Anyone tried Elios blades?

[thunderball]

Just wondering is anybody has tried these (Elios blades) out? Thinking of ordering a few packs and seeing what they're like.

 

[brg]

I have. They are not very sharp, and tug a little sometimes. But the shave is smooth, albeit not very close.

To me they are very similar, but a bit better than Wilkinson Sword blades (the German ones). As always, YMMV.

 

[talibeard]

A little different IMO I think; not very forgiving but sharpness is above average and longevity is pretty good. Not a premium blade but rather good for the money. It is one of the few blades that will give me a DFS in max 3 passes (tried 40-50) but also give me a few nicks now and then which happens seldom to never in my shaving domain. If you could try a couple before you go in big, that might be wise to do.

 

[Luc]

I tried one out of 10 in my pack. I will get to the other 9 one day but the one I tried wasn't that good. It felt dull and I did 2 shaves (3 passes) with it. The second shave was stretched a bit...

 

[thunderball]

Thanks for the replies guys... Will re-think my order.

 

[aart_jan]

I will pop the Elias from a sampler package in my Feather portable next Wednesday. Let's see what happens!