Chad Uses BAD blades!

[BarberDave]

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Volume 142 Gillette Silver Blue Use 2 thru alot LOL

Wow today I was trying to decide if I update my journal or if I update here. And honestly I miss this thread. So here I am. So after the corona virus hit the United States hard and then my home was hit by an earthquake and a lot of my blades that I had in a shave bowl on top of my cabinet fell and hit the ground... suprisingly dind't break. We are still adjusting to the new normal of being home all the time, and my wife is usually showering while I am shaving, so if I set a camera up I worry about my own safety. But I am trying to figure out a way to bring this thread back.

Anyways over the last couple of months I have been using My Permasharps and these Silver Blues. One thing it has solidified for me is that the Gillette 7 O'clock Permasharp is currently the best DE blade in my den. But this review is about the Silver Blue. So what I will say is that my 100 pack rating pretty much 1-10 you can not go wrong and there is an argument to be made about re-organizing them. After that there is a slight drop off but it's very close. These Silver blues are just a great blade. They perform well and provide 7 shaves back to back to back. If I see them on sale I wouldn't not hesitate to buy.

Here's the list for those interested. I also keep the first post updated.

RATING SYSTEM
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!

Here are the updated lists and rankings:

** Blades Used **

1. Muhle = Bad
2. Van Der Hagen = Good
3. Graham Field = Trash
4. Super Homex = Bad
5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
8. Rockwell = Bad
9. Parker = 100 PACK
10. Bic Platinum = Trash
11. Timor = Good
12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
13. Blue Bird = Good
14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
17. ^Dorco 300 = Good
18. Dorco 301 = Good
19. Dorco Prime = Good
20. Dorco Titan = Good
21. Qball Platinum Plus = Good
22. Treet King = Bad
23. Derby Premium = 100 Pack
24. Derby Extra = Bad
25. Assured $1 = Trash
26. Vincent VT300b = Trash
27. ^ Gillette Super Thin = Good
28. Lord Super Stainless = Good
29. Lord Platinum = Good
30. Lord Chrome = Good
31. ^Lord Captain = Good
32. Topaz Stainless = Bad
33. Gillette Platinum = 100 Pack
34. Zorrik Talvar = Good
35. Kai Stainless = Bad
36. Trig Silver = 100 Pack
37. Perma Sharp Super = Good
38. Croma Diamant = Bad
39. Baili Blue = Trash
40. Treet Silver = Bad
41. Asco Orange = Good
42. Asco Red = Bad
43. Asco Red/Blue = Bad
44. Shaver Boy = Good
45. Cloud Shanghai = Bad
46. Tiger Carbon = Trash
47. Sharp Chromium = Good
48. 7AM Platinum = Good
49. Vijay Stainless = Trash
50. Zorrik Platinum = 100 Pack
51. Racer Stainless = Good
52. Racer Platinum = Good
53. Polsilver Super Iridium = 100 pack
54. Feather Hi Stainless = Good
55. Bolzano = 100 Pack
56. Tomy Super Stainless = Good
57. Astra SS = Good
58. Astra SP = 100 Pack
59. Big Ben = Bad
60. Merkur Super = Good
61. Rise Platinum = Trash
62. Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Permasharp = 100 Pack
63. Viking Sword = Good
64. ^ Gillette Thin Blade = Bad
65. Shark Platinum = 100 Pack
66. Wizamet Super Iridium = 100 Pack
67. Gillette Silver Blue= 100 Pack

^ - Discontinued

100 Pack Ranking

1. Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Permasharp
2. Polsilver Super Iridium/Wizamet Super Iridium
3. Parker Premium
4. Bolzano
5. Sputnik
6. Trig Silver
7. Gillette Platinum
8. Gillette Silver Blue
9. Shark Platinum
10. Zorrik Platinum
11. Astra SP
12. Derby Premium
13. Shark Stainless Steel

Good Ranking

1. Astra SS
2. Feather Hi-Stainless
3. Perma Sharp Super
4. Merkur Super
5. Sharp Chromium
6. 7AM Platinum
7. Zorrik Talvar
8. Qball Platinum Plus
9. Ladas
10. ShaverBoy
11. Lord Chrome
12. Viking Sword
13. Personna Lab Blue
14. Tomy Super Stainless
15. Asco Orange
16. Lord Captain
17. Blue Bird Stainless
18. Dorco Prime
19. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
20. Racer Platinum
21. Gillette Super Thin
22. Racer Stainless
23. Dorco Titan
24. Dorco 300/301
25. Timor
26. Lord Platinum
27. Lord Super Stainless
28. Van Der Hagen

Bad Ranking

1. Derby Extra
2. Asco Red
3. Croma Diamant
4. Kai Stainless
5. Treet Dura Sharp
6. Topaz Platinum
7. Topaz Stainless
8. Asco Red/Blue
9. Big Ben Stainless
10. Muhle
11. Treet King
12. Royal Super Stainless
13. Super Homex
14. Treet Silver
15. Gillette Thin Blade
16. Cloud Shanghai
17. Shark Chrome
18. Rockwell

Trash Ranking

1. Rise Platinum
2. Bic Platinum
3. Vijay Stainless
4. MEM Super Silver
5. Vincent VT300b
6. Baili Blue
7. Assured $1
8. Graham Field
9. Tiger Carbon