StubbleShavers Blade Thoughts (EVERY BLADE AVAILBLE)

[StubbleShaver]

The Great Blade Experiment
As a thank you to everyone here at B&B i have decided to give a little back to the community and
as a little 300 post celebration i will attempt to sample and review every single blade on the market
any PIF's of blades not on the list are very much appreciated but if not i'm sure i will get hold of
them some how.

I will allways use Cella for the first shave as that is my Go-To soap. the Second Shave will be a
varible and will differ from one blade to the next. I will list what products i use for each shave.

I'll take 2 says off a week (Thursday and Friday) while i am away at work. This means that
i will label some shaves "Saturday" shaves, this means i have a few days growth and the
blade will need to mow through that.

I'll update this post aswell as posting a "OP Updated" post when i do so. I hope you stick
around for all the blade reviews. sit back and Enjoy!



Gillette 7 o’clock Super Platinum

Shave 1: Completed Cella Soap and Brut AS. Very Close Shave. 2 Nicks but very happy with the results. 8/10

Shave 2: Completed Arko shave soap in a Scuttle. BBS Shave with 3 passes and no nicks. Best shave i have ever had. 9/10


Conclusion: Amazing Blade. The best i have ever tried. A LOT better than the feather (YMMV). Smoother, more friendly blade. Final Score: 17/20


Derby Extra

Shave 1: Completed Cella Soap, Brut AS. Close shave, No Nicks but it did however take 4 passes and was not as smooth as the Gillette SP. 6/10

Shave 2: Completed Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn Soap, 2 Nicks, 3 passes to BBS. Better performance than yesterday but the nicks makes it a 6/10


Conclusion: An OK Blade, Very Mild and what i can imagine is a good everyday blade for somone with Light-Medium beard, I have a heavy beard so it struggled with me Final Score: 12/20



Shark Super Chrome

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED



LORD Platinum Class

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED


Astra Superior Platinum

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED


Israli Double Edge Blades

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED


Personna Platinum Chrome - ‘Red Personna, Israeli Reds’

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED


Super-Max Super Stainless

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED


Lazer Stainless

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED


Wilkinson Sword Classic DE Blades

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED



Feather New Hi-Stainless

Shave 1: NOT YET SHAVED

Shave 2: NOT YET SHAVED


Conclusion: NOT YET SHAVED




Still to aquire

Asco Super Stainless
BIG BEN Super Stainless
BIC Chrome Platinum
Bolzano Super Inox
Crystal Platinum - Israeli Personna’s, Super + Platinum
CROWN Super Stainless
Dorco 300 Platinum
Dorco 301 Platinum
Gillette 7 o’clock Sharp Edge
Gillette 7 o’clock Super Stainless
Gillette Goal Stainless
Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus
Gillette Silver Blue Stainless
Gillette Super Thin Platinum
Gillette Super Thin ‘NEW IMPROVED’ Stainless
LORD Cool Super Stainless
LORD Extra Super Stainless
LORD Super Stainless ‘Super’
LORD Super Chrome
Merkur Super Platinum
PERMA-SHARP SUPER
Personna Double Edge
Personna Super Medical Prep Blades
Personna Super - ‘Lab Blues’
RACER Super Stainless
Rainbow Super Stainless
Shark Super Stainless
Silver Star Super Stainless
Super-Max Titanium
Tiger Superior Stainless
TIMOR
Treet Platinum
Treet Dura Sharp Carbon
TRIG Silver Edge

 

[StubbleShaver]

Updated!

 

[TheBigL]

Well, this seems like quite a feat. Good luck!

 

[StubbleShaver]

Well, this seems like quite a feat. Good luck!

Thanks a lot

 

[gnoils]

sounds interesting. subscribed!

 

[Haggises]

Where in Dorset are you?
I'll be in Poole next weekend and could give you a Voskhod, Ladas, Rapira Platinum Lux for this noble experiment.

 

[Krona Kruiser]

How long are you willing to take? This will take months at the very least.

 

[StubbleShaver]

Where in Dorset are you?
I'll be in Poole next weekend and could give you a Voskhod, Ladas, Rapira Platinum Lux for this noble experiment.

Sorry man, very busy next weekend. Thanks anyways!

 

[StubbleShaver]

How long are you willing to take? This will take months at the very least.

4 Months (114 Days) i worked out to sample every blade on that list. The list, however, will expand as i come across more blades and (hopefully) blades get PIF'd.

 

[cliffordNC]

I applaud your effort - GD Carrington has done an extensive review on lots of blades, too.
Interesting to see how much alignment between your results and his.

 

[StubbleShaver]

I applaud your effort - GD Carrington has done an extensive review on lots of blades, too.
Interesting to see how much alignment between your results and his.

Yeah, It shall be very interesting to compare to two!

 

[StubbleShaver]

Updated. Gillette Super Platinum Completed.

 

[VerbaVolant]

Updated. Gillette Super Platinum Completed.

Just curious, how did you calculate the final score?

Gillette 7 o’clock Super Platinum

Shave 1: Completed Cella Soap and Brut AS. Very Close Shave. 2 Nicks but very happy with the results. 8/10

Shave 2: Completed Arko shave soap in a Scuttle. BBS Shave with 3 passes and no nicks. Best shave i have ever had. 9/10


Conclusion: Amazing Blade. The best i have ever tried. A LOT better than the feather (YMMV). Smoother, more friendly blade. Final Score: 18/20

 

[StubbleShaver]

Just curious, how did you calculate the final score?

Added the two up with terrible maths . Was ment to be 17/20


Also, Updated the OP.

 

[VerbaVolant]

Seems you are not ready for your little science project. A dictionary and a calculator and you are good to go!

(I will never forgive for trying to compare Edwin Jagger soaps with arko. Never!)

 

[StubbleShaver]

Seems you are not ready for your little science project. A dictionary and a calculator and you are good to go!

(I will never forgive for trying to compare Edwin Jagger soaps with arko. Never!)

Ha ha . I'll go grab my dictionary and calculator now!

 

[DMT]

I also had my first go of a Derby today my skin is sensitive so most of the time I can only manage 2 passes, 3 if the bald is smooth enough, those 2 passes left me with what looks like the onset of a 5 o'clock shadow. Have you heard of Tesco/Boots DE blades they're made by the same factory that make Israeli red personas, though read some posts on various forums saying they made to different specs and preform better. They might be one to add to the list.

 

[StubbleShaver]

I also had my first go of a Derby today my skin is sensitive so most of the time I can only manage 2 passes, 3 if the bald is smooth enough, those 2 passes left me with what looks like the onset of a 5 o'clock shadow. Have you heard of Tesco/Boots DE blades they're made by the same factory that make Israeli red personas, though read some posts on various forums saying they made to different specs and preform better. They might be one to add to the list.

Yeah, if they are the "Israli Double Edge Blades" in white paper with no brand stamped .

Thanks for the incoming blade PIF's by the way!

(Updated also )

 

[StubbleShaver]

Update: Shark Super Chrome's 1st shave was AWFUL. Pulled and tugged. 4/10

(due to VBulletin i cant update the OP so will post the reviews from now on)

 

[xfumbler]

Are the Israli (sp?) Double Edge Blades "Red IP's"?