I recently was lucky enough to win a noon blade PIF from Glasstream15, and thought I'd keep a thread with my impressions of each blade as I tried them. Here's what I was sent:
(There are also a few Feathers hidden under the Wilkinson's)
I've been using a DE razor since the beginning of October, and so far have used Derby, Astra SPs, Shark Super Stainless, and the Red Personnas (my favorite thus far). For the sake of consistency I'll be using the same razor, a '62 Slim set at 4 (that's where I'm most comfortable at the moment) and CO Bigelow cream (since I have an almost full tube) for the first shave with each blade. I may switch to a different setting, or razor (only other one I have right now is a '57 Super Speed) or a different soap or cream for subsequent shaves, just so I can keep things interesting.
I used one of the Feathers for my first shave of the series. After reading a lot about them around here, I went into this shave with a little nervousness, fearing the worst for my face. I did my usual three pass shave (WTG, XTG, ATG) paying VERY close attention to my technique. Once I finished the three passes, and being satisfied with a DFS and not seeing any blood, I have to say that I'm very impressed with the Feather blade. I got a great shave with no irritation, and didn't slice myself open (which is always a plus). So with that, I hope someone enjoys reading this, I'm looking forward to seeing where this thread goes and trying each of the blades that was very generously gifted to me by Glasstream15.
(There are also a few Feathers hidden under the Wilkinson's)
I've been using a DE razor since the beginning of October, and so far have used Derby, Astra SPs, Shark Super Stainless, and the Red Personnas (my favorite thus far). For the sake of consistency I'll be using the same razor, a '62 Slim set at 4 (that's where I'm most comfortable at the moment) and CO Bigelow cream (since I have an almost full tube) for the first shave with each blade. I may switch to a different setting, or razor (only other one I have right now is a '57 Super Speed) or a different soap or cream for subsequent shaves, just so I can keep things interesting.
I used one of the Feathers for my first shave of the series. After reading a lot about them around here, I went into this shave with a little nervousness, fearing the worst for my face. I did my usual three pass shave (WTG, XTG, ATG) paying VERY close attention to my technique. Once I finished the three passes, and being satisfied with a DFS and not seeing any blood, I have to say that I'm very impressed with the Feather blade. I got a great shave with no irritation, and didn't slice myself open (which is always a plus). So with that, I hope someone enjoys reading this, I'm looking forward to seeing where this thread goes and trying each of the blades that was very generously gifted to me by Glasstream15.