Derby stainless (orange tuc)
The worst DE blade you ever shaved with?
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Graham-Field, hands down.
Merkur. WTG was acceptable. XTG and ATG tore my face apart. Never again.
Merkur, Derby, Dorco.
Personna platinum, they hate my face, Treet silver and Bic
A vintage Gillette blue...they look cool, but shave horrible.
Derby
Shark Chrome
Shark Chrome
Derby
Bluebird
Both No Bueno
Bluebird
Both No Bueno
If I can call those blades- super-silver, locally sold. Just terrible, came along with razor, and heard things about it, made one little stroke than whole pack ended in a garbage bin.
Bingo! Just what I was going to write but you beat me to it. I'm sure they were fine when they were new, but they don't age well.
Among modern blades I used to think the Vietnamese Dorcos from the dollar store were bad, but I got one out again and it gave me 4-5 great shaves. I haven't found anything in current production that I couldn't shave with. Treet Blacks are mediocre, but I wouldn't call them bad.
Blue Bird- A couple of strokes for me was all it took to toss them.
Van der Hagen. They came with the razor. Major razor burn and many small nicks. So bad that I almost quit before I really got started.
I find it really interesting that Merkur blades are so bad even though people love Merkur razors. You would think that a company that sells razors would give you some decent blades?
What is the worst aspect? Are they simply dull?
I am tempted to try them just to see how bad they are.
What is the worst aspect? Are they simply dull?
I am tempted to try them just to see how bad they are.
Merkur blades work fine for me, and were the first blade that gave me a comfortable shave. I use others now because of the cost, but I still like Merkur.
I've always wondered why most folks get a terrible shave with these blades. How many of you guys have tried a Merkur blade in a Merkur razor?
I've always wondered why most folks get a terrible shave with these blades. How many of you guys have tried a Merkur blade in a Merkur razor?
Bloody Derby, I can't stand Derby, Derby this, Derby that and why can't Derby mow the lawn when I need a good shave.
Merkur Stainless. Great razors. The blades, not so much.
Bolzano Superinox and Personna Red. But I'm willing to give the former another chance.
The crummy blades that come with the Vikings Blade razors. Claimed to be Swedish, but most likely Chinese like the razors.
Personna red is the worst for me and a tie for that one would be the Personna's that are available at the grocery store in the 10 pack dispenser. I use one and all the rest followed that one in the garbage.
I got my friend in to DE shaving and he was searching for a blade and we were both buying samples and swapping and he gave me one Personna Red. I thought that blade had eaten a cat because when I shaved with it I thought the thing had claws. It literally felt like the blade had teeth or claws as I was shaving you could feel the scratching and my face ended up raw afterwards. I told my friend about this and he asked if I wanted to try another blade, my response was "one was enough".
More that rank at the bottom that I have tried are Topaz, Shark and Wilkinson Sword from India. Perma Sharp from Russia but I actually hung onto a couple packs to try again in the future to make sure.
I got my friend in to DE shaving and he was searching for a blade and we were both buying samples and swapping and he gave me one Personna Red. I thought that blade had eaten a cat because when I shaved with it I thought the thing had claws. It literally felt like the blade had teeth or claws as I was shaving you could feel the scratching and my face ended up raw afterwards. I told my friend about this and he asked if I wanted to try another blade, my response was "one was enough".
More that rank at the bottom that I have tried are Topaz, Shark and Wilkinson Sword from India. Perma Sharp from Russia but I actually hung onto a couple packs to try again in the future to make sure.
