I have very course beard hair and I need to do at least 3 passes so it looks like I actually shaved so DE blades usually will only last 2 and sometimes 3 shaves at most and on rare occasions I will only get 1 shave from a blade. I find shaving an arduous task because my beard hair is so course it is soo labor intensive to get a decent shave. Even after 3 passes my face still feels like sandpaper. Using an expensive blade doesn't seem to help much either. It doesn't help that I also have sensitive skin.