To all who received blades in my I and I blade PIF and those who have tried the Polsilver Super Iridium blades, please feel free to post you impressions here.
Inquiring minds want to know. So are they the same, are they.
If so where is the best place to buy?
Aaron
Today I wasn't planning on using the Polsilver Super Iridium, but felt the need to since they arrived! Very excited to try one in the R41.
The first thing I noticed when I opened the pack up, was the blade looked identical to the "original" blade, same font, same markings, same glue marks.
Today was a simple face lather, C.O Bigelow loaded on my fathers old badger Stanley brush. Nice wet lather today.
First pass was WTG. Right away I noticed the same smoothness and sharpness I love about the SI, not one bit of pulling or tugging...just a smooth shave. I rinsed my face...WOW...one pass and I look more than acceptable..could have stopped there with some small touch ups and had a DFS.
Second pass was ATG, re-lathered and started on the neck...I had to look twice to make sure stubble was being removed. My ATG and neck technique is very similar to GEOFATBOYS style....meaning I shave the area, and go over certain areas almost "dry". I finished my Second pass and BAM.....done!! BBS with two passes of the R41 loaded with this blade.
Even if this blade was labeled something else, It was the best blade I've used to date...as good as any SI from the old wrapper. Smooth, Sharp....by far the best blade in my opinion.
Tomorrow will try it in the NEW and see how it goes, but first impress is I hope these are easily available and at a fair price point. If they are in the price range of other PPI blades ( Gillette Yellow or Greens) these will become my go to blade. Curious to see how long I can push this blade, pushed the old wrapper SI for 5 plus shaves...sure I could go a week in the NEW with them..
Definitely look forward to reading the reviews.
The question I have though to start this all off;
If these are current production blades, where are they?
I know we have one vendor on here that can get them (currently out of stock but says they will have more by April).
You would think if these are current production blades, you would probably have all the on-line shaving/blade sales places (or at least the ones that carry standard Polsilver blades) tripping over each other to get a hold of these to fill the gap that the old packaged SI's left, and the prices would be in-line with where the SI (when in production) or it's premium PPI brethren were/are.
Good question...I can't find them any place...
I did contact a vendor that is looking into securing a quanity of these, but no promises, and no date when that may happen
I'm hoping this wasn't a one time deal, and that more will be readily available. Reading threads on this board and others dating back several month back, I do think these are the real deal...I do need more shaves, but first impressions is that it shaves very much like the old style wrapper of the SI.
I can't say this blade feels any different from other higher-quality sharp blades I've tried; in a blind one-off test, there's no way I'd know this blade from an Astra or a Shark SC. I think the only way it can distinguish itself is by blade longevity. Otherwise, there's no point at all in chasing after such an expensive and increasingly rare blade.
I really don't want to be that irritating skeptic who chimes in on threads with, "I don't see what all the fuss is about," but that's how I'm leaning at the moment. I'm going to rotate each blade through two or three of my favorite razors, depending on how fast they degrade, and see what comes of it. Tomorrow: the Polsilver in the New.
Here are the notes I entered into my DE blade spreadsheet:
Overall feel: 8 out of 10
Comments: Very smooth shave. The blade is damn sharp: I got one weeper that I didn't even feel, and I nicked myself by catching a bit of my neck on a corner of the razor as I shaved close to my collarbone. OTOH, I can't say this blade feels any different from other higher-quality sharp blades I've tried; in a blind one-off test, there's no way I'd know this blade from an Astra or a Shark SC. I think the only way it can distinguish itself is by blade longevity. Otherwise, there's no point at all in chasing after such an expensive and increasingly rare blade.