Razor blades - double edge ones

[colinuk]

I had some, called Derby i think, any one had any others that are as good,, i tried Tesco's own, no thanks they ripped my skin apart.

Colin

 

[Ahleckz]

Lots of knowledge in here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18065846
Be worth reading until someone comes along and answers your question better than me.

 

[Scuzi]

Feather blades are my preference. They're commonly regarded as the sharpest available. Some people find them "too sharp" but I reckon they need to improve their technique

 

[colinuk]

Thank you both.

 

[danza]

Feather are excellent, last a good few shaves and definitely give the best shave. They are rather easy to cut yourself with though.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Feather
Israeli
Derby
Merkur

In that order.

 

[Squark]

I have a big box of derby blades and they're great

 

[danza]

Avoid Gillette like the plague. Also, Personna Platinum Supers are terrible with quality control, i.e. some are dead sharp, and others are blunt as a badger's bottom.

 

[nst68]

Avoid Gillette like the plague. Also, Personna Platinum Supers are terrible with quality control, i.e. some are dead sharp, and others are blunt as a badger's bottom.

There's plenty of different Gillette blades.
I used 7 o'clock Sharp Edge blades (from Russia), have found them almost as good as Feathers and cheaper (though not by much now).
Found Crystal Platinum were a good budget blade.

Have a look here

Plenty to chose from, they also do sample packs (have made up custom ones for me) and lots of other good shaving products.

 

[TheMightyTen]

Get Feathers and sew 'em along the inside of your jacket lapels like the good 'ol days, while we're about it sharpen up the end of your brolly and also start dishing out Chelsea grins as well.........

To cut a long story short, I swear by Feather for all my shaving and urban needs!

 

[ringo747]

+1 for Feather.

 

[Btone]

+1 for feather as well

 

[Vampyre]

Feather
Israeli
Derby
Merkur

In that order.

I thought it was generally accepted that the Tesco blades that the OP didn't like were Israeli blades.

I usually go for Feathers or Derby Extra, neither were in stock as my usual place last time so I picked up some 7 o'clocks that I haven't tried yet.

 

[Kainz]

Feathers are amongst the sharpest, but least durable in that they dull out after two odd shaves, it depends on your beard. Iridiums are my second most used as they are sharp, and last around four odd shaves before dying out.