My only experience with Indian blades are the 7 o'Clock Supers - one of my faves.
My Astras are years old and apparently my 7 o'Clock Greens were Made in Russia
My Astras are years old and apparently my 7 o'Clock Greens were Made in Russia
Top Tier
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinums
SuperMax Blue Diamond Titanium
Japanese steel. Chrome and Platinum sputter in plain writing. Good signs. Looking forward to further feedback. At this point, I am not sure I want to invest too much into new blades, I already have too many great ones, but who knows, there may be something even better!I couldn't hold off any longer. Finished my first shave with the Statum Platinum Chrome a couple hours ago on 30+ hrs growth.
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Made in India, 10 blades per tuck, double wrapped and no glue dots.
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This is a blade that's flown under my radar previously, although after researching it, I noticed a few forum members who've used it regularly. It also seems to be quite popular on a UK Shaving forum that I frequent.
Went with the Lupo 95 due to familiarity and countless shaves, although on reflection, the 72 might have been a better first choice.
Prepped with a hot shower, then warm washcloth to face for a bit. Lathered with Canada Shaving Soap.
This is a sharp blade and I could really feel it by my second pass. Even managed a weeper close to my Adam's apple which is a fairly rare occurrence with my shaves. No pulling or tugging whatsoever. Two passes and slight touch-ups along the jawline left me BBS on cheeks, jawline and upper neck. DFS for the remainder. This blade might even be a bit bitey for me but smooth enough all in all. I ended up with a close and smooth shave with only slight feedback from my alum bar. Not sure I'd pick this over my Wizamets or Minoras but it's good enough to draw me back for a second shave, perhaps with the Wolfman 1.05 wr2. Of course the usual YMMV disclaimer applies. Have a great shave.
I did around 4 shaves with that blade in a couple of my more rigid clamping razors, the Lupo 95 and Wolfman wr2.Japanese steel. Chrome and Platinum sputter in plain writing. Good signs. Looking forward to further feedback. At this point, I am not sure I want to invest too much into new blades, I already have too many great ones, but who knows, there may be something even better!
Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like a nice blade, but there are other options. Paying $10 vs $20 for 100 blades in not a real difference if I feel like there is greatness in the $20 blades. I already have plenty of $10 blades for body shaving though!I did around 4 shaves with that blade in a couple of my more rigid clamping razors, the Lupo 95 and Wolfman wr2.
They were plenty sharp enough for my beard, even a bit bitey from the start like some of the Indian made blades can be to me. I'm thinking like the 7 O'clock PermaSharp Stainless. The 2nd shave was smoother than the first and third shave was about the same.
I don't know about top tier but right up there with Supermax and Treet Platinum. You can get them pretty cheap on eBay from an Indian seller.
I've yet to revisit them because I just received a Blackbird Ti recently, so trying to use blades I'm more familiar with until I get my technique dialed in on this razor.
I bought 1000 of the Gillette 7 o'clock Permasharps. Very sharp and extremely competitively priced.At the moment, among those I have tried, the best Indian blades for me are the Euromax ones.
I bought 1000 of the Gillette 7 o'clock Permasharps. Very sharp and extremely competitively priced.
The 7 o'clock Permasharp is substantially sharper than the Gillette Wilkinson Sword in my opinion.Compared to the Indian Gillette 7 O'clock how are the Indian Gillette Wilkinson Sword?
I often read that Indian GWS are very sharp and too sharp, does this match?
I find the Permasharp blades wonderfully smooth and not nearly sharp enough. It would be one of my favorites if it worked for me.I hope I am not offending people, but I wonder why Indian razor blades aren't as highly regarded as the Russian ones are. Articles about Gillette's products specifically mention the facial hair of Indian men tends to be dense and tough and so razor blades produced for them need to be super efficient and long lasting due to the average incomes there.
I'm very curious about Indian market (not meant for export) razor blades like Laser Ultra or Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp. It seems like they should be great blades for little money.
I guess I'll know soon personally for the Gillette. Some members here have called it mild which seems odd considering the remark I made above.
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Compared to the Indian Gillette 7 O'clock how are the Indian Gillette Wilkinson Sword?
I often read that Indian GWS are very sharp and too sharp, does this match?
Compared to the Indian Gillette 7 O'clock how are the Indian Gillette Wilkinson Sword?
I often read that Indian GWS are very sharp and too sharp, does this match?
How long ago did you find the 100 Gillette Wilkinson Indian sword blades at that price?The Indian Gillette Wilkinson Sword is a very decent blade. I bought my saloon pack of 100 when they were $6.