buy again?

I would not buy Astras and generic "Made in Israel" blades again. I got some Trigs for free, but they're also not on my buying list. Same for Merkur blades.

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I am definitely not buying Elios blades again. I had a very bad experience with them, twice.

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Croma Diamants. Tried one in my Digress for one day, and it was like scraping my face with a tin can lid. They manage to be rough, blunt, and abrasive; all in one blade. Typical German blade.
 
Just joined and thought I would start with DE blades. Interesting mix of preferences.

Tend away from blades from Russia and cheaper blades just to avoid spending money for something I'll end up regretting. Tossed a crate of Astras for instance. Ran through a big box of Dorco to little benefit overall. My test is state of my beard 10 hours after shaving. Most blades fail that test.

I have a light beard, shave daily and change blades between 4 to 7 days. I use Muhle Grande R89 from a really excellent shaving supply shop (not UK). I am happy with Merkur, Muhle, US Personnas and Timor. I think good prep is critical to blade performance as much as blade design, for a mass-produced but precision product, that is.
 
Just joined and thought I would start with DE blades. Interesting mix of preferences.

Tend away from blades from Russia and cheaper blades just to avoid spending money for something I'll end up regretting. Tossed a crate of Astras for instance. Ran through a big box of Dorco to little benefit overall. My test is state of my beard 10 hours after shaving. Most blades fail that test.

I have a light beard, shave daily and change blades between 4 to 7 days. I use Muhle Grande R89 from a really excellent shaving supply shop (not UK). I am happy with Merkur, Muhle, US Personnas and Timor. I think good prep is critical to blade performance as much as blade design, for a mass-produced but precision product, that is.

Sounds like we have a similar taste in blades, I can highly recommend all blades manufactured by the Feintechnik factory. They do Croma Diamant, Bolzano Superinox & Elios Inoxidable - As far as I can tell they are all exactly the same blade with different printing/packaging... For me they're very nearly as good as Merkur/Timor/Souplex but comparatively inexpensive.
 
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