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[ceego]

Hi folks,

My DE shaving experience is very limited(about 3 months) and so far i have tried derby, dorco ST301, Shark super chrome and shark super stainless. My favorites by far are the sharks which i find fairly comfortable, i can get 3 good shaves out of them with a 4th average shave if i push it. I am debating sticking with sharks or experimenting further with astra's(not sure which version i should try) feathers, merkurs or possibly personna platinum. I'm currently using a Merkur 42C.

Cheers.

 

[Graybeard57]

Astra SP's are generally well liked. Try another sampler to broaden your experiences. In a few weeks, you may want to revisit some blades you didn't like at first. Sometimes blades get better after sitting on the shelf for awhile.

 

[John Von Wuggz]

After my initial batch of easy to find blades I moved to Astra SP, 7 o'clock Black, GSB, and Feathers. Still trying those ones out.

 

[Nick Cheeks]

I would also recommend the Astra SPs. Any of the Gillette 7 o'clocks (green, yellow, black) would be a good pick up too.

 

[ArNav]

Red IP is great too.

 

[John Von Wuggz]

I just used my first GSB from the 5 pack and loved it. If the next few shaves go great as well then GSB will make it into my "March Madness" razor showdown.

 

[BlackBear]

I'm really into my Russian blades at the moment, Astra SP's, Rapira's, Sputnik, Ladas - All giving great results. Of course you will need to try a Feather blade at some stage

 

[tjr1035]

I also would recommend Gillette Silver and Blues. Just finished with a blade that lasted 5 shaves. Which is excellent due to my tough whiskers. They are very sharp and they are my go to blade.

 

[mastershake]

silver blue or polsilver si imo are my top 2 blades out there. i love the si's and the gsb is a very close second. im not a fan of astras but many are and they are cheap. just ordered up personna lab blue's to try out in all the blades i used i still have not tried these lol. only 12$ for 100 figured cant hurt. depends what you like. some are very sharp, some smooth, some a bit of both. i prefer much sharper blades but dont like feathers so its more of a what you decide you like best. imo try the gsb or the polsilver ir.