Yes, all of these have been claimed the worst several times (Astra 14x, 7 o'clock 9x, Voskhod 2x, not counting the ones I didn't spot because of misspelled names). And that's just this thread, there are other worst-blade-threads here on B&B!
What blade is the WORST for you.....
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I got to agree with rdavis13 and Wednesdays ....derby (came with edwin jagger razor) and son-in-law gave me some dorcos both terrible! I ordered some personna 100 pk and 50 Feather and couldn't be happier. A lot of people are afraid of the Feathe but I think its great. No cuts, the Personna are also great more forgiving than the feather. I am stick with these unless someone gives me a better one to try. Any better one out there? Let me know.
I got a nasty nick with a Voskhod. I like Personnas but I see lots of red.
Shark and Green Astra blades have given the poorest shaves for me.
After 6 months experience and developing a good technique with every other blade and razor I've used, I tried an Eddison for the first time recently:
Worst. Blade. Ever.
Worst. Blade. Ever.
For me, that would be the Dollar General DE blades from VietNam. Made by Dorco. Tried one pass down my right cheek and stopped. Tossed that blade the the other four into the trash. Wouldn't even give them away.
Derby Extra
My face and Derby don't actually DISlike each other, but judging by the scratchy feeling and the itchiness and redness after shaving................
My face and Derby Extra blades are just like chalk and cheese !!
My face and Derby don't actually DISlike each other, but judging by the scratchy feeling and the itchiness and redness after shaving................
My face and Derby Extra blades are just like chalk and cheese !!
Merkur
Derby. Don't have a really thick beard, these things just seem to tug in any razor I use.
Derby blades are the worst for me. I'd be better off using 80 grit sandpaper to shave with to achieve less irritation.
Dorco. I'm revisiting blades in a Merkur 15C. The Merkur is an odd razor to me in that it shaves so smooth that it's closer than you think. Wilkerson, my go-to blade in the Edwin Jagger Kelvin and Weishi, leaves some irritation in the 15C, and so I went back to the Dorcos. These came with the Weishi, though I did try one Dollar General pack, and they pull brand new. I couldn't get any more than three saves out of them on the Weishi and Edwin Jagger.
This blade was no different. It pulled even after face prep of washing with soap and water twice and leaving the lather on a few minutes before shaving. Two shaves of that was enough.
OTOH, I tried the Derby, which came with the EJ and which I didn't like much better than the Dorco, and it shaved pretty well in the 15C. By my stubble now it's not as close as with the Wilkerson, but there's no irrigation.
This blade was no different. It pulled even after face prep of washing with soap and water twice and leaving the lather on a few minutes before shaving. Two shaves of that was enough.
OTOH, I tried the Derby, which came with the EJ and which I didn't like much better than the Dorco, and it shaved pretty well in the 15C. By my stubble now it's not as close as with the Wilkerson, but there's no irrigation.
I'm still a rookie but so far the worst I tried were Nacet stainless. It mess me up big time
That's the problem. Nacet is SHARP. If I'd used them starting out as a rookie, I'd have sworn them off as terrible too. Now they're my favorite blade, although I do still have to be careful.
It's like learning to drive stick shift in a sports car. Much easier to learn in a Corolla first, then move up.
Now it's a toss-up between Feather / Kai, notoriously sharp and Merkur, notoriously bad.
Now it's a toss up between notoriously sharp Feather / Kai and notoriously bad Merkur.
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