What are the go to blades now? Been out of the scene for a while and looking to rejoin.
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- Thread starter Kevdogg329
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Good to know. Did not know if there was a new magical blade that has shown up in the last couple years
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I have not tried them (or even seen them) but Wizmet blades have been talked about a lot. If you feel a need to try something new they might be a good place to start.
I haven't heard about any new blades in quite some time. But yeah, Wizamet Super Iridium is the most recent blade to have a bit of a craze happen over it, and gain some popularity. They are fairly universally liked, however, I personally did not care for them.
If memory serves me right these are vintage blades like English Wilkinson Swords.
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wombadom
TSC Yoda
There is a new German company called My-Blades. Brand new. I watched Kensurfs feature them a couple of weeks ago. I think you can fund them still but from what I understand they're ready to hit the market any time.
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I believe the Wizamets are a modern version of the vintage Super Iridiums.
Boomer
Shave Newbie
Grab a cup of joe, this is going to be long.
For almost two decades Ive used Feathers, the finest ninja blade ever.
I have tried others. When I sold Ladies razors, I gave them a few packs of Derbys. I have one razor and a half box of them that are still kicking about.
Way to dull for my barbed wire face.
I can get 5-7 days out of a Feather. So they set the standard.
Someone said that Nacets were as good and cheaper. Annnt, wrong answer. I get one day out of them, maybe two.
I call them my weekend blades, I use one for both days then chuck it. Every few packs I get a bad one and have to change blades in the middle of a shave.
Sure will be glad when they are gone.
In the last 15 years or so, I watched Feathers go from $15 a 100 to $50 a 100. I see now they are back to $30 a 100, so Im stocking up now.
So I went to you tube and saw a blade that "Gentlemen" saw are as sharp as Feathers. Well I can tell you they are not.
Bluebird blades are the single worse blade I have ever used, and I bought 200 of them on sale. Now I know why they were cheap.
When I sell my last Lady Star Burst Gold, the lucky gal is going to get the Derbys and the Bluebirds.
I am never using them again.
For almost two decades Ive used Feathers, the finest ninja blade ever.
I have tried others. When I sold Ladies razors, I gave them a few packs of Derbys. I have one razor and a half box of them that are still kicking about.
Way to dull for my barbed wire face.
I can get 5-7 days out of a Feather. So they set the standard.
Someone said that Nacets were as good and cheaper. Annnt, wrong answer. I get one day out of them, maybe two.
I call them my weekend blades, I use one for both days then chuck it. Every few packs I get a bad one and have to change blades in the middle of a shave.
Sure will be glad when they are gone.
In the last 15 years or so, I watched Feathers go from $15 a 100 to $50 a 100. I see now they are back to $30 a 100, so Im stocking up now.
So I went to you tube and saw a blade that "Gentlemen" saw are as sharp as Feathers. Well I can tell you they are not.
Bluebird blades are the single worse blade I have ever used, and I bought 200 of them on sale. Now I know why they were cheap.
When I sell my last Lady Star Burst Gold, the lucky gal is going to get the Derbys and the Bluebirds.
I am never using them again.
After so long using them I’m surprised you’re not getting more shaves. I strive to get more shaves off each blade the longer I use them and learn better techniques. I routinely get a month or two out of a feather now, often many more.
I like feather blades but I recently tried Astra and am very happy with them. For the most part I get good comfortable results from almost any blade. There are a few (like SHARK) that i found to be horrible. Like others have said, some blades definately work better in different razors than others. I think Astra, Personna and Gillete 7 oclock (yellow box and blue box versions) seem to be pretty universal.
SpeedyPC
Jr. Shave Member
No…. Nacet is the way to go, and it’s the blade holy grail
