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dodgy said:joe mcclaine said:Best
not going to bother listing the 8 / 10 blades that are no longer made.
Well I'd be curious what old blades you would recommend. Heh, I think NTS and a few other guys might also have some interest in that. As you may have seen, Carl has rather severe 'enthusiasm' issues when it comes to hoarding vintage blades and crap like that.
Of course any info would be used not to enable (certainly not), but rather to educate.
No problem if thinking about em is too painful and you can't bear to write anything............
mrjim said:Best - Shark Stainless. Not the smoothest but they give a close shave with no irritation. Yes other blades are sharper but they seem to irritate a lot more. A close second for Astra SP's.
Worst - BIC. Bought a pack for the sake of sampling. The remaining 4 taunt me every time i go to my stash. Very tuggy.
Gairdner said:I like BICs and will probably buy another 100 soon. Am going off Astra greens though - the Personna 'Lab Blues' are spoiling me I think. Rapira Super Stainless never fail me but the Feathers make me sore. Must try some Gillette Blacks and those Super Thins that LTB likes.
Gairdner said:Alex, I'm still really a newbie as well so take my recommendations more lightly than the guys on here that have been doing this for some time. I've also a sneaking suspicion that the Rapira Super Stainless and the Swedish Super Steel are the same blade in different packets - take them out of their respective wrappers and they look identical. Also, I've seen some sampler packs recently (I forget exactly where) but the blue and white packet that the Swedes come in was marked 'Super Stainless' rather than the usual 'Swedish Supersteel'. That said, I like them both quite a lot so far but couldn't really say if they were better than the lab blues. Not much in it but so far I'd give the blues the nod although that could change. :icon_rolleyes:
Shark Stainless I found really tuggy on the moustache stubble and not able to go as close on my neck as say, the Rapira Super Stainless. Gillette yellows give me a little irritation and my experience of trying an Astra after the lab blues was just like yours. Some of this could just be technique as I've chopped and changed blades and razors way too much and there are other factors that play a part in variation/quality of shaves. If you PM your address to me, I'll try to sort you out with a few blades like BIC, Rapira SS & Swede and the Israeli Personna Platinum Chrome. Beware though as I'm a slow goods rather than an express passenger when it comes to posting. :angel:
Hope this helps rather than confuses. :blush:
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