I just tried these blades for the first time today. Extremely comfortable shave! Plenty sharp, plenty smooth. I will have to see how this blade wears as the shaves go on, but I really like these blades so far. I used a Fatboy on the lower settings. Because I was rushing my shave and had quite a bit of growth, I need to follow up on closeness and efficiency with another shave tomorrow. I’m usually a one pass guy, maybe two like today if I have more stubble; but, I’d like to see how efficient and close it is for a single pass tomorrow. I think it will do well, but I need to confirm. What’s your experience with these blades?
Short review on Gillette 7 o’clock SharpEdge (yellow)
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I like the current version of these blades quite a bit, but I have to admit the cheapskate in me doesn’t enjoy the price.
Yup. One of the best I've ever used.
I only have a 5-tuck - date 6/12/20, no country of origin, English and (I think) Arabic writing. I tried one when I was starting wet shaving in a 70's English tech, as did a friend at the same time, and neither of us found it particularly sharp. @helicopter has tested 3 and believes pre-2017 product may be better.
Looks like I ‘need’ to revisit the yellows!!
Great review!
Great review!
Well, after seeing how much love these blades get I had to try another - this time in a pre-war Tech - and I have to say this time it seemed to live up to its name! Amazing how one's view can change with a bit of experience. Too early to say if I will love them though.
Those blades were drastically changed around 2017.
I loved them before the change. The new ones I bought a few years ago were not nearly as good. Have they gotten better?
For me - worse.
I thought so. Same!
Never tried the older ones but the new ones are perfectly fine. One of the better, top tier blades in today's market.
I really enjoy the 7 oclock yellow sharp edge!
Currently ranks third in my overall blade scores. First two shaves are usually rougher for me, but when it smoothens out it is a great blade.
Yellows are a nice blades for me. Thanks for your review!
I had 200 and couldn’t make it through the first tuck. Very sharp and effective but they just didn’t get along with my face after a few attempts… and have since found a happy home.
You win some, you lose some.
You win some, you lose some.
I like them but to me they seem just a tiny bit rougher than my top tier blades (Feather, Nacet, GSB and Perma-Sharp).
Still excellent blades. And of course it’s all very subjective.
Still excellent blades. And of course it’s all very subjective.
