I just discovered this forum and joined last week. I have been wet shaving for well over a year now and seem to have my technique down good. I use a Merkur 34C that I think is a pretty good razor. Reading on this forum reminded me that one of the fun things about wet shaving is experimenting. Every since I began I have been using Merkur blades, which I have no real gripe against. It was time to order blades again and I decided from reading on here to try the Gillette Silver Blues. WOW!!!!! These things are the cat's meow. Very sharp and smooth. Shaved clean as a baby's bottom in 2 passes.
welcome I guess you did have a nice shave if coming from Merkur blades, never heard much bad about their razors, never much good about their blades
I still consider myself very new at wet shaving, and when I was using the Merkur blades, I hadn't experimented with others. Now that the bug is refreshed, I will do experiment as money permits.
try persona labs they are on the sharper side of the spectrum made in the USA not overly expensive 18 bucks for a hundred after shipping they last forever ymmv, but most say they get a lot of shaves from each blade only down side I have found with them is they set the bar pretty high. most of the others I have tried pailed in comparison to them.
I'll try the person labs next time I'm ordering. I love a good shave. I want near perfection and will keep experimenting until I find it!!
Welcome to the den. I am also a big fan of the Silver blues, great blades, always get a smooth comfortable shave from them.
I was really debating between the Gillettes and the Feather blades and chose the Gillette. Are the Feather blades sharper????
Welcome to the Den. I've been DE shaving for 2 months now and started with A Merkur 34c HD also. That is a great razor IMO. It came with 1 Merkur blade so that is what I started with. I also got some Wilkinson blades which I liked much better. Feathers are my go to blade in my Merkur now. The best shave I ever had. They are by most known as the sharpest blade you can get. Everyone has their go to setup, so strap in and enjoy the ride.
Welcome! Yeah... Silver Blues are on my "get this" list, too. Stupid finite resources! I slapped together a non-scientific histogram of some recent TSDers stated preferences >here<. I thought it was kinda interesting.
here is a much better price (and where I have bought mine): http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Pack-Pe...t=US_Shaving_Hair_Removal&hash=item5d4c338a59
I am going to try out some of the Gillette Silver Blues also. I just got a 5 pack of them. I will check back to see what you thought of them.
Welcome aboard Preacher! GSB's were my first "100 Blade Purchase", along with the Personna Med Preps. The GSB's can be had for $19/100 shipped currently.
