Merkur HD razor blades?
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Dax,
You are free to use any brand of de razor blade that you wish.
You are free to use any brand of de razor blade that you wish.
That is correct. The HD will accommodate any brand of DE safety razor.
Do yourself a favour, get some Derby or Feather blades straight away, they are much smoother, and sharper than the Merkur blades. While the Merkur Platinum's have some loyal follower's a lot of people have problems with them. I for one find them to be very rough and irritating, but YMMV.
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dax702 said:
Most of us have quit our jobs so that we can hang out on the forums.
Randy
rtaylor61 said:Most of us have quit our jobs so that we can hang out on the forums.
Randy
And the rest of us are about to lose our jobs because of the forum.
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on the subject of blades, are these good?
http://cgi.ebay.com/100-NEW-Stainle...2QQihZ012QQcategoryZ31764QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
one hell of a deal for all those, but how is the quality?
http://cgi.ebay.com/100-NEW-Stainle...2QQihZ012QQcategoryZ31764QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
one hell of a deal for all those, but how is the quality?
You can find Derbys on ebay for the same price, and IMHO, MUCH better.
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Based on what i've done so far with wet shaving, it seems like the hardest area to shave is the curve of the chin, lot of pulling going on there. I'm just using some blades I got from the drugstore right now. Are the Derby "Extra" blades on ebay the same as the ones you mentioned? Derby or Israeli for a tough beard? I'm really digging these bulk buys on ebay, just don't want to buy bulk junk!!
Yes. Excellent blades!dax702 said:Based on what i've done so far with wet shaving, it seems like the hardest area to shave is the curve of the chin, lot of pulling going on there. I'm just using some blades I got from the drugstore right now. Are the Derby "Extra" blades on ebay the same as the ones you mentioned? Derby or Israeli for a tough beard? I'm really digging these bulk buys on ebay, just don't want to buy bulk junk!!
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dax702 said:Ok, I can trust a guy with 1,111 postsDerby it is!
Afterall, you can judge how well they work by Kyle's avatar!
And he shaves TWICE a day!
Randy
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hahaha, I'll look like that if I don't shave for about probably a week and a half!That's nothing. You should see how smooth they keep my back!rtaylor61 said:
Kyle said:That's nothing. You should see how smooth they keep my back!
And his legs! Look at his legs!
If I was forced to choose I would definitely opt for the Derby blades, but the Israeli's are nice. You will find wet shaving much easier to deal with if you resist this silly urge to choose between products, just get one (at least) of everything that interests you and you will be much happier in the long run. After all, until you get the Israeli's you're only going to wonder what they are like, and that's the type of thing that can haunt you
Dax702,
Ya know, you could also contact LetterK and see if he has any blade samplers left--then you could try 5 or 10 packs of the 4 or 5 of the best blades out there and see what you prefer.
Just a thought--the Derbys are a great starting place! And many never move on to another blade.
Ya know, you could also contact LetterK and see if he has any blade samplers left--then you could try 5 or 10 packs of the 4 or 5 of the best blades out there and see what you prefer.
Just a thought--the Derbys are a great starting place! And many never move on to another blade.
The deal for 100 Derby blades for $11 shipped is over. I hope it comes back for 4th of July.
