They are the same blades, BUT I wonder if perhaps since Edgewell bough the co. that perhaps something happened in the Israeli plant not to the liking of the workers so...….
The Personna platinum chrome are my goto blades. Here is the packaging that gave them the nickname "Israeli Red" blades (photos from WCS site):
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And here is what I call the UK blue and white packaging:
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To my face, I can't tell a difference, but others' opinions are different. I had not seen the packaging shown above this post, so I do wonder if the new parent company changed something.
Ah, thanks for clarifying that @Frednb2b. I just checked my packs, purchased in 2016, and there are no numbers.
I used a red blade in my dart believing that it was a new blade because i had the handle tight as when i load a new blade. (After a use i unscrew the handle to let it dry) so this blade in my dart was horrible i felt a rough tugging of my whiskers. I took a 3 day shave holiday and then tossed the suspect bade and popped a new p red in the dart and boom back to normal wonderful shave. So i can only attribute this to one bad blade? Has anyone experienced this?
Had the same issue. In my case they were the Personna's in the blue/white plastic case. In general, most blades were good, but had a few bad ones in the mix. Very inconsistent quality.I had the same experience with the reds (red cardboard box of five blades in red individual wrappings). Out of the 5 blades in the same(!) box 3 were excellent, one was a bit too smooth but still ok and one was terribly harsh on the face causing an amount of redness I have never seen on my neck before. This is so bad because the good ones are exceptional blades but due to this level of inconsistency I will not buy these in bulk.
And I will not buy them because you can never know what version you get. You order reds and you get blues nowadays. Why is it called reds then? Now there are blues which are blue (i.e. lab blue, med prep), a reds which are red (original israeli reds) and a reds which are blue (new israeli reds with blue label). Not to mention that there are "Israeli" blades that are made in the U.S.A. They cannot be serious....
I agree.
Both bought from West Coast Shaving, and they seem identical to me. A truly excellent blade !
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I had forgotten about that and am happy to report after using the reds pretty much all the time, that hasn't happened to me again. I share your frustration about the different blades but ive had good luck buying reds in bulk the blade tucks are on a cardboard holder.I had the same experience with the reds (red cardboard box of five blades in red individual wrappings). Out of the 5 blades in the same(!) box 3 were excellent, one was a bit too smooth but still ok and one was terribly harsh on the face causing an amount of redness I have never seen on my neck before. This is so bad because the good ones are exceptional blades but due to this level of inconsistency I will not buy these in bulk.
And I will not buy them because you can never know what version you get. You order reds and you get blues nowadays. Why is it called reds then? Now there are blues which are blue (i.e. lab blue, med prep), a reds which are red (original israeli reds) and a reds which are blue (new israeli reds with blue label). Not to mention that there are "Israeli" blades that are made in the U.S.A. They cannot be serious....
I have since given up on personna blades altogether, and now enjoy Feather blades very much. It's as if the Rockwell 6C was made for them.
Glad to hear that your Rockwell 6C is getting along nicely with Feather blades. Which plate are you using ?
If I shave every other day plate 3 gives me an effortless smooth shave. If I go 2 days then plate 4, three days plate 5. If I need to shave every day then plate 2. I just love how the feather blades just glide through my beard so effortlessly with a very light touch, and very rarely any need for pickups.
Other blades I also enjoy in the Rockwell are Rapira platinum lux and Derby Premium, but I go up one level on the plates with those compared to the feather. Nacets are another blade that I enjoy very much in the 6C, but Feather blades are #1 for me.☺