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Yeah I understand, but at the same time a sample pack costs less expensive than buy one of each
Are these blades good?
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Yeah I understand, but at the same time a sample pack costs less expensive than buy one of each
But I won’t rule them out, because I wasn’t doing the proper angle routine technic
Those are the German blades. One of my favorites. I find the second and third shaves with this blade are the smoothest.
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What about the Wilkinson shave brush? Is it good?
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Is it better if I get 1 blade of each for my pack or get 5 blades of each?
I’m thing of adding;
- Dorco
- Gillette Nacet
- Gillette Platinum
- Gillette 7’Oclock yellow
- Gillette 7’Oclock orange
- Feather
- Wilkinson
- Gillette 7’Oclock black
- Gillette Silver Blue
- Muhle
- Perma-Sharp
- Shark Stainless
Are there I should avoid? I would like to build a sample pack of 10 blades
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That I can’t tell you. I don’t own one.
There are plenty of economical brushes out there. The most I ever paid for a brush was $80 and that was as a real stretch for me.
Good list; you might consider Personna.
FWIW, Nacets are a personal favorite.
Altho, TBCH, I've never had a bad shave from any platinum-coated stainless blade.
Sir Rodimus80, tell us, what has brought you to wet shaving??
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Well I used to shave with carts. And I remembered my late father wet shaving. About 2 years ago, my mother gave me my fathers shaving kit, and that’s when I decided to give wet shaving a try and I was hooked ever since. With carts, I had the Gillette ProGlide, I didn’t need to put to much effort to it, but I wanted a challenge. Plus I’m also a old school/old fashioned type of person, that’s why I’m even looking to find an old school feel 50’s style barber
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sorry I meant Dovo instead of Dorco. And which personna? There’s like 5-6 of them
Well, you are better off to get at least 2-3 of each blade to try, by the time you do that, it makes sense to get a 5-pack since the price will be about the same from RBC.
You have some good blades in your list, I'd suggest a few changes.
Drop Gillette Silver Blue since you have Gillette Platinum
Replace Shark Stainless with Lord Silver Star
Replace Wilkinson with Personna in blue & gold pack
There's no 7 O'clock Orange, just try the Blacks and Yellows to start with
For Dorco, the best one is STP-301 (Dorco Prime), so get those
Drop Muhle, you'll have better blades
That's enough blades to last for quite a while.
Maybe try the Dovo blades later. Assuming they are the same as Merkur blades, they are expensive and not worth it.
These Personnas are worth trying. There are other ones that are good, too, but maybe start with these.
BTW, @Rodimus80, if you end up with spare blades you don't want, you can use the Great Blade Exchange on this website to get other blades in exchange. David (@dmshaver) will trade 2 blades of each type for 2 blades of another type you are interested in. The only cost for you is postage for two first-class envelopes.
This is a good way to sample more once you have some blades to trade.
This is a good way to sample more once you have some blades to trade.
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So my sample pack list consists of the following two blades of each:
Dorco ST-301
Feather Stainless
Gillette 7’Oclock - Permasharp Stainless
Gillette 7’Oclock Super Platinum
Gillette Nacet Stainless
Gillette Platinum
Personna Platinum
Lord Super Stainless
Perma-Sharp
I also saw the following,
Gillette 7’Oclock Super Stainless Golden Shave
Gillette 7’Oclock SharpEdge
Gillette Super Stainless
Are these three any different than the 7’Oclocks that I have on my list?
You might ask why I don’t have any Derby’s in list, it’s not that I don’t like them, it’s just the country that fabricates them, Turkey…I am Greek so I’m not going to support anything Turkish!!
Dorco ST-301
Feather Stainless
Gillette 7’Oclock - Permasharp Stainless
Gillette 7’Oclock Super Platinum
Gillette Nacet Stainless
Gillette Platinum
Personna Platinum
Lord Super Stainless
Perma-Sharp
I also saw the following,
Gillette 7’Oclock Super Stainless Golden Shave
Gillette 7’Oclock SharpEdge
Gillette Super Stainless
Are these three any different than the 7’Oclocks that I have on my list?
You might ask why I don’t have any Derby’s in list, it’s not that I don’t like them, it’s just the country that fabricates them, Turkey…I am Greek so I’m not going to support anything Turkish!!
7 O'clock greens can come from India (Permasharp) or Russia (SharpEdge). The green Russian blades are better, IMHO. The green Indian blades are just OK (confusing).
I don't think you want Dorco ST-301, the STP-301 are the better ones (also confusing).
Gillette Super Stainless are popular in parts of Europe. You can search here for comments on them. May be similar to the Minora stainless.
BTW, BIC Chrome Platinum are made in Greece!
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The 7 O'clock super platinums are an excellent performing blade....sharp and smooth. One of my favorites. You could do a lot worse.
Excellent list!
Since you asked about other Gillette blades, I suggest adding GSB, the Silver Blues!!
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Excellent list!
Since you asked about other Gillette blades, I suggest adding GSB, the Silver Blues!!
GSB? Which ones are those?
Astra SP are very popular and one of my favourite blades. They are also great value. Worth trying.
7 o'clock Blacks are phenomenal. Sharp. Smooth. Safe. They last too.
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