1st shave with the Trig Silver Edge in the blue package, this one:
I make this clear, because there is also another Trig, in a white with horizontal green lines tuck. Which also contains 10 blades, but, i don't know why, at least in the local shop i found them, the blue costs 15 EUR for 200 carton, while the green costs 10,5 EUR for 200 blades. I don't know what's the story, but since this was a blind purchase to increase my blade variety and since i had conflicting results with Treet Platinum, i thought to buy the more expensive version, just in case... Also some bias since they are "made in Pakistan", so i thought "i don't want to tear my face to pieces for 4,5 EUR difference).
- The blade comes in 10 blade tuck, each blade in double wrapper, with wax paper inside and regular paper outside. The packaging also says "do not wipe blade, let blade in the razor". The tuck also states that the company is ISO9001:2008 certified. The blade has each side marked as "A" and "B" (i say that for those who like flipping sides).
- It's supposed to be stainless steel, teflon coated.
- The blade, started with a somewhat rough glide, making very much noise. The only other blade that is so noisy from the ones i 've tried, is Shark Super Stainless. Both these blades, make their best to inform you just how many hairs they 're cutting at a given moment. I don't mind that, just a curious fact.
- The blade started with what i would say medium-high sharpness, but by the end of the shave, it has degraded to say medium. The glide also improved from a fairly rough to a somewhat rough, that reminds me my recent experience with the Derby Premium. However, Derby Premim, although has a similarly somewhat rough glide, holds its edge better. This is one of the blades, that i think changes characteristics very fast during the 1st shave.
- The shave resulted in a BBS/DFS mix and it was very comfortable. 0/0/0 (nick/weeper/irritation). The blade was very forgiving, i shaved pretty much carelessly and even applied pressure with no problems. I soon treated it like a blade that i already knew, it was giving you much confidence.
- Let's say that this isn't the most refined blade in the world, but for the comfortable shave it gave me, i can say that i have other more famous blades, that puts them to shame. I am glad i bought 200, i just found another "careless" blade. I 'd say, it resembles the Shark Super Stainless, which i also find very smooth and careless, but in a sharper edition. Although the Shark has a smoother glide.
- The main "negative": If the blade's edge continues to deteriorate at the same pace, i don't think this blade will go past 3-4 shaves. Frankly, i don't care. For 16 EUR, i get 200 Astra SP. This pretty much makes any other blade purchase based solely on price/performance moot. But i prefer having 11 blade types, so that i can have variety of experiences and this is one of the best purchases for that scope.
If someone finds them at like rock bottom price and wants to add some variety to his rotation for cheap, i think this is an honest blade.
I make this clear, because there is also another Trig, in a white with horizontal green lines tuck. Which also contains 10 blades, but, i don't know why, at least in the local shop i found them, the blue costs 15 EUR for 200 carton, while the green costs 10,5 EUR for 200 blades. I don't know what's the story, but since this was a blind purchase to increase my blade variety and since i had conflicting results with Treet Platinum, i thought to buy the more expensive version, just in case... Also some bias since they are "made in Pakistan", so i thought "i don't want to tear my face to pieces for 4,5 EUR difference).
- The blade comes in 10 blade tuck, each blade in double wrapper, with wax paper inside and regular paper outside. The packaging also says "do not wipe blade, let blade in the razor". The tuck also states that the company is ISO9001:2008 certified. The blade has each side marked as "A" and "B" (i say that for those who like flipping sides).
- It's supposed to be stainless steel, teflon coated.
- The blade, started with a somewhat rough glide, making very much noise. The only other blade that is so noisy from the ones i 've tried, is Shark Super Stainless. Both these blades, make their best to inform you just how many hairs they 're cutting at a given moment. I don't mind that, just a curious fact.
- The blade started with what i would say medium-high sharpness, but by the end of the shave, it has degraded to say medium. The glide also improved from a fairly rough to a somewhat rough, that reminds me my recent experience with the Derby Premium. However, Derby Premim, although has a similarly somewhat rough glide, holds its edge better. This is one of the blades, that i think changes characteristics very fast during the 1st shave.
- The shave resulted in a BBS/DFS mix and it was very comfortable. 0/0/0 (nick/weeper/irritation). The blade was very forgiving, i shaved pretty much carelessly and even applied pressure with no problems. I soon treated it like a blade that i already knew, it was giving you much confidence.
- Let's say that this isn't the most refined blade in the world, but for the comfortable shave it gave me, i can say that i have other more famous blades, that puts them to shame. I am glad i bought 200, i just found another "careless" blade. I 'd say, it resembles the Shark Super Stainless, which i also find very smooth and careless, but in a sharper edition. Although the Shark has a smoother glide.
- The main "negative": If the blade's edge continues to deteriorate at the same pace, i don't think this blade will go past 3-4 shaves. Frankly, i don't care. For 16 EUR, i get 200 Astra SP. This pretty much makes any other blade purchase based solely on price/performance moot. But i prefer having 11 blade types, so that i can have variety of experiences and this is one of the best purchases for that scope.
If someone finds them at like rock bottom price and wants to add some variety to his rotation for cheap, i think this is an honest blade.