Bad Blades

ever notice that some who love the harsh burn and facial damage of 6 blade cartridge razors LOVE the harshness of the Feather?

Not me, Sir!

Can grab a cartridge at a push when I'm under the gun in terms of getting out the door (usually a combination of an early start and a hangover) but cannot stand - or rather my skin can't - them Feathers! I've tried different razors, prep, creams, soaps - you name it! They just don't agree with me!

A v quick whizz over with a Mach 3 with adequate lather from whatever cream is nearby has got me out of trouble several times without facial burn or damage to my face!

As for minging blades - Dorco ST300. Only blade I've ever changed before the end of the first pass as its so blunt.
 
I guess each to his own and I know Neil Jagger had partnered with Feather and recommends them for his DE89. You get a complimentary pack with the razor. This is how I got to try them. I found they cut close but gave horrendous razor burn and left me with a bleeding neck then horrendous ingrowing hair and razor bumps. I tossed the packet. Anything Russian from either the Gilette St Petersberg factory or the Mostolegsmash (or whatever it's called: Rapira, Voshkod etc) are much much more comfortable and still give a smooth close shave. Derby blades were not for me either. I have yet to try the Vidyut Supermax Stainless which seem to get a lot of criticism though. Treets seem to be great for me especially the Carbon Steel but they are two shaves and toss. I have their platinums but not tried yet. Has anyone tried Shahzad of Bangladesh. Not seen these advertized anywhere.
 
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I always loved Polsilver SI. Shaving.ie had a big pile of older Polsilvers for sale, brown wrapper Lodz blades, at a higher price and from the description it sounded like they would be even better than the Polsilver SI. They weren't for me. They are the most horrible blade I've ever used. I ought to ditch them.

Since then, I've explored various other brands, and settled on Sharks as my favourite :)

So there you go, horses for courses.
If you ditch em you're welcome to ditch them my way :). One of my favourite blades.
 
...during the summer I enjoy sharp blades - Feather, Gillette Russian Yellows; during the winter I enjoy a less sharp more forgiving blade - Shark. I also enjoy using Med Preps, Gillette Indian Green's, and PermaSharp's. I do find the non-Gillette Russian blades (Voshkod, Rapira, Sputnik etc) too mild. However I have yet to find a blade that has been unusable...
 
I havn't tried as many blades out as some people here, as I've only come back to proper wet shaving this year. But I do already have a few favorites, and a few that I hate.
Reliable and always gut for a BBS shave: Astra SP's, Polsilver, Personna reds.
Blades that I will never, ever use again: Feather, Derby, Merkur. All as rough as a badgers arse, and totally unuseable for me. YMMV...
I also have a tuck of Sharks that I got with my Parker 99R, but after reading some of the opinions here about them, I'm not sure whether I should risk trying them or not :D
 
I can't believe you find the Shark to be mild! It felt like I was using the R41 without any soap or cream whatsoever! It was horrible and painful. I had to stop halfway through and revert to my 39c with a Voskhod to finish the shave.

...blades really are YMMV...for me Sharks are lower-medium sharpness but smooth and forgiving. I can use the blade with wreckless abandon much like a cartridge...facial skin thickness and the heaviness of our beards I guess is so variable...I would opine that a shaver with northern european heritage is likely to have different preferences to say shavers with southern european heritage...
 
I havn't tried as many blades out as some people here, as I've only come back to proper wet shaving this year. But I do already have a few favorites, and a few that I hate.
Reliable and always gut for a BBS shave: Astra SP's, Polsilver, Personna reds.
Blades that I will never, ever use again: Feather, Derby, Merkur. All as rough as a badgers arse, and totally unuseable for me. YMMV...
I also have a tuck of Sharks that I got with my Parker 99R, but after reading some of the opinions here about them, I'm not sure whether I should risk trying them or not :D

Oh give those Sharks a go! I hate suffering alone.
 
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