These blades are incredible.
Some back story: I am currently in South Africa and it is impossible to find local razor blades in my area. The only place I've found that's reliable, safe and easy to use is Takealot.com but razors are often extremely expensive. I am pretty new to the double-edge safety razor scene since I started at the beginning of March when I bought a clone Merkur Futur and got a 10-pack of Bluebeards Revenge blades that felt pretty okay but I got them for a whopping R155! for 10 blades. You can convert that into your local currency but here R155 for 10 razor blades is insane but I went ahead because I wanted to go with the safer option.
Fast Forward a couple of months to June, I was running low on my 10 blades, which lasted very long, I have to admit. So I went back to takealot and did some searching then stumbled across some Zorrik Blades. I have never seen this brand anywhere and reviews were very scarce. So I went ahead and bought a 60 pack for R200, in my mind R45 more for 50 more blades was a great deal. They arrived on the 6th of June and it's been 4 shaves since then.
TLDR; They have been amazing, with my Merkur Futur clone on setting 4.5(out of 6) and 3 passes I haven't had a single cut or accident and my face has stayed BBS without any pain. Amazing but I know there's much more out there with way better performance, so if you the reader who stumbles across this post could please recommend some Razors that would be greatly appreciated. I am feeling positive about the next 100 shaves with these blades.
Equipment:
Some back story: I am currently in South Africa and it is impossible to find local razor blades in my area. The only place I've found that's reliable, safe and easy to use is Takealot.com but razors are often extremely expensive. I am pretty new to the double-edge safety razor scene since I started at the beginning of March when I bought a clone Merkur Futur and got a 10-pack of Bluebeards Revenge blades that felt pretty okay but I got them for a whopping R155! for 10 blades. You can convert that into your local currency but here R155 for 10 razor blades is insane but I went ahead because I wanted to go with the safer option.
Fast Forward a couple of months to June, I was running low on my 10 blades, which lasted very long, I have to admit. So I went back to takealot and did some searching then stumbled across some Zorrik Blades. I have never seen this brand anywhere and reviews were very scarce. So I went ahead and bought a 60 pack for R200, in my mind R45 more for 50 more blades was a great deal. They arrived on the 6th of June and it's been 4 shaves since then.
TLDR; They have been amazing, with my Merkur Futur clone on setting 4.5(out of 6) and 3 passes I haven't had a single cut or accident and my face has stayed BBS without any pain. Amazing but I know there's much more out there with way better performance, so if you the reader who stumbles across this post could please recommend some Razors that would be greatly appreciated. I am feeling positive about the next 100 shaves with these blades.
Equipment:
- QShave Adjustable Razor Takealot - https://www.takealot.com/qshave-adjustable-safety-razor-plus-5-blades/PLID55051404
- Zorrik Super Platinum Blades Takealot - https://www.takealot.com/double-edge-razor-blades-zorrik-super-platinum-60-blades/PLID73912203
- Sorbet Shaving Gel