Never tried the GSB, but I am a really big fan of the Gillette blue Platinum. Have any of you tried the platinum, and are they similar to GSB?
I've tried the Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum in the blue pack and to me the GSB is a better and smoother blade based on a 1st shave with each blade. I think like with most blades they both will get a little better on shave 2 and 3. But as we always say YMMV
I guess since I started this I'll kick of the Shaves too! SOTD 6/25/16 Pre: Shower, Nivea face wash Razor: Gillette Black Beauty O3 (setting on 2) Blade: GSB (1) Brush: TGN Finest in olivewood handle Soap: WSP Formula T Barbershop Post: cold water rinse, Maggards Alum block, Witch Hazel, Gillette aftershave Balm I got a great shave tonight as it is whenever I get BBS. I started my shave by rewetting my face and making some nice lather with my WSP soap. I face lathered and got ready to put Great GSB steel to face for my fist pass. First pass was WTG and I got good beard reduction could tell that the GSB was doing it's job well. Second pass I relathered and went XTG and again got good beard reduction I guess I could have stopped there and called it a DFS but I wanted better. So lathering again I went for ATG and got it almost there, just some minor touch ups and I was BBS. I rinsed my face with cold water and applied my alum which gave me a little tingle on one spot on my neck. I again rinsed off and applied my witch hazel following that with some Gillette aftershave balm. Looked in the mirror and felt my face and I was dolphin smooth, could have swore I saw Flipper staring back at me. It was another great shave and another one in the books for GSB.
OK guys help me out !!!! What would these be comparable to ? Persona Reds ? Astra ? Feathers ? Wilkinson ? Are they Mild, Medium, or Sharp blades
I was hoping someone else would chime in on this, I would compare them to Gillette 7 O'clock super stainless, a little sharper to me. I would say they are a sharp blade, if you have never tried one you owe it to yourself to try it. Their a Russian blade and from what I've used most Russian blades are good blades some better than others. Of course as we always say YMMV.
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GSB's are thebest blade I've tried yet. Seem to work for me in all my DE razors. At this point, if I had to limit myself to one brand of blade, it would be GSB. (is that enough fan boy praise to join the club?)
your in @barbersurgeon, please feel free to add this club in your signature and link it back here. I've put a link up to 100 GSB blades for a really great price
Here's the Gilette Platinum blades I referred to earlier, they aren't the 7:00 Blue. Having said that, I also really like the Gillette 7:00 Yellow. But the blades pictured here are hands down the finest I have ever tried; sharp, comfortable, and unbelievably long lasting for me, and I have a course heavy beard. Does anyone know how GSB compares to this blade?