I just have tried the Silver Blue, 7'O Clock Sharp Edge and 7'O Clock Super Stainless. Would love to try some historical Gillette blades too.
I've tried all the current Gillette St Petersburg output (with one exception which will be addressed soon) in vintage Gillette razors and would rate the PermaSharp as being on balance the best (sharp, yet smooth). Polsilver SI, Gillette Stainless, & 7 O'clock Sharpedge are all close runners up (the latter in milder razors as imho it's the sharpest current Gillette blade).
Many of us have tried. It's a roll of the dice, but environmental factors are generally unkind to carbon steel over many decades. I've gotten decent shaves occasionally.@dodgy thank you for giving me an overview of those vintage Gillette blades.
Has anyone ever tried using a really old blade i.e. from the 1930s. I got an mint one with a New LC and it seems to be thicker (by bending it between the fingers) than modern blades. I would not use that one as it belongs to the razor, but I wonder if a pack of pre-war vintage Gillettes still would give me a close shave.
I've tried all the current Gillette St Petersburg output (with one exception which will be addressed soon) in vintage Gillette razors and would rate the PermaSharp as being on balance the best (sharp, yet smooth). Polsilver SI, Gillette Stainless, & 7 O'clock Sharpedge are all close runners up (the latter in milder razors as imho it's the sharpest current Gillette blade).
I went through a tuck early in my DE shaving days and found them a little tuggy.Have you tried Rubies ?
I went through a tuck early in my DE shaving days and found them a little tuggy.
I will probably revisit at some point due to improved technique and kit
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As much as I love the 7o'clock Blacks , II usually use Gillette blades in my vintage gillette razors (not sure why but I love them), I have some Polsilver SI on the way and usually use GSB but has anyone used the black suoer platinums? In people's opinion which do they prefer the GSB or blacks?
The Rapira Platinum Lux blade behave very similar to a Gillette Platinum and they're both made in the same factory in St Petersburg in Russia
No, they are not made in the same factory nor even by the same co. Rapira is made by Mostochlegmash and although the Platinum Lux blade is decent it's about as close to the Gillette Platinum as is Kylie Minogue's butt to that of Julia Gillard.
http://www.mostochlegmash.ru/razors1.html