Having been using some Personna Meds I received from the Blade Exchange on B&B, which by the way is a great way to try some new blades. Anyway the Personna Meds up to this point blow away everything else I have used, at least for me. As a noob I have only touched the tip of the iceberg in terms of products out there and often after saying wow this is great I try something else and go no, this is even better. That may very well be the case with the Meds as well, but as of right now they blow away the competition. My criteria for anything is the total picture and balance of the product. There is sharpest, there is smoothest, etc, then there is the best combination of all attributes which In my opinion makes the best. Right now Personna Meds meets that criteria better than anything else I have tried. Having said that I may be here with a new favorite soon cause as you know YMMV.
Personna Meds, Incredible
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Glad to hear you've found something that's working for you, Mike!
There's good reasons why they're so popular with our members...
There's good reasons why they're so popular with our members...
If you really like them you should get yourself 100 of the Personna Super Blue barber/salon packed blades. They are on eBay for around $12-14 buy it now including shipping. As far as I have been able to tell they are the same blade as the hospital use ones but at a fraction of the cost.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/280891500386
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221193989347
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281060449911
Here is an old pic of mine showing both blades
http://www.ebay.com/itm/280891500386
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221193989347
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281060449911
Here is an old pic of mine showing both blades
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I have tried Feather, 7 O'clock yellow, Astra, Personna Red, Derby, Shark SC, Super Max Platinum. I have some others I have not tried yet that are well respected blades so we will see. I consider the Feather, 7 O'clock and Red Personnas to be the only ones out of the bunch that I liked enough to use again. To me the Meds beats those easily.
Thanks Turtle I will look into those blades.
Thanks Turtle I will look into those blades.
thanks turtle just grabbed 100 ill try them out the meds are decent and ill use the astras while on the road a lot and these are nice and cheap and hopefully for me better than the astra which i dont like very much..these are not platinum though am i correct? i usually stick to those or iridium though not sure how much that really matters except for longer life...if they really are the same as the meds i know what to expect but never used the "blue" ones yet.
how do they compare to the gsb's or polsilver ir's those are my two favs...
how do they compare to the gsb's or polsilver ir's those are my two favs...
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I agree with you fully that the Personna Med Preps are excellent blades - a great balance between sharp, smooth, forgiving and durable -- they are my #1 blade for that reason.
After hearing so many respected and well groomed gentleman say that the Labs (or Blues, whatever...) are almost identical I think you made a great purchase. If you should happen to get a "dud" blade then just toss it fast and grab a new one - no reason to second guess your increasing skill or the feedback your face gives you.
Also, consider trying Voskhods if you get the chance - they are another excellent blade.
After hearing so many respected and well groomed gentleman say that the Labs (or Blues, whatever...) are almost identical I think you made a great purchase. If you should happen to get a "dud" blade then just toss it fast and grab a new one - no reason to second guess your increasing skill or the feedback your face gives you.
Also, consider trying Voskhods if you get the chance - they are another excellent blade.
I really like the shave, and in my Slant I can get an easy five shaves, have gone to seven with very minor discomfort
I'm with you, but would add one to the mix - Gillette Silver Blues. Either of them blows away anything I've used.
I like the Meds too because they are a very clean blade. No oil, grease or other gunk that I can detect like so many other blades. No glue marks after opening up the wrapper. That's probably because these truely are hospital grade blades. I don't know if the blue box on ebay is exactly like that.
If you really like them you should get yourself 100 of the Personna Super Blue barber/salon packed blades. They are on eBay for around $12-14 buy it now including shipping. As far as I have been able to tell they are the same blade as the hospital use ones but at a fraction of the cost.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/280891500386
http://www.ebay.com/itm/221193989347
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281060449911
Here is an old pic of mine showing both blades
I too love the Personna Med Prep blades, however I bought a 5 pack of Personna Double Edge Stainless Steel Blades in a dispenser believing them to be the blades you mention. However they did not shave as well as the Med Preps I had. The design on the blade was very different, there was no writing and 4 arrows pictured on the blade on each side. Is it possible that the dispenser packs of the Double Edge Stainless Steel Blades are not the same as those bought in multipacks of 100 in the nice blue wrappers? My packet looked like this:
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I believe those are Personna Barbers. Not bad blades, but not a Med Prep, by a long shot.
I don't think i've used these yet myself. Glad they work well for you!
Med Preps are great blades. I find the 7 O'clock Blacks to be just as sharp and a little smoother - at least for the first shave. They don't last as long as the Med Preps, but it's a nice blade.
Agree, except that for me the Blacks last just as long as Meds. I've been campaigning for an Oscroft blade face-off between these two blades and also Polsilver SI's. All smooth, all sharp, and all last a long time. Be fun to follow.
I wish someone would do a small group by on Personna Med. Wecan chip in to by a large box and split it.
