I wanted to try some of the different blades by Lord. I had tried the Shark Stainless and the Shark Chrome in the distant past and found them to be good blades, but not the best for me. This time around I tried the Lord Platinum, Shark Platinum, Silver Star and Crown blades.
I tried them all for 2 shaves in the same razor, my dependable English Ball-end Tech.
Lord Platinum - I see these marked as platinum or platinum class. Mine only say platinum and the blade is marked Lord and Platinum Super Stainless. These blades are fairly sharp, maybe a 8 out 10 with Feathers/Bics being a 10. The were smooth and held up well for 2 shaves. They were reasonably smooth but not the smoothest I tested, maybe an 8 out of 10. I like these blades. They are also probably the same blade as the Shark Platinum. Blade markings are virtually the same and they shaved the same.
Shark Platinum - The blade is marked as Shark and Platinum Super Stainless. These blades shaved identically to the Lord Platinum and they are probably the same blade. Overall, same ratings as the Lord Platinum.
Silver Star - This is probably the smoothest blade I have ever tried. 10 out of 10 for smoothness. However, they were not as sharp as the other blades, maybe a 7 out of 10 for the first shave and 6 out of 10 for the second. They lost their edge pretty quick. For me, I would only be able to get 1 maybe 2 shaves out of them, so not what I am looking for. Too bad, they are smooth.
Crown - These are marked as "Platinum class" and the blades just have Crown and Super Stainless. No mention of platinum anywhere. I don't think these are the same blade as the Lord or Shark Platinum. They were sharper but not as smooth. They shaved very similar to the Shark Stainless. I think the Shark Stainless and the Crown Platinum Class are the same blade. Sharpness is about 8.5 out of 10 and smoothness about 7 out of 10. Not a bad choice either.
Overall, I am going with the Shark Platinum, they are very cheep right now and are a solid blade. The others were also good blades, but I just like the Lord/Shark Platinum more.
If you are a smoothness junky and don't mind tossing a blade after 1 to 2 shaves, go Silver Star. They are cheap as well so not a big deal to toss after 1 to 2 shaves, still talking 8 to 4 cents per shave.
If sharpness is king, go Crown (or Shark Stainless). Yeah its not as smooth as the others, but it is still pleasant.
I tried them all for 2 shaves in the same razor, my dependable English Ball-end Tech.
Lord Platinum - I see these marked as platinum or platinum class. Mine only say platinum and the blade is marked Lord and Platinum Super Stainless. These blades are fairly sharp, maybe a 8 out 10 with Feathers/Bics being a 10. The were smooth and held up well for 2 shaves. They were reasonably smooth but not the smoothest I tested, maybe an 8 out of 10. I like these blades. They are also probably the same blade as the Shark Platinum. Blade markings are virtually the same and they shaved the same.
Shark Platinum - The blade is marked as Shark and Platinum Super Stainless. These blades shaved identically to the Lord Platinum and they are probably the same blade. Overall, same ratings as the Lord Platinum.
Silver Star - This is probably the smoothest blade I have ever tried. 10 out of 10 for smoothness. However, they were not as sharp as the other blades, maybe a 7 out of 10 for the first shave and 6 out of 10 for the second. They lost their edge pretty quick. For me, I would only be able to get 1 maybe 2 shaves out of them, so not what I am looking for. Too bad, they are smooth.
Crown - These are marked as "Platinum class" and the blades just have Crown and Super Stainless. No mention of platinum anywhere. I don't think these are the same blade as the Lord or Shark Platinum. They were sharper but not as smooth. They shaved very similar to the Shark Stainless. I think the Shark Stainless and the Crown Platinum Class are the same blade. Sharpness is about 8.5 out of 10 and smoothness about 7 out of 10. Not a bad choice either.
Overall, I am going with the Shark Platinum, they are very cheep right now and are a solid blade. The others were also good blades, but I just like the Lord/Shark Platinum more.
If you are a smoothness junky and don't mind tossing a blade after 1 to 2 shaves, go Silver Star. They are cheap as well so not a big deal to toss after 1 to 2 shaves, still talking 8 to 4 cents per shave.
If sharpness is king, go Crown (or Shark Stainless). Yeah its not as smooth as the others, but it is still pleasant.