Top 5 Essential Blades.

[Doc Bugg]

In no particular order:

1. Lab Blue Personna (blue box)
2. Kai Stainless Steel
3. Polsilver Super Iridium Stainless
4. Perma-sharp (brown cardboard box)
5. Medical Personna (hospital use) (white box)

 

[ercy]

1. Polsilver Super Iridium
2. Personna Lab Blue
3. Astra Super Stainless
4. Astra Platinum
5. Perma Sharp Super

 

[_Brad]

1. Personna Med Prep
2. Feather
3. Gillette Silver Blue

The med preps and feathers are the race cars of the razor family, and the GSBs are more of a work horse. The other blades I have are pretty interchangeable.

 

[Harvey1]

1. Souplex
2. Bolzano
3. Timor

4. Elios

All made in Germany.

 

[FatboyFan]

In order of use frequency:

1. Personna Lab
2. Voskhod
3. Rapira Platinum Lux
4. Kai
5. Rapira Swedish Super Steel.

 

[Pepin]

1. Lord Platinum
2. Derby
3. Gillette 7-O'Clock black
4. Rapira SS
5. Voskhod

 

[Snookledon]

In alphabetical order:

• Astra SP
• Gillette Rubie
• Personna Lab Blue
• Personna Med Prep
• Treet Black Beauty

 

[BigJ]

For me the list depends on the razor. That being said, it looks like my current list is going to be:

Personna red
Wilkinson sword (German)
Personna blue
Astra SP
GSB

 

[snowman]

Feather
GSB
PSI
Personna Red
Kai

 

[Johnny DE]

1. Gillette Silver Blue
2. Personna Blue
3. None
4. None
5. None

 

[CigarSmoka]

Still a noob, have tried 13 blades and here's my faves:

1. Personna Med Prep
2. Polsilver
3. Voskhod
4. GSB
5. Ladas

Treet Platinum was tough to bump, but I give a very slight edge to Ladas, probably for no other reason than I really like the Russian blades.

 

[DaltonGang]

1.Gillette 7 o'clock Yellows
2.Personna Lab Blues
3.Feathers
4.Voskhods
5.Nacets

 

[i_dont_bite]

Personna Red / Platinum
Crystal
Voskhod
Gillette Super Stainless (Russian greens)
GSB

 

[Old Sure Hand]

1.Sputnik
2.Polsilver
3.Nacet
4.Timor
5.GSB

 

[RobC]

1. Perma-sharp
2. Perma-sharp
3. Perma-sharp
4. Perma-sharp
5. Perma-sharp

Is there more then 1 perma sharp?

 

[Maxime D.]

Is there more then 1 perma sharp?

I don't remember when I wrote this.
Now it would be more like:

1. Polsilver SI
2. Perma-Sharp
3. Astra
4. Israeli Personna
5. Gillette Silver Blue

 

[RobC]

I don't remember when I wrote this.
Now it would be more like:

1. Polsilver SI
2. Perma-Sharp
3. Astra
4. Israeli Personna
5. Gillette Silver Blue

I was trying to be funny but honestly is there more then 1 perma sharp? The one I tried was okay but nothing much. Maybe there is more then 1 type?

 

[Maxime D.]

I was trying to be funny but honestly is there more then 1 perma sharp? The one I tried was okay but nothing much. Maybe there is more then 1 type?

There is only one Permasharp, 2 if you take into consideration the vintage Made in Great Britain Permasharp.

 

[RobC]

There is only one Permasharp, 2 if you take into consideration the vintage Made in Great Britain Permasharp.

And you clearly liked this blade. Maybe I should try it again.

 

[Maxime D.]

And you clearly liked this blade. Maybe I should try it again.

Shaving rule #02: Always give a second chance.