I just finished my 15th shave ever with a DE blade. I use the Muhle R89, and I am currently using my sampler pack blades. I have had 5 shaves with the blade the Muhle razor came with, 5 with the Astra SP, and 5 with the Shark SS, in that order.
With all 5 of my shaves with the Astra SP I either cut, nicked, had razor bumps, had irritation, or a combination of all of these with every single shave I had. It gave me a very nice BSS with the blade, but with it came some warrior wounds with a good amount of nicks and cuts. My skin did not react well to the shaves either as I was also starting to break out a few days after the shaves.
With the Shark SS blades, I had 3 shaves with absolutely no nicks, cuts, or irritation at all, and only 2 with very minor nicks. Although I may not have gotten the closest BSS shave with these blades, these gave me a very nice shave during all 5 shaves, and these blades were very friendly to my skin as these blades were smooth and fairly gentle with my skin.
Given that I prefer a shave that gives you the least amount of irritation and cuts over having a BSS at all costs, I definitiely would say that the Shark Blades have been my favorite of the two from the sampler pack. Granted, I have only had 15 shaves so far with a DE safety razor and I am still a beginner and working on my technique, and I of course will not make a final decision over my favorite blade until I try each blade brand twice for 10 total shaves with each blade before I start to make a decision as to which is my favorite blade. But so far as a beginner, the Shark Super Stainless Blades have been better blades to me than the Astra Superior Platinum blades.
This may come as a surprise given that Astra SP generally gets high remarks on here, while the Shark blades typically get mostly average or even below average reviews mostly on this forum.
Does anybody else have a similar experience with a blade that may not have had the best reviews online but ended up being the best blades for you?
With all 5 of my shaves with the Astra SP I either cut, nicked, had razor bumps, had irritation, or a combination of all of these with every single shave I had. It gave me a very nice BSS with the blade, but with it came some warrior wounds with a good amount of nicks and cuts. My skin did not react well to the shaves either as I was also starting to break out a few days after the shaves.
With the Shark SS blades, I had 3 shaves with absolutely no nicks, cuts, or irritation at all, and only 2 with very minor nicks. Although I may not have gotten the closest BSS shave with these blades, these gave me a very nice shave during all 5 shaves, and these blades were very friendly to my skin as these blades were smooth and fairly gentle with my skin.
Given that I prefer a shave that gives you the least amount of irritation and cuts over having a BSS at all costs, I definitiely would say that the Shark Blades have been my favorite of the two from the sampler pack. Granted, I have only had 15 shaves so far with a DE safety razor and I am still a beginner and working on my technique, and I of course will not make a final decision over my favorite blade until I try each blade brand twice for 10 total shaves with each blade before I start to make a decision as to which is my favorite blade. But so far as a beginner, the Shark Super Stainless Blades have been better blades to me than the Astra Superior Platinum blades.
This may come as a surprise given that Astra SP generally gets high remarks on here, while the Shark blades typically get mostly average or even below average reviews mostly on this forum.
Does anybody else have a similar experience with a blade that may not have had the best reviews online but ended up being the best blades for you?
