Every time I go to the drug store, I stop and check the shaving isle for blades. Yesterday, I saw it had King C. blades so I decided to buy a pack, they were a tad expensive at 8 dollars for a pack of 10, but I hadn't tried them before, and I want to support traditional shaving so I try and buy products when I see them in stores. I shaved with the blade last night, and I was happily surprised by how nice it was. Granted the first shave is always the best, but It was smooth and close. I am looking forward to watching the blades performance over the coming weeks.
King C. Gillette
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I recently bought the 100 pack from Amazon priced at $16 or so. Made in China. It was excellent for me and I consider it a good value going forward.
I only have two Russian KCG blades (from the great blade exchange here on B&B - thanks @dmshaver ) and I've put at least 10 shaves on the first one and it is only just starting to show signs of not being quite as sharp as the first shave. The only blade I can think of that comes close to lasting this long is the 7 o'clock black. Great blade! I should have bought some before they moved production to China.
I liked the Russian made ones that came with the razor, but I wouldn't buy them for the in-store price.
I also just got the 100 pack of Chinese ones last week but I haven't tried them yet. I haven't seen much commentary on the China made ones.
A group of us tried the Chinese KCG and wrote some shave logs starting here: Balin's Blade Bonanza - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/balins-blade-bonanza.649926/post-12659437
I did a blind comparison of Russian vs China KCG's - I couldn't tell a difference or find a trend of any sort after 24 shaves. Great blade, and the 100 pack makes it a much better value than the in store 10 pack. That said, it is nice to be able to find these blades in almost any pharmacy.
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Good review! These are definitely on my ‘to try‘ list!!
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I did my second shave with I the other night, and it was just as smooth and nice as the first.
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Third shave: I was just shaving 5 o'clock shadow, it was smooth with no irritation, or nicks of any kind. It gave me baby skin smooth result.
Well I just received my 100 pack. Interesting way of packaging though I wish they'd just put them in a sleeve and charge a couple dollars less 
Gonna have to wait for my whiskers to grow out before I can test them.
Gonna have to wait for my whiskers to grow out before I can test them.
Just had my first shave with the Chinese KCG blade. Very sharp and I got a great shave. Reports I have read say it doesn't last as long as the Russian KCG and that it isn't as smooth. I don't know if it was as smooth as the Russian blades but it was smooth enough for me and I got a really close shave without irritation. We'll see how it lasts over the next few days.
I've had two shaves with the Chinese KCG blade. Both shaves were in a 50s SuperSpeed and had a lot of days in-between. Lot's of stubble to deal with. The blade is plenty sharp but maybe not super smooth. It mows down the hair with no problem, but I need to try it on a more regular schedule to feel it with less stubble.
Otherwise, I haven't used the Russian KCG in a long time and I only had the ones that came with the razor. I seem to remember those being smoother.
Otherwise, I haven't used the Russian KCG in a long time and I only had the ones that came with the razor. I seem to remember those being smoother.
I've had a couple of weeks now with the Chinese KCG. It just is not as good a blade as the Russian KCG. I did get a really nice first shave with it and 2nd/3rd shave were still good but not nearly as smooth as I remembered the Russian KCG being.
Today I switched back and forth (same razor) between a Russian KCG (with 10 shaves on it - still going strong) and a Chinese KCG that has 4 shaves on it. The Chinese blade can still shave but it's starting to tug and isn't smooth. The Russian blade is still sharp and still very smooth.
I only have two of the Russian blades (from the great blade exchange) and this is #1 that I'm still on (can't seem to wear it out so far). I'll have to open the fresh Russian KCG one of these days and compare with a fresh Chinese KCG and then go side by side for a few days to compare how they stack up against each other when fresh.
Anyone else compare the Russian vs Chinese KCG over several shaves?
Today I switched back and forth (same razor) between a Russian KCG (with 10 shaves on it - still going strong) and a Chinese KCG that has 4 shaves on it. The Chinese blade can still shave but it's starting to tug and isn't smooth. The Russian blade is still sharp and still very smooth.
I only have two of the Russian blades (from the great blade exchange) and this is #1 that I'm still on (can't seem to wear it out so far). I'll have to open the fresh Russian KCG one of these days and compare with a fresh Chinese KCG and then go side by side for a few days to compare how they stack up against each other when fresh.
Anyone else compare the Russian vs Chinese KCG over several shaves?
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That’s unfortunate. I really liked the Russian ones and I was hoping the newly made in China ones would be as good. Your account matches others I’ve read.
The packaging kind of goes hand in hand with the message... "We can't make them better, but we sure can get you to shell out an extra buck with some swanky packaging or some overpriced cartridges, etc.".Well I just received my 100 pack. Interesting way of packaging though I wish they'd just put them in a sleeve and charge a couple dollars less
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Gonna have to wait for my whiskers to grow out before I can test them.
Glad ya'all enjoy the blades. I've tried them and they were fine for me. If P&G were genuine they'd insist on their DE blades to be stocked in local market's alongside their other offerings. Don't tell me they don't own enough of the share to do so. Still they'd rather keep those profits rolling in by peddling cartridges.
To be fair. The Chinese KCG is quite a good blade. I don't mean to disparage it with my previous post - it just isn't as good as the Russian KCG which was a fabulous blade.
I had another shave this morning with the Chinese KCG (same blade - this is about shave 5 or 6) and this time, instead of comparing to the Russian KCG, I compared to some other blades that have 4 or 5 shaves (GSB, German Wilkinson, Astra SS) and the Chinese KCG surpassed them by a fair margin.
So don't be afraid to try them. They are good blades.
I had another shave this morning with the Chinese KCG (same blade - this is about shave 5 or 6) and this time, instead of comparing to the Russian KCG, I compared to some other blades that have 4 or 5 shaves (GSB, German Wilkinson, Astra SS) and the Chinese KCG surpassed them by a fair margin.
So don't be afraid to try them. They are good blades.
