Anything close to Astors?

[Dwilloby]

So I've been working my way through my Try-A-Blade super pack of sample blades after about 3 months of experience DE shaving.

Somebody mentioned in a thread that you should start with a blade that works for you (Astra SP), then compare blades against that one, and replace the original if you find one that works better.

This was working great! I put everything in alphabetical order, and dedicated a notebook to taking notes (with a Pilot Custom 74' fine nib, and Iroshizuku Shin-Kai for those interested in fountain pens!)

I made it all the way to the Bic Astor, and liked it. Good shaves with very little irritation. (Not necessarily BBS, but I'll attribute a lot of issues to my still-developing technique.) Problem is, I can't find them anywhere!

The other problem is, I don't feel like I know enough about this to know why I liked it so well! I'm a little nervous about going for a sharper blade, but maybe that's what I liked about it?

Does anyone have a suggestion, or a similar blade to the Astor that I could experiment with?

Thanks!

 

[xillion]

Pack of 100 Astors available from a US seller here. UK seller here.

 

[Dwilloby]

Thank you. I saw those, but didn't know if the vintage ones were the same as the sample that I received.

Are these out of production?

 

[xillion]

I believe they are the same. I am not sure if they are currently in production.

I recently received a five pack tuck of Astor blades on carded blister pack the cardboard box
is the same as the one shown in the 100 pack box.

 

[GoneRetroInOH]

Go to eBay and search "astor blades". Scroll through the vintage selections of that is not what you want. There is newer-package selection available in various quantities; 5, 10, ..., 100. Select 100. $27, 17 GBP.