Top 5 Essential Blades.

pax238 said:

1. Polsilver SI
2. Gillette Platinum
3. Gillette Silver Blue

Still auditioning for 4 & 5 - next up is Perma Sharp, but I'm really happy with #1 and #2, and would be happier with GSB if they didn't have the massive glue blobs.

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Revised top 3:

1. Polsilver SI
2. Perma-Sharp Super
3. Gillette Platinum (which is best in the Krona that I use when on the road).

I have now dropped GSB from the list (not as smooth *for me* as the others).

1. Nacet Stainless
2. Polsilver SI
3. Gillette 7 O'Clock blacks
4. Gillette Silver Blue
5. Personna Med Labs

Top five in no order -

1. Personna
2. Derby
3. Super Iridium
4. Voskhod
5. Astra SP

My 5 preferred blades, in order

1. Gillette Silver Blue
2. Personna Med Prep
3. Gillette SharpEdge Yellow
4. Feather
5. Astra SP

My 5 preferred blades

1. Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless;
2. Astra SP;
3. Rapira Super Stainless (Old Stock);
4. Gillette 7 O' Clock Sharp Edge;
5. Bic Chrome.

Performance-wise

1. Feather (yellow)
2. Polsilver Si
3. Gillette SilverBlue

Honourable Mention

4. Astra SP -- outstanding value for the price point
5. Merkur. Top performer, high price point.

1. Derby
2. Shark
3. Astra green
4. Polsilver SI
5. 7 O'Clock Yellow
Also-rans include Feather, Merkur, and just about anything out of the sample pack. I would be most curious to try 7 O'Clock black and Rapira.

Also in no particular order

1. Feather
2. 7 Oclock yellow
3. 7 Oclock blue (just tried today, instantly made the list)
4. 7 Oclock black
5. Med prep (also tied with GSB and Polsilver for me)

I've only tried and use four.

Feather
Astra
Personna Blue USA
Derby Extra

In no particular order:
1. Gillette 7O'Clock Super Platinum (Blacks) Made in india.
2. Polsilver Super Iridium
3. Voskhods
4. Astra SP
5. Personaa Lab Blues

In no particular order
Gillette Yellow's
Gillette Black's
Voshods
Gillette Rubie
Personaa Med Prep

Top 5. In Order:

1. Polsilver SI
2. Gillette Rubie
3. Nacet
4. Gillette 7 OC Black (India)
5. Voskhod



I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
― Mae West

After trying well over 20 different blades, my top 5 in order of preference are:

1. Voskhod
2. Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (Yellow)
3. Gillette Silver Blue
4. Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (Black)
5. Feather

I haven't tried a large variety, but I have tried more than I'm listing here, so not all make the cut.

Astra SP or SS
Personna Blue USA
Feather

1. Astra SP
2. Feather
3. Big Ben (a Lord blade in a green wrapper; got one as part of a blade sampler and it gave me a wonderful DFS with no irritation)
4. Super-Max Platinum (not because they're great but mostly because I was PIF'd a bunch)
5. Voskhod, I guess (again, sort of a middle-of-the-road shave for me, but I was PIF'd like 8 of them)

1. Persona Medical Prep
2. Perma-Sharp Super
3. Feathers
4. Gillette Platinum
5. Voskhod

1. 7 AM Hi-Platinum Durablade
2. Gillette Platinum
3. Derby Extra Platinum
4. Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (Yellow)/ Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (Black) [tie]
5. Open Spot

I'm looking for suggestions of what else to throw into the rotation.

Gillette Silver Blues
Gillette Indian Blacks
Astra SP
Personna Lab Blues
Super irirdium

Astra SP
Feather
Personna Blue
PSI
GSB

Not necessarily in any order...

Gillette Silver Blue
Treet Platinum SS (2 shaves and done, but great for two in some of my razors)
Crystal
Personna Blue
Personna Red