Your worst blade

Derby's really dont agree with me! Kai, Feather, & Red Personna are my everyday blades. I might as well add; I have over 30 razors and the Blue Tip for some reason also doesnt agree with me and it is my least favorite Razor ever

 

Sounds like a great PIF candidate!

 

My absolute "WORST" blade has been Derby.....

 

Sputniks are the worst for me

 

7AM is probably objectively the worst blade in the known universe.

But I hate Dorco blades, too, even the ST-301.

 

Gillette 7 o' Clock Blue, Israeli Personna, Voskhod, Astra SP, and Derby.

 

For me, Dorco and Lord Platinum get my vote. I'd be okay if I never shave with either of those two ever again.
And being the nice guy I am, I'd take those terrible Voskhod's and Astra SP's off Ryan's hands

 

I'm still new to this and haven't tried many different blades so far, but I just used a Wilkinson Sword for the first time and did not like it at all. So far my favorite is the Astra SP. The Wilkinson seemed pretty dull by comparison. There was lots of pulling and tugging. I'll give it one more day, but if I don't get getter results, the rest will eventually be PIFfed.

 

I haven't found a bad blade, yet.
I do have a 5 pack of Derby's to try......

 

NOOOO!!!! Not yet, anyway. Stash the blades away for a few months and work on improving your technique. Pull out those blades and try 'em again in 5-6 months and then see how you like 'em. I've heard many stories of folks doing just that with blades, soaps, razors - all stuff they thought was garbage, only to try them again later and think they struck gold.

So try that. If then you find they still don't work for you, then PIF 'em.

 

I'll hang on to them for a while and revisit them, but I sure don't expect great things from them. I couldn't make it through my second pass with the Wilkinson's this morning. The tugging and pulling was killing me. Halfway through the second pass I replaced the blade with an Astra SP and the difference was night and day. I quickly and painlessly completed the rest of the shave with the Astra.

 

Just goes to show you how different folks are - I popped in a fresh Wilkinson this morning and had a smooth, comfortable darn near BBS shave that felt great. Astra SPs are my primary blade.

 

I'd say the Astra SP and Wilkinson are very alike. With an edge to the Wilkinson for being more smooth and a tad sharper.

But I must also point out, I had blades in the beginning that tore my face. Using them now gives me good shaves. So it's definitely about technique also!

 

Night and day for me. I couldn't stand wilkies. But, ymmv as always. That apparently applies with shaving penguins too.

 

Well, there ya go. I've never shaved a penguin.

 

You're not missing much.

 

I can say for sure, that this penguin shaves itself!!

It's just funny/weird that two blades I find so similar can be night/day for others. I could understand if they were night and day to me also, but it was a YMMV on what blade one would like...

 

I started DE shaving Christmas Day of 2012 and haven't looked back. Blades I've tried include Astra SP, Personna Blue Med Prep, Personna Red, Vokshkod, Crystal, Wilkinson, Gillette 7:00 Yellow, Dollar General, Fred's, and 7:00 A.M.

The 7:00 A.M. Was without a doubt the worst blade, by far. I managed to finish one shave, changed to next blade in the box thinking maybe the first was a dud, but I didn't even get through one pass before changing to a different brand.

 

I have yet to find a blade that I hate, but I don't care for Mercurs or Dollar General brand very much.