In fact, save time, give it a quick strop on your jeans before you load it in the first place.I'll bear that in mind and re-visit them at a later date
Gillette silver blues are a excellent blade,as are most of the russian blades,.. nothing wrong with Derby Extra's..as you stated a very forgiving blade, used in an aggressive razor they are a great match i use them once and bin them,..i actually like using them,they are in IMHO matched up with a non-aggressive razor are wonderful blade to learn your technique, get your confidence, and most of all learning you to enjoy the DE shaving experience..i'm still learning my technique and they have guided me into the world of DE wet shaving...they have a mixture good/bad reputation though,probably through shaving snobbish biased reviewed opinions. Regards.I shaved with Derby Extra's for about 18 months when I started DE shaving before moving on the Gillette Silver Blue's (which I have found me a massive improvement)
My 17 year old is, very slowly, going through my stock of Derby's as I figured they are a nice forgiving blade for a new beard? He using them in a R89 IIRC? and has had no problems at all with them.
Well said PFGillette silver blues are a excellent blade,as are most of the russian blades,.. nothing wrong with Derby Extra's..as you stated a very forgiving blade, used in an aggressive razor they are a great match i use them once and bin them,..i actually like using them,they are in IMHO matched up with a non-aggressive razor are wonderful blade to learn your technique, get your confidence, and most of all learning you to enjoy the DE shaving experience..i'm still learning my technique and they have guided me into the world of DE wet shaving...they have a mixture good/bad reputation though,probably through shaving snobbish biased reviewed opinions. Regards.
Sorry...meant to say that most comparisms are being made with Arko.Never had too many problems with Derby blades-very occasionally I find a quality control issue (a bad or variable tuck), but I've that with Astra blades, as well. I've got a fairly heavy growth, too, so it's probably my technique's well-suited.
Their soap is good but helluva thirsty-treat it like the Wool Fat and you'll not go wrong.As for the fragrance it reminds me of fizzy sherbert lemons (which I'm partial to).
The creams are not bad, but the scented ones really artificial.