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The Silver Star was highly rated by G D Carrington in his long quest to find the best blade(s) ...I finally got around to using one of these ...
That is one exceptional blade! I'll put it into context by saying that my highest rated shaves are those which delivery a consistent experience across shaves of the same blade and different blades. I also highly rate blades which have character that I enjoy, some of which might not be absolutely smooth or sharp, but sensational (literally) ... think: Treet Black Beauty or Shark Stainless, or Lord Classic.
The Lord Classic is a blade which seems to deliver an exceptionally smooth shave, even with razors that are tremendously mild on paper. That blade at the moment has an 8.5 rating with me and will no doubt rise to 9 if that experience continues across future blades that I try.
So, this Silver Star ...
Loaded into a rhodium replated Gillette Hybrid Tech, with the first few strokes I know I thought, "well, that's the Lord Classic again" but after those first couple of strokes on each side of the blade, any "newness" was stropped off and the blade revealed its true self: something beyond the Lord Classic in terms of smoothness and face feel. It's quite wonderful!
I've had one shave, but off that I'm giving it an 8.6, but expect that to rise ...
It put me a lot in mind of hte Super Shave X blade, which is sensationally smooth. It's also a multi-coated platinum chrome and polymer, presumably PTFE as well. This blade is stainless. Stainless. This is what I thought the Lord Platinum would be like. Truly top-tier!
I've also read that the blade is a little thinner than others in the range. It's reported to be quite vocal. The Gillette Hybrid Tech is a heavy, solid version and sitting on the heavy stainless steel handle I paired it with, it did still chirp quite a bit. I imagine in a lighter razor with a hollow handle, that might well turn into a rasp. I guess I'll find out as I'm going to try it out in a couple of other razors.
I did not enjoy the re-growth from the Super Shave X and particularly disliked the immediate post-shave feel from the Lord Platinum - this blade left me feeling really nice and in no need of anything more than a wash off and pat dry, and that's exactly what I did. Regrowth with the Lord Classic was just lovely - soft and consistent. Here's hopeful for this blade.
I've spent the past few months shaving with just Stainless Steel blades using my Rockwell 6C on R6. Literally all thats been mentioned with a few that haven't. The standouts for me were Shark Super Stainless and Gillette Nacet. Still working my way through the others, but I haven't had the pleasure of shaving with the Silver Star Super Stainless. I'll probably test them on my next shave. I'm actually looking forward it, now that I've read all the comments!I mentioned in the recent Minora blades thread that the vendor had kindly sent me a complimentary packet of 10 "Silver Star" blades, made in Egypt by Lord Co. These are new to me.
To be frank, I'm always gratified to receive such a gift, but, that said, my expectations of quality etc. aren't that high. However, I'm pleased to say that these don't disappoint.
Stainless, described as "Premium High Quality" and "Med. Thickness", they are nicely-packed and single-layer-wrapped, without glue spots etc. In an aluminium Standard razor, they are very sharp and very smooth, for a clean 2-pass shave. I have a couple of places which are liable to "tugging" with any blade and razor combination, but these avoided that entirely, and no post-shave stinging either.
Over time, I'll try some of the remaining 9 blades in different razors, but if they work as well as on this first outing, I'll be in the market for some more.
Hey pjgh... Agreed. I think the KISS principle is true of blades as well most other things. For me, Platinums and Chromes have been less hit, more miss. Its unusual for me to have more than one favourite generally (I really liked Feathers for a while), but lately I've found these cheaper stainless steel blades really do have some merit in the right combination.Joy, too, that you can get Silver Stars in half-DE format. Ordered for my Katana razors.
@Hedgehog I think I'm fast finding that I'm a plain steel kind of fellow. Platinums and Chromes does seem to do it for me. I see you enjoyed the Shark Stainless < that's one I certainly like a lot. The Lord Classic is also a good, smooth blade and just a little different to this Silver Star.
I finally got around to using one of these ...
That is one exceptional blade! I'll put it into context by saying that my highest rated shaves are those which delivery a consistent experience across shaves of the same blade and different blades. I also highly rate blades which have character that I enjoy, some of which might not be absolutely smooth or sharp, but sensational (literally) ... think: Treet Black Beauty or Shark Stainless, or Lord Classic.
The Lord Classic is a blade which seems to deliver an exceptionally smooth shave, even with razors that are tremendously mild on paper. That blade at the moment has an 8.5 rating with me and will no doubt rise to 9 if that experience continues across future blades that I try.
So, this Silver Star ...
Loaded into a rhodium replated Gillette Hybrid Tech, with the first few strokes I know I thought, "well, that's the Lord Classic again" but after those first couple of strokes on each side of the blade, any "newness" was stropped off and the blade revealed its true self: something beyond the Lord Classic in terms of smoothness and face feel. It's quite wonderful!
I've had one shave, but off that I'm giving it an 8.6, but expect that to rise ...
It put me a lot in mind of hte Super Shave X blade, which is sensationally smooth. It's also a multi-coated platinum chrome and polymer, presumably PTFE as well. This blade is stainless. Stainless. This is what I thought the Lord Platinum would be like. Truly top-tier!
I've also read that the blade is a little thinner than others in the range. It's reported to be quite vocal. The Gillette Hybrid Tech is a heavy, solid version and sitting on the heavy stainless steel handle I paired it with, it did still chirp quite a bit. I imagine in a lighter razor with a hollow handle, that might well turn into a rasp. I guess I'll find out as I'm going to try it out in a couple of other razors.
I did not enjoy the re-growth from the Super Shave X and particularly disliked the immediate post-shave feel from the Lord Platinum - this blade left me feeling really nice and in no need of anything more than a wash off and pat dry, and that's exactly what I did. Regrowth with the Lord Classic was just lovely - soft and consistent. Here's hopeful for this blade.
Another shave ... this time in a slant, which was smooth as glass and seriously close! I hesitate to say this off just two shaves, but I think this blade is right up there with the [Russian] PermaSharp Super (also a stainless).
Well, no need to buy a SS razor now, right?
I've always found blades made by Lord pretty good (apart from Sharks!), particularly Asco (cool pyramid pictures).The only thing that stops me buying them more often is the occasional quality control issue, and the 500 Voskhods I've got!I mentioned in the recent Minora blades thread that the vendor had kindly sent me a complimentary packet of 10 "Silver Star" blades, made in Egypt by Lord Co. These are new to me.
To be frank, I'm always gratified to receive such a gift, but, that said, my expectations of quality etc. aren't that high. However, I'm pleased to say that these don't disappoint.
Stainless, described as "Premium High Quality" and "Med. Thickness", they are nicely-packed and single-layer-wrapped, without glue spots etc. In an aluminium Standard razor, they are very sharp and very smooth, for a clean 2-pass shave. I have a couple of places which are liable to "tugging" with any blade and razor combination, but these avoided that entirely, and no post-shave stinging either.
Over time, I'll try some of the remaining 9 blades in different razors, but if they work as well as on this first outing, I'll be in the market for some more.
...The only thing that stops me buying them more often is the occasional quality control issue, and the 500 Voskhods I've got!
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