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Horrible things YMMV
Yea I read some of that link a few months back and the sharpness of the BICs surprised me but I've never tried BIC, I suppose I was more surprised because I hadnt heard BICs being mentioned as much on wet shaving forumsYes, Sputnik is under the P&G brand made in St Petersburg. It's pretty pedestrian, to be honest. I'm not sure who was copy who, but the Sputnik and the Voskhod make a lot of being teflon coated when actually pretty much all blades are teflon coated. It think there's a bit of inter-company rivalry going on there, but Voskhod is a far superior blade.
See the link I put above? You can see the Sputnik is quite a dull blade. Likewise, the Astra Platinum (another P&G St Petersburg blade incorporated from the former Soviet Union) and the Rapira Swedish. Vokshod is made by Rapira, but the way. Their Platinum Lux is a good blade. Again, you can see some striking similarities with the Gillette Rubia ... and again, the Rapira is a better blade in my opinion. Personally, I really don't like the Swedish Supersteel. It's never suited me. Nor their very basic Stainless.
PermaSharp Super are really good! Make that a reasonably priority to try out soon ...
Thick coarse stubble here as well. I shave daily so not much growth to go through.
...Vokshod is made by Mostochlegmash, but[sic] the way. Their Platinum Lux is a good blade. Again, you can see some striking similarities with the Gillette Rubia ... and again, the Rapira is a better blade in my opinion...
Rapira Platinum Lux ... any time.You're saying the Platinum Lux is a better blade than the Gillette Rubie Platinum (Plus)? I just want to clarify that before we initiate committal proceedings.
I think your the only person iv noticed that’s ever said that. The Voskhod are a top blade for me but mind you most Russian blades iv came across are good.hello people so first time i used a gillette slim adjustable and first time i used a voskhod de blade,
i read a lot before about how this blade is up there as a very good blade,
honestly i'd probably rate it was average, defo not the sharp i'd say about average and smootheness again was average imo
how do you lot rate them?
I think your the only person iv noticed that’s ever said that...
That Surprises me as it’s possibly in my top 5Many, including myself, have said as such. It's a mediocre blade that suffers from ghastly QC at the factory.
I can imagine the russians cracking the whip in the factories putting out inferior materials.A few years back there was a lot of Voskhod blades that only had one side honed!! The other side was duller than a hammer!!
Yup. I bought 50 of them. You could see difference with the naked eye. Both edges only had one side honed, so both edges were duller than a hammer!A few years back there was a lot of Voskhod blades that only had one side honed!! The other side was duller than a hammer!!