What's the smoothest?

[isaiah53]

at this moment in time silver star and sputniks are working very well for me.

 

[Tall_Paul]

Super Iridiums or Polsilvers for me. They're not cheap but there's a reason for that!

 

[chrisbell]

Slightly left-field choice for me - Wilkinson Sword/Gillette Indian blades - the "Saloon Pack" ones. As with ultrawomble's nomination, they're not especially sharp, but seem very smooth and forgiving. I'd also nominate Perma-Sharps (gold and red pack, not Gillette greens).

The saloon pack nomination really shows how it's horses for courses. I get about half a smooth shave out of mine before they turn into rough peelers of skin I'll have a look and see how many I've got to hand - if there's more than a couple, you're welcome to them.

Thanks for the offer, mate - I've got plenty to last me, though! If you really want to get rid of them, I wouldn't argue, but I certainly haven't got a shortage!

 

[Canuck]

Gillette 7 o'clock Super Stainless (green pack), the smoothest I have ever used by a long way.
Voshkod come second.

 

[Underscore]

Slightly left-field choice for me - Wilkinson Sword/Gillette Indian blades - the "Saloon Pack" ones. As with ultrawomble's nomination, they're not especially sharp, but seem very smooth and forgiving. I'd also nominate Perma-Sharps (gold and red pack, not Gillette greens).

+1 on the Wilkinson/Gillette blades. These are consistently very smooth for me.

+2. Though I find Lab Blues in a DE89 to be pretty much as smooth and quite a bit sharper...

 

[FrankieG]

For me the smoothest (but also efficient) blade is the Indian Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum, aka 7 O'Clock Black. A few others come pretty close though... Voskhod, Sputnik, Rapira Swedish Supersteel and Personna Med/Lab.

 

[JohnnyO]

I always got on well with the Bolzanos when I was using DEs. Nothing extreme about them, they just consistently gave me a close, smooth unfussed shave.

JohnnyO. \:icon_razz:

 

[Ratty]

My choice would be Vokshods and Personna Lab Blues so far.

Ratty

 

[Fido]

Four years ago this thread would have cost me another few pounds to try out yet more blades. Not any more. They may not be the smoothest but Personna suit me well.

 

[Garbe]

Gillette Super thin and Perma Sharp, for me are super smooth and sharp. In my feather I can buff away without the fear of any soreness.

 

[honismart]

Rapira Swedish Super Steel, especially in a 7 o'clock long comb New.

+1 & +1

 

[Omp]

I'll add another vote for Voskhods. I find them nice and smooth.

 

[Eeyore68]

I've tried quite a few blades & at the moment I'd say Personna Platinum Chromes are the smoothest.

Ditto! I have tried several blades, and those are the best mix of smoothness and sharpness for me.

 

[Taipan]

Pol silver SI, but only from the second shave onward.