Is there a cheaper version of the King C Gillette blades?

[snowman]

after someone mentioning the gillette light blue platinum i ordered some.
so far i can not find a real difference between them. and my futul is picky. both shave the same. sharp out of the gate, smooth, forgiving easy, no irritation but a 10c versus 40c difference.
and the light blue is different compared to other known gillette blades for me even different to the dark blue platinum.

so is it a rebrand? Possible in my book.

This mirrors my experience. My face cannot find a difference between the KCG and light blue platinums. To me they are both excellent blades.

 

[JPO]

Your images conflict with what my face tells me, at least in regards to KCG vs Platinum. The KCG is way smoother. I am intrigued by the Perma Sharp though. I don't believe I've tried them but the edge looks very smooth.

The Perma-sharp blade is one of my favorite blades. I have not tried the platinum yet. I am not able to tell any difference between the KCG and the Perma-sharp. I would not be surprised if they are the same blades with a different coating.

 

[DeBladeRunner]

I tried the king c gillette for the first time . It's a very smooth, sharp blade..not quite as sharp as the nacet but smoother..For me feels like a new gillette blade..I've tried most of the gillette blades mentioned in this thread except for the new gillette platinums that come in the 30 pack.

 

[NiOOH]

Gillette Platinum. Costs 5 times less, and to me, it is the same blade.

 

[Djwyman]

I know I posted this forever ago and then got busy with life. I just wanted to thank everyone who suggested the Gillette platinum in the light blue boxes. I just got a 50 pack of them and Those to me perform as good for a fraction of the cost, at least on the first shave. I guess I will find out about the longevity in time. Even if they don't last as long, I am still happy with the performance to price ratio.

 

[ChriWilson]

Those plats are very good for me.

When I got my KCGs they were mostly added while in line using an in-store coupon.

Eventually I’ll get around to using them again, but all my blades now have extended life since incorporating SRs into my routine