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I read quite a lot about vintage blades before dipping my toe in. Price, obviously, was a real concern. These go for about a buck a blade, which is pretty steep, but they are readily available on the 'bay.
I settled in to these knowing that I had to get at least 5 shaves out of them, and they did not disappoint. I'm on my second one, and I can say that I'm very pleased. I got six shaves out of the first one, and the last shave was actually very good, but I'm very leery of pushing a blade too far. The second blade doesn't feel appreciably different, but is a touch sharper, so I can feel some difference attributable to wear.
It's a sharp blade, but I found that it was very smooth, and required no break-in period to get comfortable shaves. It is more comfortable than a bleue extra, in my opinion, and is ranking high among my all-time favorites.
As to explain my ratings, I put price as a 6 because lets face it, a buck a blade is a lot of coin. For quality, I think it rates top-shelf. Sharpness, smoothness, longevity and packaging all get high marks, but I declined the '10' rating because there just might be something to surpass them.
I don't know if I'm going to commit to buying and using vintage blades only, but I have enough of these to last awhile, and will certainly be rotating them in, periodically.
-- Chet
I settled in to these knowing that I had to get at least 5 shaves out of them, and they did not disappoint. I'm on my second one, and I can say that I'm very pleased. I got six shaves out of the first one, and the last shave was actually very good, but I'm very leery of pushing a blade too far. The second blade doesn't feel appreciably different, but is a touch sharper, so I can feel some difference attributable to wear.
It's a sharp blade, but I found that it was very smooth, and required no break-in period to get comfortable shaves. It is more comfortable than a bleue extra, in my opinion, and is ranking high among my all-time favorites.
As to explain my ratings, I put price as a 6 because lets face it, a buck a blade is a lot of coin. For quality, I think it rates top-shelf. Sharpness, smoothness, longevity and packaging all get high marks, but I declined the '10' rating because there just might be something to surpass them.
I don't know if I'm going to commit to buying and using vintage blades only, but I have enough of these to last awhile, and will certainly be rotating them in, periodically.
-- Chet