I've done about 14-15 shaves with Athena over the time I've had it. I deliberately used different blades for each shave to see if there would be any complaints with certain brands and models. It turned out to work great with all the blades, but I liked the Feather and the Gillette Minora the best. The combination of these two blades makes the Athena perform like some of the most aggressive razors, but still very smooth and forgiving.