What is the consistenly smoothest blade you've used?

Key word: consistently. Meaning whatever other drawbacks it may have (high price, sparse availability, out of production, not the sharpest, etc), it's a brand that for you has been more reliably smooth than any other.

 

Voskhod. I haven't had Good Blade/Bad Blade issues yet with them.

 

Astra Superior Platinum

 

Wow! Vive le YMMV!

 

Not that I've tried nearly all there is to try, but for me, this is the Connor MacLeod of stainless blades.

 

There are 2 blades that give me a constant great shave Polsilvers and astra sp's.

 

Astra SP's...no question...and they are very economical.

 

Personna Labs. The only bad shave I had was when I didn't shave for a week and took an old one out of the wrapper that I used already. I had a bad habit of that. Now if I wait more than 3 days a shave, I just toss the blade into the bank.

 

Gillette Lab Blue or polsilver

 

Treet Durasharp Classics. The carbon steel ones.

 

BlueBirds as of now, but I beleive soon to be replaced with Astra SP.

 

So far voskhod and rapitra super lux. I plan on buying both in bulk.

 

The dark ones that look like vintage carbon blades? I've been curious to try those because they're so much more affordable than the vintage ones.

 

Voskhod!

 

No, the ones I'm talking about are a dull silver color and the package is yellow and red. Bullgoose has them.

 

Voskhod!
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless

 

Smoothest blade for me is a Feather. They are so smooth, they will leave me in a blood bath without ever realizing I'm cut. I don't like em because of that. The smoothest practical blade I've tried are the Gillette 7 O'clock Blacks. Smooth but not too sharp.

 

Derbys have always been smooth and forgiving for me...

 

Permasharps

 

A smooth carbon? Another one I'll need to try.