I am trying a variety of blades. Astra SP are one of my top tier blades. I read on another forum that a fellow gets two more shaves with Astra SP. Is there any one in this forum that like Astras for both performance and longevity?
Yup, Astra SP is one of my favorites also. Depending on razor I get 3-5 shaves pr. blade without feeling I'm pushing it. I change the blade when it feels it's time, not on a standard term like eg. 2 shaves and no more. If it shaves, it stays.
Astra is a top blade for me, but I can only get 2 good shaves and 1 additional OK shave out of a blade. At 10 cents/blade I don't mind too much though.
Have to love the YMMV aspect of shaving. It is an okay blade for me with Crystals or Persona Reds ranked ahead and Derbys & Merkurs below. I find it tugs no matter which razor I use.
I usually get About 4 shaves out of a blade....just 2 or 3 pass face shave....no dome. I have not pushed it they are cheap. They are my favorite blade so far...I just ordered some Super Max Stainless and Super Max Platinum blades to try!
Blades are very YMMV. However, Astra SPs are my #1 blade... I have over 1,000 of them on hand "just in case." I get 7 shaves @ 2-3 passes per shave out of them. So, one blade a week and I have a tough beard. Once in a while, I stray to some other blade (I have a few random packs left from over the years), just to remind myself of how much I like Astras.
The Astras quickly rose to the top when I ordered my first sampler. They remain a favorite with the Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow having taken the top spot. However, I'm always satisfied when I use the Astras.
Astras are in my top 3. With YMMV in mind, I get 4 great shaves and 1 or 2 good shaves out of a blade.
I don't care for them. Personna labs are much sharper and work better for me. Plus they're made in the good 'ol US of A.
It's been so longsince I've used them I can't remember which Astra I liked best, I'll have to go through my shave log. Of current, in-production blades I have a few that are all at the top, the best by far of any blade though, for me, are the Personna 74s.
I'm one of the minority who doesn't like Astras. I don't find them to be that smooth and I almost always end up with weepers on my chin.