Quick blade question

[tomknotts]

Hi guys i got the following blades in a sample pack and was wondering if you can tell me which ones are good and wich ones i should never touch... I know everyone has there own blade presserance, but im checking to see mainly if there is a group consensious on crap blades

gillette goal stainless

gillette 7 o'clock super stainless
derby extra super stainless
feather HI-stainless
gillette platinum
trig silver edge
astra superior platinum
astra superior stainless
vidyut super-max platinum
vidyut super-max stainless
blue bird hi-stainless
treet platinum
treet classic

thanks guys... oh and if it helps im using a merkur 23c


thomas

[man00ver]

Opinions on blades vary greatly! You'll want to try them all to find your favorite.

My favorite (in my Merkur 34C) on your list would probably be the Astra SP, but honestly I haven't tried very many of your other samples (just the Derbys and Feathers).

You can look in the Review section for some more opinions, or search this forum. I've read some very negative opinions about the modern Gillette Platinum blades in Reviews, for instance.

Good luck, and welcome to the forums!

[Dalejr]

Experimenting is the best part of shaving in my opinion, dive in and enjoy the ride...

[Sir Walter of Mount Royal]

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[eastomjac]

i tried about the same sampler,thers so many blade and so little beard i find its not hard to tell the crap as soon as you touch your face with it but ones crap is anothers pure pleasure

[npsarros]

You must try them all yourself. If you get a seemingly bad shave with one brand put the blade to the side and try it once you have your technique down.

Try and keep everything else the same!

[Osborn Cox]

You must try them all yourself. If you get a seemingly bad shave with one brand put the blade to the side and try it once you have your technique down.

Try and keep everything else the same!

+1 and keep a small notebook with notes including, how many days growth, soap/cream used, which razor you used, how many shaves you've used the blade for, etc. I found this very helpful when working my way through my sampler. It can take along time to work your way through it, nice to be able to look back to make comparisons.