Looking for some comments:
I'm on the last of the Derby Extras that came with the EJde89l that I purchased in December. I am now the proud owner of 7 sampler packages of 5 blades each I purchased a few weeks ago.
I did do a search and found a discussion thread in which basically most said "pick alphabetically, toss in air and in that order and other suggestions etc!"
I have spent the last 7 weeks making sure of my shaving technique due to some earlier problems, knowing my beard patterns along with understanding & practicing how to get good lather with the soaps & creams I have on hand. Finally learning the razor and while the Derby's were fine but they were my 1st set of DE blades.
The beard growth & coarseness surprised me as having reduced my beard of 30 years to a goatee & mustache it is far, far more coarse than I realized. So I basically shave every other day with occasional 3rd day off to let any serious irritation calm down.
I realize that for each person using DE blades it is a unique learning experience & YMMV and will of course be my own learning experience. I find I do enjoy reading what BB folks think about different products & I always learn from their comments.
The 7 are in alphabetical order:
Bolzano, Feather, Gillette 7 O' Clock Super Platinum Black DE, Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum Dark Blue DE, Nacent Platinum, Red Personna Red Israeli, Shark.
Gene
I'm on the last of the Derby Extras that came with the EJde89l that I purchased in December. I am now the proud owner of 7 sampler packages of 5 blades each I purchased a few weeks ago.
I did do a search and found a discussion thread in which basically most said "pick alphabetically, toss in air and in that order and other suggestions etc!"
I have spent the last 7 weeks making sure of my shaving technique due to some earlier problems, knowing my beard patterns along with understanding & practicing how to get good lather with the soaps & creams I have on hand. Finally learning the razor and while the Derby's were fine but they were my 1st set of DE blades.
The beard growth & coarseness surprised me as having reduced my beard of 30 years to a goatee & mustache it is far, far more coarse than I realized. So I basically shave every other day with occasional 3rd day off to let any serious irritation calm down.
I realize that for each person using DE blades it is a unique learning experience & YMMV and will of course be my own learning experience. I find I do enjoy reading what BB folks think about different products & I always learn from their comments.
The 7 are in alphabetical order:
Bolzano, Feather, Gillette 7 O' Clock Super Platinum Black DE, Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum Dark Blue DE, Nacent Platinum, Red Personna Red Israeli, Shark.
Gene