I tried these for the first time this Saturday in my Dark Stag folding Kamisori. I had about three days growth (quite coarse and tough) and these cut through well on the first pass. After three passes I had a bbs finish with a few nicks and minimum irritation. I would say these are reasonably smooth and have a decent sharpness (above the Rapira Swedish Steel maybe). They will be going into my regular use pile for sure.
Rapira Platinum Lux
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One of my favorite blades. Works well in all my razors. Sharp, smooth and holds it edge well.
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I've always had great luck with these blades. They are sharp, and yet smooth & forgiving.
A definite mainstay in my rotation.
A definite mainstay in my rotation.
One of my favorites if not my favorite DE blade,
and I have 300+ of em
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and I have 300+ of em
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Crikey! I'm not sure I
Like them that much, but when you find a blade you like stick with it I suppose. I have a top five that are in constant rotation but it depends what state my skin is in as to which I favour.One of my favorites if not my favorite DE blade,
and I have 300+ of em
I like them without loving them. They are sharp enough and smooth enough, and I don't get any irritation and they don't create unforced errors. The price point is good and I've never run into any QC issues with them so I don't have any issues recommending them to people not looking for the sharpest blades in the land and who enjoy a bargain.
My main knock on them is they just aren't as good ( to me and this is where YMMV kicks in ) as some other blades I just prefer better for various reasons. I still use the ones in my stash as I rotate through my collection so they aren't bad by any means. When I use my last I probably won't reorder a 100, but I like variety so I can see myself keeping a few tucks around.
My main knock on them is they just aren't as good ( to me and this is where YMMV kicks in ) as some other blades I just prefer better for various reasons. I still use the ones in my stash as I rotate through my collection so they aren't bad by any means. When I use my last I probably won't reorder a 100, but I like variety so I can see myself keeping a few tucks around.
I find they're identical to Voskhod. Not the sharpest, but sharp enough. And smooth, smooth, smooth
Love these blades also, Sharp and comfy.
I put a Rapira Lux in my SLOC yesterday and had a perfectly fine shave. It's a great workhorse blade for me.
Rapira PL and the oop Chromes were the best 2 blades that worked well for me from the Rapira stable.
Rapira PL always give me a good result. 
Rapira PLs are solid blades.
For me not the sharpest and not the longest lasting but dependable nevertheless. I will always keep some around just for variety. And yes they are quite smooth.
For me not the sharpest and not the longest lasting but dependable nevertheless. I will always keep some around just for variety. And yes they are quite smooth.
I tried a Rapira Platinum Lux today in my Lupo .72.
HOLY COW!!! SO SMOOTH!
What an enjoyable shave!
HOLY COW!!! SO SMOOTH!
What an enjoyable shave!
Shhh..The price will go up. Nothing to see here. Keep people on the hype train of Astra Green SP
SLOC fan here. I concur
The Platinum Lux and the OOP Chromes worked best for me.
Platinum Lux is a fine blade. Works well in all my razors. I like the Swedish Super Steel a little better though....I find it smoother.
