My favorite blade is the humble Lord Super Platinum
Cheap, gives great shaves, and very forgiving
Cheap, gives great shaves, and very forgiving
Your Favorite most underrated DE Blade?
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Dorco ST-301. Very smooth and gentle. Plus it's less than $0.10 a blade!
Definitely the BiC. Not enough praise out there for that blade. The first time I tried one, I actually said "Oh, I get it now." It was that comfortable right away.
Still working throuhg my sampler, but I really liked Lord's as well and it seems they rarely get mentioned.
I have to admit, I've yet to come across a DE blade that I hate. Ya, some last longer than others, but I have never had one of those "I tossed the fresh blade mid-shave" moments. I'd say my favorite is the Dorco ST-300, just due to it being the cheapest I've tried, gives me 2-3 shaves easily. I could get more, but at 8 bucks for 100, I don't know why I'd want to. I've also never cut a brick with a Ginsu knife, Ron Popeil said I don't want to do that either.
I agree with FrankPoole on Lord blades but my first choice is the Super Stainless. Another blade that I really like but hardly come across on this board is the german Souplex.
If you had asked this question just 6 months ago, my answer would have been the Astra-SP. Back then, this blade was a relative unknown, but since then, it has exploded in popularity, availability, and the price keeps going down.
Now, I'm learning to love the Iridiums ... I received some samples from Stubblefield a few weeks ago, and only used it about 6 times, but I must admit, this is a blade that made me sit up and take notice.
Now, I'm learning to love the Iridiums ... I received some samples from Stubblefield a few weeks ago, and only used it about 6 times, but I must admit, this is a blade that made me sit up and take notice.
Astras also are a great blade for me...I received a sampler a while back from slagle and I loaded an astra and about a week later I thought to myself..."hmm, I haven't changed the blade in a week...come to think of it...what blade is even in there?"...I had shaved four times with that blade and all of them were flawless, tugless, nick free shaves...so I cracked open the TTO, and low and behold, an astra staring me in the face...I recently agreed to a trade with a fellow BnB member down under so I have 25 of them on their way to the good ole' USA...
Not sure if it's considered underrated, but the Treet Blue Specials are still my favorite to date.
German Wilkinson Sword. Light, thin, sharp.
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I am glad to see other people that also love Lord Blades.
Dorco ST301
The thing to remember about this blade is that the first shave is always the roughest. The third shave is always the smoothest.
The thing to remember about this blade is that the first shave is always the roughest. The third shave is always the smoothest.
Israeli Personnas/Crystals. (Not the Red IPs.)
My favorite low-rated blade is the Dorco ST-300. Works fine, very gentle, and cheap. Results are not BBS, but definitely passable.
Feathers
I must say, with proper technique, any blade probably works just fine. When I started with a DE razor, I thought these Walmart Personna's sucked. Being the cheapskate that I am, I continued to use them from time to time. (10 blades for about $2.00) Now, they are about my favorite blade along with the Crystals.
