Pleasantly surprised but waiting to give a final verdict. Loaded one up in my feather as its my daily razor and most mild. Very smooth shave, felt very comfortable with it very quickly. Not BBS but then I don't get that with any blade and the feather unless I do 4-5 passes ATG. Blade almost felt as if it was not cutting at all very impresive. Reason for waiting to give final verdict only used in mild razor and I have some 'warmth' on my neck after second shave, Nothing bad and no rash but will see how it pans out.
So far... My first shave w. a Voskhod was in a Hoffritz slant. Great shave. Very close. But giving a close shave in this razor isn't a real feat! Next was a Star Featherweight, then a Hoffritz OC Travel razor. Neither shave was very impressive. Not close at all. I actually ended up taking the blade out and using it in the Slant for a final pass. Now, it was my first shave w. either of those razors, so I'm sure I need to learn their specific angles, etc. I'll work on that, then come back to the Voskhod's in them.
Where are you guys finding these blades? I did an ebay search and it didn't come up with anything. I'm now intrigued!!!
Ok I see what has been happening. The listing on Ebay is misspelled. They are listed as Voshkod instead of how they appear on the package as voskhod. So I'm a newbie has only used 5 dif types of blades, Red IP, Derby, Shark Super Chrome (thanks to a generous PIF!) Lord Stainless, and Dorco 300. Is it worth it for me to buy a pack of 50 of these, are they that good??? Or should I get another sampler that has some better blades than my current setup, stuff like Astra, Feather, Gillete 7's etc... What do you guys think?
Alrighty. Maybe I'll have to get the from Russia with Love sampler pack from razor blades and more. Thanks!
I would suggest throwing in a pack of Feathers as well. Then with the Voskhods, 7 O'Clocks, and the Feathers you have some great blades to judge the others against. Bill
Here is my experience so far... Last week: I put 6 3+ pass shaves in on a tech with one of these blades. Face was BBS, neck wasn't. But then again, my neck is very difficult to get BBS and often ends in irritation if I really try. Throughout the 6 shaves, the quality of the shave slowly faded with the 5th shave not being that much worse than the first shave. However, on the 6th shave I could feel a little tugging and there was a little irritation so the blade was tossed. This week: I have loaded a blade into a slant. Again, my face is BBS. However, my neck is getting nicks and there is noticeable stubble left on the neck. Granted, it has been a long time since the slant was in rotation; however, I expected a closer shave than this. I may pop this blade in another razor for the rest of the week. Conclusion thus far... in a tech the blade is comfortable but doesn't shave as close as an Astra or 7 O'Clock Black. I would suggest people try these blades in a sampler before investing in 100 blades. However... seeing that I did purchase 100 blades...... See the freebie section, I will give away 4 packs.
After some time with the Feather and improved technique, tonight I came back to the Voskhod... I'm even more impressed then I was when we first met. Unlike the Feather, I just can't feel the Voskhod in the razor, it's so stealth yet sharp enough for my coarse stubble. The Feather immediately let me know when I was using even the slightest wrong angle, as I could feel it dragging along my face... but not with the Voskhods - these are a lot more forgiving. I really like the Feathers but I'll stick with the Voskhods combined with trying new blades for every-day shaves. The Feather will be my "fast" blade, when I need a fast quality shave. WOW... 101 posts
I recieved a gift of five voshkods in the mail this week from stingraysrock/jeff and gave them a go today. I will admit they are pretty aggressive but a fine shave similar to a feather. I got a little burn and one nick with my SS. I think Ill give it a go tommarow. I went BBS in three but really should have stopped at two.
I've been reading about those Voskhod blades. I think after your little review I'm going to order some.
