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Father Ted said:Agree.
Get a sample pack, or look at the blade reviews on here to get an idea of whats generally considered good and bad, try a few of each (not just one blade) and go from there.
Its worth remembering that blades act differently in different razors, and indeed for different skin types and faces.
The ones with the boots razor are Personnas (available at all good, and a few lousy supermarkets).
I would try (in no particular order)
Gillette Bleue Extras
Gillette Super Thins (Thai/Vietnam)
Polsilver
Super iridium
Gillette Green Super Stainless
Feathers (warning can be a bit sharp)
If you are in the UK I dont mind PIF'ing you a few different ones to try out
rangers62 said:An excellent selection, however the post 2000 Bleues are not as good. The Thins are excellent and readily available. I was PIF'd some Polsilvers and found them very good.Father Ted said:Agree.
Get a sample pack, or look at the blade reviews on here to get an idea of whats generally considered good and bad, try a few of each (not just one blade) and go from there.
Its worth remembering that blades act differently in different razors, and indeed for different skin types and faces.
The ones with the boots razor are Personnas (available at all good, and a few lousy supermarkets).
I would try (in no particular order)
Gillette Bleue Extras
Gillette Super Thins (Thai/Vietnam)
Polsilver
Super iridium
Gillette Green Super Stainless
Feathers (warning can be a bit sharp)
If you are in the UK I dont mind PIF'ing you a few different ones to try out
Changed production facilities I believe. I have tried both. The modern Bleues are good but the vintage ones are better. Sharper and smell strongly of mineral oil!eneville said:rangers62 said:An excellent selection, however the post 2000 Bleues are not as good. The Thins are excellent and readily available. I was PIF'd some Polsilvers and found them very good.Father Ted said:Agree.
Get a sample pack, or look at the blade reviews on here to get an idea of whats generally considered good and bad, try a few of each (not just one blade) and go from there.
Its worth remembering that blades act differently in different razors, and indeed for different skin types and faces.
The ones with the boots razor are Personnas (available at all good, and a few lousy supermarkets).
I would try (in no particular order)
Gillette Bleue Extras
Gillette Super Thins (Thai/Vietnam)
Polsilver
Super iridium
Gillette Green Super Stainless
Feathers (warning can be a bit sharp)
If you are in the UK I dont mind PIF'ing you a few different ones to try out
What happened to the post 2000 blades, why are they not as good?
eneville said:What happened to the post 2000 blades, why are they not as good?
Which is odd dont you think, as the Yellows and Greens that we all rave about are made there.hunnymonster said:eneville said:What happened to the post 2000 blades, why are they not as good?
Production moved from (probably) Berlin to Lodz in Poland and onwards to St. Petersburg in Russia in 2008/9 - whilst those made in Lodz were comparable (same tooling used) the newest ones from St. Petersburg are "meh"
Tim B said:Try a sample pack, and feathers. But use the Feathers last, or mix them with another brand.
I think that I am also settling on red personnas, only problem is Iv'e got over 200 Derby's left.Fido said:Congratulations on getting through nearly 100 Derby blades. Don't often hear that here, presumably they served you well.Good luck with your further sampling. I settled on red personna long ago.
Cary Grant said:I think that I am also settling on red personnas, only problem is Iv'e got over 200 Derby's left.Fido said:Congratulations on getting through nearly 100 Derby blades. Don't often hear that here, presumably they served you well.Good luck with your further sampling. I settled on red personna long ago.
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