Adam
Member
Howdy all,
Every time i buy something from MB i throw in 5 blades of something i haven’t tried yet. Over the past few weeks I’ve used a few of each to see if I can find the perfect blade for me. I’ll start from my fav to least fav. Let me know what you guys think. All blades are from MB so nothing fancy or vintage.
POLSILVER 10/10
These were my favourite by far. Unfortunately for me they also happen to be one of the most $$ blades through MB. They are the only blade I have used where I get a perfect smooth, irritation free shave every single time.
FEATHER 9/10
Based on reviews read I was scared to try these. I hadn’t really cut myself since I started DE shaving however I thought this would be the blade that changed this. I by chance had 2-3 days growth prior to using this and the blade mowed through it with absolute ease, so much so I thought I forgot to put the blade in.
ASTRA 8/10
These bad boys are probably going to be my go to blade. They gave me a nice smooth shave with minimal irritation. They don’t feel as sharp as others when doing the chin area for me, i always need to do a clean-up pass in that area whereas the 2 above blades I can get away with 2 passes only.
GILLETTE 7 OCLOCK YELLOW 7/10
Nice clean shave but I just didn’t like them. I may give these another go and update review as when I used them I used a Evelyn shave soap from the SS and it gave no protection, shaving everyday going over irritated areas magnified the issue. So it just wasn’t enjoyable, but in saying that it was a nice smooth shave.
WILKINSON SWORD 6/10
I’ve tried to like these as I bought a 10 pack from the SS to try. However I just can’t get them to agree with me. They are the only blade I have used where when I went against the grain in a 2nd pass they jumped across the hair and pulled on a brand new blade. There seems to be a lot of variants (at least in packaging) so I’m not sure what the ones I have were?
DERBY 6/10
I actually found these to be slightly better than the WILKS however the shave just wasn’t smooth and almost felt like it pulled on the hairs. I used these early in the piece so it may have been technique also?
Every time i buy something from MB i throw in 5 blades of something i haven’t tried yet. Over the past few weeks I’ve used a few of each to see if I can find the perfect blade for me. I’ll start from my fav to least fav. Let me know what you guys think. All blades are from MB so nothing fancy or vintage.
POLSILVER 10/10
These were my favourite by far. Unfortunately for me they also happen to be one of the most $$ blades through MB. They are the only blade I have used where I get a perfect smooth, irritation free shave every single time.
FEATHER 9/10
Based on reviews read I was scared to try these. I hadn’t really cut myself since I started DE shaving however I thought this would be the blade that changed this. I by chance had 2-3 days growth prior to using this and the blade mowed through it with absolute ease, so much so I thought I forgot to put the blade in.
ASTRA 8/10
These bad boys are probably going to be my go to blade. They gave me a nice smooth shave with minimal irritation. They don’t feel as sharp as others when doing the chin area for me, i always need to do a clean-up pass in that area whereas the 2 above blades I can get away with 2 passes only.
GILLETTE 7 OCLOCK YELLOW 7/10
Nice clean shave but I just didn’t like them. I may give these another go and update review as when I used them I used a Evelyn shave soap from the SS and it gave no protection, shaving everyday going over irritated areas magnified the issue. So it just wasn’t enjoyable, but in saying that it was a nice smooth shave.
WILKINSON SWORD 6/10
I’ve tried to like these as I bought a 10 pack from the SS to try. However I just can’t get them to agree with me. They are the only blade I have used where when I went against the grain in a 2nd pass they jumped across the hair and pulled on a brand new blade. There seems to be a lot of variants (at least in packaging) so I’m not sure what the ones I have were?
DERBY 6/10
I actually found these to be slightly better than the WILKS however the shave just wasn’t smooth and almost felt like it pulled on the hairs. I used these early in the piece so it may have been technique also?
