Definitely agree. They are fantastic blades!
Best "Sleeper" Blade
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Definitely agree. They are fantastic blades!
Just tried a Nacet for a few shaves.I was impressed with its performance .Sharp and fairly smooth.
Astra SS. People will praise Astra SP to death, but there's not a whole lot of noise around the Stainless variant, which I find way better.
Agreed. This one undeservedly often finds itself in the shadows of its more popular cousins.
Nacet is indeed an excellent blade. It does, however, actually get a fair deal of shine on this site.
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I voted Nacet (its rise to fame has been recent).
I an currently using the Super Max Titanium's, and recommend them highly
Super Max Blue Diamond is a very good blade in my opinion. Don't hear about it much.
Agreed. I was surprised how good they were.
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (India version)
a damn good blade at an even better price
a damn good blade at an even better price
ASCO Orange.
I would also have to say Perma-Sharp blade. It rarely gets mentioned but; it is a top tier blade on the level of Gillette Black and PolSilver SI and Med Prep blades.
My candidates for great blades that don't get their due praise:
Gillette Nacet
Gillette 7 O'clock SS (Russian green)
Astra SS
Of these, the only one I actually plan to ever buy in bulk is Nacet.
Russian greens just have too much glue on them, to the point that I can't adjust it once I've placed it in the razor. But the shave they deliver is excellent, even back when I was a newbie.
Astra SS are just as good as Astra SP, the latter of which has become my go-to blade. However, I would switch to SS in a heartbeat if the price were right. Vendors I buy from just tend to either only carry SP or charge less for SP.
But that Nacet... Very, very impressed. It's sharper than my usual blades, yet still smooth and forgiving. If that weren't enough, too, they last one extra shave compared to my other usual blades. And yet I hadn't even heard of them for the first year or more of DE shaving.
Gillette Nacet
Gillette 7 O'clock SS (Russian green)
Astra SS
Of these, the only one I actually plan to ever buy in bulk is Nacet.
Russian greens just have too much glue on them, to the point that I can't adjust it once I've placed it in the razor. But the shave they deliver is excellent, even back when I was a newbie.
Astra SS are just as good as Astra SP, the latter of which has become my go-to blade. However, I would switch to SS in a heartbeat if the price were right. Vendors I buy from just tend to either only carry SP or charge less for SP.
But that Nacet... Very, very impressed. It's sharper than my usual blades, yet still smooth and forgiving. If that weren't enough, too, they last one extra shave compared to my other usual blades. And yet I hadn't even heard of them for the first year or more of DE shaving.
My only issue with Nacet is that I STILL am unsure of the proper way to pronounce it. It bugs the heck out of me.
Gillette Platinum Plus Rubie.
They've gotten some praise in a few threads, but not much attention. They're my current favorite, beating out 7 O'Clock Blacks and GSBs.
They've gotten some praise in a few threads, but not much attention. They're my current favorite, beating out 7 O'Clock Blacks and GSBs.
Blades that I stumbled upon that are darn nice...
Shark Stainless
Super Max
Perma-Sharp
Shark Stainless
Super Max
Perma-Sharp
Same for me i found those inexpensive blade pretty good. They don't brat psi in my good.
Agreed - the SS is sharp and smoother than the SP for me. Great blade.
