So, I'm not a newbie at all, and I don't even post much in the shaving forums, since I know what I like. I was in Walmart (God forgive me) to buy a couple items for my mom (who's 84 and fell and broke her ankle). Back story, she needs some things down at her house to help her get around the bathroom, rails and such for shower and toilet, and Walmart was the cheapest. Anyway, since I was in the pharmacy/grooming/healthcare section, I thought I'd look for any DE blades they might have. Haven't shopped at Walmart for a while. I saw Wilkinson Sword blades, the only DE blades they had. I looked at the package and it said they were made in Germany. Ten blades for $1.76, so not too bad a deal for a local store. I grabbed a pack.
Now, I've tried lots of blades, probably not as many as some of you, but these were damn sharp. I last shaved on Sunday morning (yeah, I was a little scruffy, normally would have shaved on Tuesday) But, I'm going out tonight, so I thought I'd shower and shave. Did my usual routine, which is nothing really. I use Williams soap (no laughing please), face lather. I popped one of these Wilkinson blades in my trusty Merkur HD. It actually caught my finger skin twice, and I'm no novice to loading a blade. I thought, these seem sharp. Man oh man, the whiskers just slid off. I had to really lighten up on the pressure. I don't know if I got just a good batch or what, but these worked better than Feathers (normally stereotyped as the sharpest, I've read) by FAR. I think I had a BBS after two passes on most of my face, and that was with a five day growth. Normally I get a little tugging when my whiskers are this long, but damn, I felt nothing but smooth. One of the best shaves I've ever had in my life. I've been shaving like this for a couple years, and with a brush and shave soap for a couple years before that, but this was incredible.
Full disclosure, I hate Walmart; hate what they have done to mom and pop stores, and I never shop there. But I may have to go back and get several more packs of these blades. This is NOT an endorsement of Walmart, but these blades are great. I'll update after I've had a few more shaves.
Now, I've tried lots of blades, probably not as many as some of you, but these were damn sharp. I last shaved on Sunday morning (yeah, I was a little scruffy, normally would have shaved on Tuesday) But, I'm going out tonight, so I thought I'd shower and shave. Did my usual routine, which is nothing really. I use Williams soap (no laughing please), face lather. I popped one of these Wilkinson blades in my trusty Merkur HD. It actually caught my finger skin twice, and I'm no novice to loading a blade. I thought, these seem sharp. Man oh man, the whiskers just slid off. I had to really lighten up on the pressure. I don't know if I got just a good batch or what, but these worked better than Feathers (normally stereotyped as the sharpest, I've read) by FAR. I think I had a BBS after two passes on most of my face, and that was with a five day growth. Normally I get a little tugging when my whiskers are this long, but damn, I felt nothing but smooth. One of the best shaves I've ever had in my life. I've been shaving like this for a couple years, and with a brush and shave soap for a couple years before that, but this was incredible.
Full disclosure, I hate Walmart; hate what they have done to mom and pop stores, and I never shop there. But I may have to go back and get several more packs of these blades. This is NOT an endorsement of Walmart, but these blades are great. I'll update after I've had a few more shaves.
