Item Description
Honestly, I fail to see or feel the difference between this one and the Stainless version. Am I too much a newbie?
The blade looks the same, the blades shave the same.
Mind you, that is not bad, or at least it was not bad for me. I actually liked the Lord Stainless very much (untill I got my hands on the Chrome version that is). Now I like that one a lot better.
But the difference between the Stainless and the Platinum as far as I can tell is the Derby (and many others) alike plastic packaging of the 5 blades.
Now for the ratings:
Sharpness:
It is not as sharp as I would like. As a reference: Merkur is too draggy for me. I would rank them just below Derby on sharpnes. A 7.
Quality:
I have had no bad ones. Quality is consistent but I lacks a quality I like: sharpness. So a 7
Longevity:
It quite easily lasts 4 days, but I would not go beyond that. And 4 days is what I expect of a blade, so an 7. Struggling to last 4 days would be a 6, max 3 days would be a 5.
Smoothness:
The shave is not ultra smooth, the blade is not ultra sharp. I would compare it with a Wilkinson blade. That should not be a surprise as Lord was once owned by Wilkinson.
Sharp, but not ultra. Some slight drag. But is is consistent. No nicks etc.....
How to rate...:
I rank it 7 because I would rank a Merkur 5, some brands that nick but are sharp a 6 and Derby an 8. This is not having tried Feather.
Packaging:
Packaging is good, but not top notch. It seems there are 4 ways to package blades:
4) the small carton with single wrapped blades.
3) the small carton with double wrapped blades
2)the Derby, Astra etc plastic container that just fits 5 blades.
1)the gillette, wilkinson Personna USA, plastic container with 5-10 blades.
So being at second place, it gets 8 out of 10.
The blade looks the same, the blades shave the same.
Mind you, that is not bad, or at least it was not bad for me. I actually liked the Lord Stainless very much (untill I got my hands on the Chrome version that is). Now I like that one a lot better.
But the difference between the Stainless and the Platinum as far as I can tell is the Derby (and many others) alike plastic packaging of the 5 blades.
Now for the ratings:
Sharpness:
It is not as sharp as I would like. As a reference: Merkur is too draggy for me. I would rank them just below Derby on sharpnes. A 7.
Quality:
I have had no bad ones. Quality is consistent but I lacks a quality I like: sharpness. So a 7
Longevity:
It quite easily lasts 4 days, but I would not go beyond that. And 4 days is what I expect of a blade, so an 7. Struggling to last 4 days would be a 6, max 3 days would be a 5.
Smoothness:
The shave is not ultra smooth, the blade is not ultra sharp. I would compare it with a Wilkinson blade. That should not be a surprise as Lord was once owned by Wilkinson.
Sharp, but not ultra. Some slight drag. But is is consistent. No nicks etc.....
How to rate...:
I rank it 7 because I would rank a Merkur 5, some brands that nick but are sharp a 6 and Derby an 8. This is not having tried Feather.
Packaging:
Packaging is good, but not top notch. It seems there are 4 ways to package blades:
4) the small carton with single wrapped blades.
3) the small carton with double wrapped blades
2)the Derby, Astra etc plastic container that just fits 5 blades.
1)the gillette, wilkinson Personna USA, plastic container with 5-10 blades.
So being at second place, it gets 8 out of 10.
