Its about time someone did a new review here!
I placed a small order for these Russian blades from Britva.eu and must have been one of the last customers to be dealt with by them.
I ordered them after seeing the sort of rave reviews of them featured in certain American forums. Whilst some Americans can be somewhat prone to exaggeration, there had to be something in it.
They were cheap, and when they arrived they were beautifully packaged and wrapped in bubblewrap. The individual packets are standard cardboard and the blades are double wrapped. They are, of course, Russian, but they do not hail from St Pete, but from Moscow so there is a good chance that P&G have no control over them.
This morning I loaded one in my fatboy, set it to four and off I went.
I have to say, the American forums are right. This is a superb blade. At least, so far it has been. The operative word here is smooth. This blade is really, really smooth. It is sharp, but not in an aggressive way. It just slides across the face and the beard is gone. I did two passes, in a slightly hurried fashion, and it was done and dusted. No mess, no problems, just a nice close shave.
The adverts talk of the blade being splattered with teflon. I have no idea about this, but my immediate reaction was to try to order more. Unfortunately, Britva have ceased trading and the only other supplier appears to be a Russian import company located in the US. They will supply Europe but of course postage costs turn this from being a cheap blade into an expensive one. That being said, if Britva dont reappear - and they have hinted that they might still look to do some business - the blades are so good that I will probably put in a jumbo order and just grit my teeth about the price. So far, these blades appear to be well worth it.
Tomorrow, it goes into my Futur. And I shall update.
I placed a small order for these Russian blades from Britva.eu and must have been one of the last customers to be dealt with by them.
I ordered them after seeing the sort of rave reviews of them featured in certain American forums. Whilst some Americans can be somewhat prone to exaggeration, there had to be something in it.
They were cheap, and when they arrived they were beautifully packaged and wrapped in bubblewrap. The individual packets are standard cardboard and the blades are double wrapped. They are, of course, Russian, but they do not hail from St Pete, but from Moscow so there is a good chance that P&G have no control over them.
This morning I loaded one in my fatboy, set it to four and off I went.
I have to say, the American forums are right. This is a superb blade. At least, so far it has been. The operative word here is smooth. This blade is really, really smooth. It is sharp, but not in an aggressive way. It just slides across the face and the beard is gone. I did two passes, in a slightly hurried fashion, and it was done and dusted. No mess, no problems, just a nice close shave.
The adverts talk of the blade being splattered with teflon. I have no idea about this, but my immediate reaction was to try to order more. Unfortunately, Britva have ceased trading and the only other supplier appears to be a Russian import company located in the US. They will supply Europe but of course postage costs turn this from being a cheap blade into an expensive one. That being said, if Britva dont reappear - and they have hinted that they might still look to do some business - the blades are so good that I will probably put in a jumbo order and just grit my teeth about the price. So far, these blades appear to be well worth it.
Tomorrow, it goes into my Futur. And I shall update.
