Hi,
Has anyone tried Permasharp blades? How they compare with other brands? Thanks.
Has anyone tried Permasharp blades? How they compare with other brands? Thanks.
Permasharp blades?
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I have tried merkeur, derby, astra, 7'o'clock yellow, bluebirds and perma-sharp, and i finde perma-sharp to be the sharpest I have tried, bud also less forgiven then the others. After the first shave my face were a little iritated, but 2nd 3th and 4th were smoth.
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But I want something much sharper than permasharp if it exists..
Have you tried feathers? The general consensus is that you cannot find a sharper and smoother blade that is currently in production on this planet.
I personally did not care for them. You will find Feathers and Iridiums to be sharper.
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Very sharp and smooth blades !
I like the Perma-Sharp blades. Feathers are really sharp, but there are smoother blades out there, Perma-Sharps included.
There are different turkish Perma-Sharps available and both shave different.
At the moment you can get Perma-Sharps that come in plastic-dispensers. Here is a pic of the package:
You can read 'Çelik Sanayi A.Ş.' on the package. This is the name of the company that made these blades until a few years ago and the blades are NOS.
I have some of them and they give a really close shave and IMO they are as sharp like an IP.
Here is a vintage ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEbtZ8QG4BY
Here is another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEgRpKWNfA&feature=related
Procter & Gamble wanted to get into turkish market and bought this company a few years ago. Now these blades are not made in Instanbul anymore, they produce them in St. Petersburg at the same plant where the 7'o clock, Iridium Super and other brands are made now.
Here is a pic of the current package:
Now they come in a cardboard package an as you can see there is no 'Çelik Sanayi A.Ş.'
written on the package anymore.
I find them sharper like the NOS blades, almost as sharp like a Feather and therefore more forgiving compared to the Feather.
Both blades are really good blades IMO. I haven't tried the Iridium Super but some folks say that the Perma-Sharp from St. Petersburg and the Iridiums shave about the same.
There are also some Perma-Sharps in plastic dispensers from St. Petersburg available, these have not 'Çelik Sanayi A.Ş.' written on the package.
Used one NOS Perma-Sharp with Arko shaving soap in my slant today, got a really superb shave.
At the moment you can get Perma-Sharps that come in plastic-dispensers. Here is a pic of the package:
You can read 'Çelik Sanayi A.Ş.' on the package. This is the name of the company that made these blades until a few years ago and the blades are NOS.
I have some of them and they give a really close shave and IMO they are as sharp like an IP.
Here is a vintage ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEbtZ8QG4BY
Here is another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEgRpKWNfA&feature=related
Procter & Gamble wanted to get into turkish market and bought this company a few years ago. Now these blades are not made in Instanbul anymore, they produce them in St. Petersburg at the same plant where the 7'o clock, Iridium Super and other brands are made now.
Here is a pic of the current package:
Now they come in a cardboard package an as you can see there is no 'Çelik Sanayi A.Ş.'
written on the package anymore.
I find them sharper like the NOS blades, almost as sharp like a Feather and therefore more forgiving compared to the Feather.
Both blades are really good blades IMO. I haven't tried the Iridium Super but some folks say that the Perma-Sharp from St. Petersburg and the Iridiums shave about the same.
There are also some Perma-Sharps in plastic dispensers from St. Petersburg available, these have not 'Çelik Sanayi A.Ş.' written on the package.
Used one NOS Perma-Sharp with Arko shaving soap in my slant today, got a really superb shave.
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Good info, Oel. Now I'm wondering which blade I sampled.
Hi,
As several different brands are made in the same plant in St Petersburg, are these blades any different ?
Or are they the same blades with different packaging ?
what do you think ?
As several different brands are made in the same plant in St Petersburg, are these blades any different ?
Or are they the same blades with different packaging ?
what do you think ?
just shaved with one better than astra SP IMO maybe a little sharper, but I like it that way. For the price though I think astras and other cheaper blades do better lol. I haven't tried feathers(and sharper blades like kai,bluebird,G yellows) to compare to yet.
