For me, it is these blades (out of 42 I have tried to date):
Astra Super Stainless (not the platinum one)
Chroma Diamont Stainless
Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Super Stainless
Gillette Silver Blue
These are not necessarily my favorite blades, as I think the closeness of a blade matters - the number of shaves does NOT matter for me, as I rarely use a blade even 3 times.
My favorite top 6 are:
Bolzano
Chroma Diamont Stainless
Gillette Silver Blue
Voskhod Teflon
Rapira Platinum Lux
Astra Super Stainless
If I had to pick a 7th - Gillette Nacet
Some overlap from above, but not totally - I like all 6 of the above mostly equally. Voskhod, Rapira, and Chroma are my best value - when you consider cost per blade.
Considering COST as the number one variant, before closeness and smoothness it is:
Voskhod
Treet Platinum
Parker
There you go - 3 ways to evaluate blades from my personal unique perspective:
beard thickness, face, technique, and shaving frequency,
Astra Super Stainless (not the platinum one)
Chroma Diamont Stainless
Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Super Stainless
Gillette Silver Blue
These are not necessarily my favorite blades, as I think the closeness of a blade matters - the number of shaves does NOT matter for me, as I rarely use a blade even 3 times.
My favorite top 6 are:
Bolzano
Chroma Diamont Stainless
Gillette Silver Blue
Voskhod Teflon
Rapira Platinum Lux
Astra Super Stainless
If I had to pick a 7th - Gillette Nacet
Some overlap from above, but not totally - I like all 6 of the above mostly equally. Voskhod, Rapira, and Chroma are my best value - when you consider cost per blade.
Considering COST as the number one variant, before closeness and smoothness it is:
Voskhod
Treet Platinum
Parker
There you go - 3 ways to evaluate blades from my personal unique perspective:
beard thickness, face, technique, and shaving frequency,