I want to try Russian made razor blades but don't want to waste my money. For those of you, who has used them, can you get at least 3 good shaves from them?
I always get around 7 shaves from either blade. I think they are great value and would not hesitate to buy them again, when I finally run out of blades in the next 10 years or so.
Russian blades are great. I have several different kinds. Not a problem with them. I get from 4 to 7 shaves out of one blade. My favorite is voskhod. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
With the exception of Feather, all my favorite blades come from Russia. Voskhod is a good one, Gillette Silver Blue is another.
I have a hefty supply of Rapira Super Stainless and Rapira Swedish Super Steel blades. I use the Super Stainless in mild razors and the Swedish Super Steel more moderate to aggressive razors. As for Voskhod, I don't get it. They have an excellent reputation but I found them to be highly overrated.
The Voskhod were good but I preferred the Rapira Platinum Lux. Yes, even with my Brillo beard and daily shaving, I can get 3 or more shaves IF I control the angle to shear and not scrape. If you are scraping, I don't care what blade you talk about, you will not get very long from the blade. This is the key, or so I am told, to blade longevity - technique.
Love Russian blades and yes i use each blade 3 times. Gillette silver blue and rapira are some of my favorites.
Weirdly enough, I couldn't stand Voskhod. However, Rapira Platinum Lux and Gillette Nacet were GREAT.
Russian blades is where it's at. Gillette Yellows, Perma-Sharp Super and Voskhod are among the best blades I've ever tried... and I've tried many... But it's truly YMMV with blades.
To be serious, Voskhods will give me good shaves, not great shaves. But that's me. Astra SPs give me great shaves.
I like Voskhod so much, I bought 5,000 of them... Or is it 2500? @IAmTheJody how many blades was in that master case???
I used to really enjoy the Voskhod blades, but have come to prefer the Rapira Swedish Supersteel How many do you still have on hand?
V's never agreed with me but I remember that I liked Rapira when I tried them. I'm not a shave counter so I cannot tell you how many shaves I get out of any blade.
You're not alone. I had some PIFd to me, or maybe the travel box. Recall finding then tolerable but barely, not enough to ever buy any.