PolSilver Super Iridium: First Impressions

[dezmil]

Polsilver blades offer a great combo of sharpness and smoothness. Definitely a top tier blade for me.

 

[fzman]

I'm fairly new to wet shaving, but a Polsilver in my Rockwell 6S is a joy to shave with. 3 Pass shave gets me DFS and almost BBS, with no nicks, weepers or irritation.

 

[psfred]

I haven't finished my first blade yet (it's been in the razor since the beginning of December, 2016), but I had trouble with it to start off. Couldn't find a razor that would give me a close shave. Very sharp, very smooth, never could get the stubble off.

Finally figured out I need a fairly high setting on a Fatboy or Slim and a shallow shaving angle, and that blade has been giving me great shaves ever since.

I use it once a week, so my projections are that it will last until early next year as I got 52 shaves on the first edge.

Definitely one of the best blades on the market.

 

[fzman]

How do smooth and sharp relate to each other? What makes a specific blade sharp and not smooth? Dull and smooth? I am confused.....

 

[johnwick]

How do smooth and sharp relate to each other? What makes a specific blade sharp and not smooth? Dull and smooth? I am confused.....

That’s a great question. Ultimately, some blades are sharp yet rough and some are fairly “dull” yet smooth. For most, the best blades find a balance of sharpness and smoothness. Polsilver happens to be that blade for many.

Some blades like a Feather would rank a 10 on the sharpness scale yet 5-6 on smoothness. A Derby might be considered the opposite. You essentially want to find a blade only as sharp as your beard requires. If you have a dense, course beard you’ll be miserable with a derby. On the other hand if you have a thin, fine beard you might find a feather to be very harsh leading to cuts, burning and irritation. Once you find that blade in between you’re in great shape.

 

[TinyT]

View attachment 912377 View attachment 912378 Today was the first day I switched blades in my recently acquired 1958 Gillette Flare Tip, and I chose to use a blade I’ve never used before: the PolSilver (I believe these are Made in Poland).

In addition to a relatively new razor, the other shaving variables were: Proraso pre-shave cream and I face lathered with RazoRock Blue Fougere (its a wonderfully slick and cushioned soap) using a Semogue 1800.

It is a sharp razor. It may be on par or a little sharper than the Indian Gillette Wilkinson Sword I’ve previously used in this razor. Additionally, it is very smooth— and this was the first shave. Two passes and a few touch ups got me an incredibly DFS (it’s rarely BBS because I don’t like to go against the grain). I did notice that my neck is smoother than it’s been and my face is incredibly smooth, with no nicks, weepers and only minor irritation from the alum

While I want to be able to compare it to a Feather, Astra, Voskhod,GSB, Bic Chrome Platinum and all the others I’ve previously used, I can’t because all of those were done on a Rockwell
2C — a totally different beast.

I just did a random search on Polsilver and this was the first post that came up. Anyway, I've just had my first shave with one of these blades and I also used a Proraso pre-shave cream, something I don't normally bother with, under a fougere, also face lathered, in this case Wickhmas Irish Fern. I used the Green pre-shave and it worked beautifully with the soap. Do you recall which pre-shave you used?

 

[Steelerfan]

Definately a top tier blade!

 

[Ukrainian]

Okay blade, definitely is not worth extra premium that I paid.
I was stupid enough to buy 200 for $66 Canadians in 2019
now I would rather buy 400 Czech Tatra platinum and still have $6 change.