Gillette Swedes...never used them.

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Thanks to Sunburyboy's link in B/S/T...I have got myself a few, have no idea if I like em just thought I'd better make sure the world's best blade ever made ever doesn't pass me by without at least a try.

Do you still hold out a candle for them or have you moved on?


EDIT: I meant the link in Shopping links
 
They work very, very well for me, and if I see them, I tend to buy them. I've not found anything else (yet) that has that combination of sharp and smooth that I get from a Swede.

Ian
 
To me they were just ok, the thing that really put me off them was the overpowering smell of 3-in-one™ on them - that even cuts through Proraso... I can get the same shave from many other blades, and if I feel the need for the 3-in-one™ smell then I can pop a couple of drips on as a pre-shave oil :lol:
 
Well, i have found them really really good, used in a Fatboy on 5, and using Palmolive/Wilkinson mash up soap, but yes there is a smell of oil i guess its just coz they are in that type of dispenser ?? and not individually wrapped, they need to slide out easily ?? yeah its off putting when the Blade is just put in the Razor, but afer a minute or so and a few dunks in the water and soap it's gone.....

i have stocked up with 700 of em, plus 500 gillette bleues...

The seller is getting one more delivery of those then that's it, i might increase my stock to 1000
then im sorted for years :D

I'm surprised that more of our transatlantic cousins didn't buy them, but i think many of them only seach within the USA.
 
antdad said:
Thanks to Sunburyboy's link in B/S/T...I have got myself a few, have no idea if I like em just thought I'd better make sure the world's best blade ever made ever doesn't pass me by without at least a try.

Do you still hold out a candle for them or have you moved on?

They are the best. Tried 'em all, but Swedes have it all. Derby's give me a nice time too.
 
I've had a couple of lovely drama free shaves with a Red Tip and a Swede...very smooth and sharp enough as everybody says, hurrah. One more and I will be sold on them. Now where are my old ABBA albums?
 
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