merkur. 1 pass, stopped shaving, threw the blade away and PIFd the rest I had.
feathers were pretty bad but I finished the shave with it.
feathers were pretty bad but I finished the shave with it.
What blade is the WORST for you.....
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Dorcos.
By FAR.
By FAR.
absolute worse was the Apollo no 10s. Never heard of them? yea, figures since they're that bad. I got them in a sampler from whatever vendor I bought them from and I couldn't get through the first pass. i have given them away with the warning that they were bad for me.
Derby's are up there of blades I can't get a decent shave with. Same thing for the Dorco 301's although i remember getting decent shaves from the Dorco 300's.
Derby's are up there of blades I can't get a decent shave with. Same thing for the Dorco 301's although i remember getting decent shaves from the Dorco 300's.
This blade was the worst I have ever used. I don't know who made it but it felt like I was
shaving with a rusty beer can. I couldn't make it through a half pass and I had to switch
to a Souplex to finish the shave.
Yes! This one! I think they are called Balaka or something of the sort.
A tie between DG Dorcos and Derby blades.
Both were like shaving with a medieval flail.
Both were like shaving with a medieval flail.
My worst shaves came from the 99cent store Personnas and the much ballyhooed Feather blade.
Just one to pick? I'll try .. nope, can't do it. 
Bic Chrome
Dorco (could anything with this name be good, really?)
Bic Chrome
Dorco (could anything with this name be good, really?)
The bic chrome. It was not even sharp or smooth enouth for 1 shave. I stretched two out of it and looked like I had been attacked by a rabid beast. Derby I found always to give me weepers and to be to mild.
Gillette Bleues, I got a few passes in and had to take it out.
no doubt about it that personna blades are the worst for me....immediate razor burn and bumps...terrible
Worst: Merkurs (tried them again after a year learning the DE ins and outs with Bluebirds...still sucked for me 
)
Best: Feathers (tried them again after a year learning the DE ins and outs with Bluebirds...gave the rest of my Bluebirds to SWMBO
)
)Best: Feathers (tried them again after a year learning the DE ins and outs with Bluebirds...gave the rest of my Bluebirds to SWMBO
)
Bluebird. I can still feel my face burning if i think about it.
Derby and Laser :9898::9898:
No matter what razor I load them in Timors cause me great irratation. Oddly I can load Feathers and Gillette 7o'clocks into the same razors and get a great shave. Perhaps i just got a bad pack.
Hm, I've heard good reviews of Timor blades. They're not that cheap though, so I guess it's no big loss if they don't work out for you.
Blades that don't work for me: Anything by Lord (except Shark), Dorcos, Merkurs, Derbys, German Wilkinsons, Bic, red pack Personnas.
No particular order
Feathers
Dorco 301's
Merkur
I guess I just don't have the face for Feathers, the other two, well no comment
Currently Yellow super sharps are my favourites although I fancy trying Astra SP's.
Feathers
Dorco 301's
Merkur
I guess I just don't have the face for Feathers, the other two, well no comment
Currently Yellow super sharps are my favourites although I fancy trying Astra SP's.
Only blade I've found so far that just will not work was the Looks SE blade. I'd rather shave with my table saw.
red persona's and Derby's so far but i can still get a good shave out of em. they just dont feel smooth.
Feather.
When I tried them first, I put it down to my inexperience, but they are still bad to me, no matter which razor I tried them in.
When I tried them first, I put it down to my inexperience, but they are still bad to me, no matter which razor I tried them in.
As a relative noob, I haven't tried that many, but so far Derby and Merkur suck hind teat. Feathers, Astra SPs and IPs have been the best.
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