Gillette 7 o'clock yellow

[Harald]

I have fallen in love with "Gillette 7 o'clock yellow" because it fits perfectly with my Merkur Progress. The razor blade feels sharp and smooth for my skin type.
If I want to try other razor blades, which brand can be compared to Gillette 7 o'clock yellow. I have tried green but I think it's far away from a comfortable shave.

Now that I have found the perfect brand, there is really no reason to change but I will be prepared for other brands if yellow one day goes out of production.

 

[rbscebu]

Just buy 5,000 blades (the B&B way) of 7 o'clock yellow. That should see you through

 

[HazMat Shaver]

Gillette Silver and Blue are what I like. But I do enjoy the Yellows too. They give a smooth comfortable shave.

 

[Harald]

Just buy 5,000 blades (the B&B way) of 7 o'clock yellow. That should see you through

hehe, good suggestion!

 

[Harald]

Gillette Silver and Blue are what I like. But I do enjoy the Yellows too. They give a smooth comfortable shave.

I started with Silver blue until I found out that yellow worked better

 

[BigJ]

Just buy 5,000 blades (the B&B way) of 7 o'clock yellow. That should see you through

Good suggestion! But 10,000 would be cheaper/blade!!

 

[Al Bundy]

I was lucky in that the 7 o'clock yellow was the 2nd blade I ever tried and it instantly became my number 1 blade.

I've tried a good many since then but they still remain top of the pile.

Of those I've tried I find the Rubie is the closest in performance and the Silver Blues are definitely worth a mention too.

Of those from different sources I quite liked the Personna Reds.

 

[Harald]

I was lucky in that the 7 o'clock yellow was the 2nd blade I ever tried and it instantly became my number 1 blade.

I've tried a good many since then but they still remain top of the pile.

Of those I've tried I find the Rubie is the closest in performance and the Silver Blues are definitely worth a mention too.

Of those from different sources I quite liked the Personna Reds.

Silver Blue and Wilkinson are the closest to yellow, but there are many I havn't tried.
Went for Bic chrome this weekend but it was catastrophic.

 

[ArkoMan88]

If you found what works for you, just use those. Then let the RAD and the other acquisition disorders take over!

 

[shave/brush]

I find the GSB to be very similar to the yellows.

 

[HiPowerRon]

So many good blades to choose from, I just finished using a Shark Super Chrome in my Feather AS-D2. Seven great shaves, and I only changed because I have thousands of different blades. I just had to keep trying new ones while “learning” my beard!

 

[ShavingBarristr84]

I have tried about 40 brands of blades over the years. Based on my experience, the Gillette permasharp (beige package, Turkish market) and the Gillette Nacets are the closest to the yellows (I. E. Sharpedge). Derby Usta is up there too.

 

[Rhody]

Try the blacks now.

 

[Batchief909]

Perma Sharp.......

 

[Andris83]

I just used one for the first time. Right after a Silver Blue, similar in a way, but better: sharper, smoother. Excellent blade, I was amazed by its smoothness given its sharpness. The GSBs get better with use (sharpen up, I suppose), this was great out of the box.

 

[JPO]

For me the yellows are good in my R41 on the second use. I do not get along with them in milder razors. At the moment the Perma sharp blades are my best blades.

 

[petti]

I am happy with the Gillette sharp edge, too. Because I have not so much experience with other blades yet, I do not know if there are better ones out there.
My other favorite is the german made Wilkinson Sword.
This is true for my Gillette Slim adj. (L3).

 

[BradtheImpaler]

I just tried the Yellow in my "2nd to least aggressive" razor. The first shave was fine. The 2nd time it started to pull.

That all DE razor blades are sometimes unpredictable is becoming my general conclusion.

 

[ivan_101]

Just buy 5,000 blades (the B&B way) of 7 o'clock yellow. That should see you through

+1

 

[Rhody]

+1

Most blades are pretty reasonably priced by the 100s. I’ve been on a buying spree for the last few weeks now just coming up for air with my (last) purchase of tiger platinum but looking at everything I bought I do think (sometimes) oh man what did I just do?