Gillette 7 o'clock Permasharp Stainless blades
I have created a new thread for these blades. I know there are a few people on here that use them, but their reviews are generally spread out on unrelated threads.
I received this 10 pack of blades from and an Indian blade sample that I ordered direct(not from a US based shop). This is the third blade that I have tried out of my sample. The price on the tuck is 24RP/100 blades, cheaper than the Gillette Wilkinson sword blades even. I was told those were the base model blade for India, but apparently not! The cheapest price online is about $8/100, but these seem to have more variability in price than normal.
TLDR: These are unquestionably sharp blades! How sharp, I am not sure yet, but at least as sharp anything from PPI short of a Nacet. They may in fact be that sharp though. There is no resistance to cutting and a light touch is rewarded with a smooth shave. I didn't note any edge feeling indicating that they were bitey like many other top sharpness blades.
These are, as expected, completely out of my wheelhouse, I don't seek out the sharpest blades and prefer comfort above all. We are at that strange intersection where sharpness is high enough that it can be mistaken for smoothness, but I am not going to get fooled! I shaved normally and can't say that I did any more or less strokes due to the sharpness. They don't feel confidence inspiring to use, nor threatening. I didn't have any blood during the shave that I can blame on the blade. The more sensitive areas that really don't do well with sharper blades were unharmed. All I can conclude is that these do in fact have a pretty durable coating on them as they didn't change sharpness throughout the shave.
After the shave, I was worried that hidden damage would come to light so I used the alum bar and alcohol based aftershave. However nothing came of it. Now several hours later, my skin is fine and there is no irritation, but there is more to report. First, I am getting a tiny bit of patchiness especially on my troublesome jaw line. This reminds me of the RK Stainless that I just used, but this could be because of how light of a touch I was aiming for. I didn't stretch as tightly as that could allow an unknown blade to really abrade my skin. Also, I have noticeably flakey skin on my face. It's not a lot total, but it's everywhere that I shaved. This might be fine, but it does indicate how sharp these are.
I will do one more shave tomorrow in the same razor, which might be disastrous if they lose their coating completely. One way or another, I will be moving this to a razor that I think is more appropriate for two more shaves after that. I want to say that I will report back at the end, but last time that didn't go as planned so stay tuned!
I have created a new thread for these blades. I know there are a few people on here that use them, but their reviews are generally spread out on unrelated threads.
I received this 10 pack of blades from and an Indian blade sample that I ordered direct(not from a US based shop). This is the third blade that I have tried out of my sample. The price on the tuck is 24RP/100 blades, cheaper than the Gillette Wilkinson sword blades even. I was told those were the base model blade for India, but apparently not! The cheapest price online is about $8/100, but these seem to have more variability in price than normal.
TLDR: These are unquestionably sharp blades! How sharp, I am not sure yet, but at least as sharp anything from PPI short of a Nacet. They may in fact be that sharp though. There is no resistance to cutting and a light touch is rewarded with a smooth shave. I didn't note any edge feeling indicating that they were bitey like many other top sharpness blades.
These are, as expected, completely out of my wheelhouse, I don't seek out the sharpest blades and prefer comfort above all. We are at that strange intersection where sharpness is high enough that it can be mistaken for smoothness, but I am not going to get fooled! I shaved normally and can't say that I did any more or less strokes due to the sharpness. They don't feel confidence inspiring to use, nor threatening. I didn't have any blood during the shave that I can blame on the blade. The more sensitive areas that really don't do well with sharper blades were unharmed. All I can conclude is that these do in fact have a pretty durable coating on them as they didn't change sharpness throughout the shave.
After the shave, I was worried that hidden damage would come to light so I used the alum bar and alcohol based aftershave. However nothing came of it. Now several hours later, my skin is fine and there is no irritation, but there is more to report. First, I am getting a tiny bit of patchiness especially on my troublesome jaw line. This reminds me of the RK Stainless that I just used, but this could be because of how light of a touch I was aiming for. I didn't stretch as tightly as that could allow an unknown blade to really abrade my skin. Also, I have noticeably flakey skin on my face. It's not a lot total, but it's everywhere that I shaved. This might be fine, but it does indicate how sharp these are.
I will do one more shave tomorrow in the same razor, which might be disastrous if they lose their coating completely. One way or another, I will be moving this to a razor that I think is more appropriate for two more shaves after that. I want to say that I will report back at the end, but last time that didn't go as planned so stay tuned!
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