Shaving blade reviews
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LEGEND: Avoid ... Absolutely worth trying
Blades are in Alphabetical order by brand, not by manufacturer (unless the manufacturer is in the brand name)
All blades reviewed with same tech: Safety Razor used: Mühle Rytmo (Mühle R89 Top & Base plate). Soap: Imperial Lather Original bar soap.
Astra Superior Platinum (By Gillette)
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin: 7/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Irritates skin: 2/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9h
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Astra Superior Stainless (By Gillette)
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 9h
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Baili Platinum Super Stainless (a.k.a Baili Green)
Impression, blade quality; 9.5/10
Feel on skin: 9.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 1-2
Irritates skin: 1/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~12h
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Impression, blade quality; 4/10
Feel on skin: 4/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5-6
Irritates skin: 2.5/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~6h
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Big Ben Super Stainless (By Lord Co. int.)
Impression, blade quality; 3/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 2/10
Irritates skin: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5-7!
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 7h
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Bluebeards Revenge PTFE Coated Stainless Steel)
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 2/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-5
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~8h
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Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 3/10
Irritates skin: 1/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9-10h
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Boti stainless steel double edge blade
Impression, blade quality; 6,5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 6/10
Irritatation-Smoothness scale: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~8h
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Impression, blade quality; 7/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 6-7
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Irritates skin: 2/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: 11h
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Cloud Super Stainless blade B2004 (Made in Shanghai, China)
Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 6/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 6/10
Strokes needed for bbs: 9-10!
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Impression, blade quality; 4/10
Feel on skin (aka. ”smoothness): 2/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4​
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Crown Super Stainless (By Lord Co.)
Impression, blade quality; 7/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 9h
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Derby Extra, Blue Steel Stainless
Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 6/10
Irritates skin: 4/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~10h
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Derby Extra (A.k.a. Derby Usta) (By Azmusebat Corp.)
Impression, blade quality; 9.75/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 4.5/10
Irritates skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 1-3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~8h
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Derby Premium Chromium-Ceramic-Platinum-Tungsten and Polymer Coated Edges Blade
Impression, blade quality; 10/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 1/10
Irritates skin: 0.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 10h
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Diane platinum ceramic plates with polymer coating.
Impression, blade quality; 9.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 9/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 1-2​
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Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7/10
Irritates skin: 4/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 8h
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Dorco KLASS Chromium Ceramic coated blade
Impression, blade quality; 5.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5/10
Irritation-Smoothness scale: 6.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; ~5
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 7h
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Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 2/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 8h
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Impression, blade quality; 6.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5/10
Irritation-Smoothness scale: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 7-8h
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Dorco Stainless steel blade (a.k.a. Dorco 10)
Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin: 7/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
Irritates skin: 3/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9h
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Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 8/10
Irritates skin: 4/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: ~8h
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Dovo Super Platinum Stainless (By Dovo & Merkur)
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 3/10
Irritation-Smoothness scale: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: ~8h
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Durablade 7am plus Hi Platinum
Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 6/10
Irritates skin: 1/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
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Elios Inoxidable Platinum Swedish Steel
Impression, blade quality; 7/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 1/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-6
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 8h
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Euromax Platinum Coated Stainless Steel (By Verice Global)
Impression, blade quality; 8.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 6/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 9h
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Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Irritates skin: 1.5/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~10h
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Feiyu Gutchie SS blade. Made in China by Feiyu
Impression, blade quality; 2/10
Feel on skin (aka. ”smoothness): 1/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: DNF
Passes/strokes needed per area; No idea
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FlyDear Super Platinum SS blade. Made in China by FlyDear
mpression, blade quality; 6,5/10
Feel on skin (aka. ”smoothness): 6/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5-6
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Gillette 7'o clock Platinum (a.k.a The Black one)
Impression, blade quality; 8.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7/10
Irritates skin: 1/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 9h
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Gillette 7'o clock SharpEdge (a.k.a The yellow one)
Impression, blade quality; 7.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 4,5/10
Irritation-Smoothness scale: 4,5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 6h
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Gillette Minora Stainless Steel Blade
Impression, blade quality; 5.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 8/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 7h
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Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin: 7/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Irritates skin: 4/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9h
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Gilette Perma-Sharp (made in Turkey)
Impression, blade quality; 5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "smoothness): 8/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 3.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-5
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Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 3/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 4-5
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~7h
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Gillette Silver Blue Stainless
Impression, blade quality; 7/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7.5/10
Irritates skin: 5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: ~8h
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Gillette Winner Platinum Coated (Made in India)
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 7.5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 8/10
Strokes needed for bbs: 3
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KAI Stainless Steel (A.k.a. KAI blue)
Impression, blade quality; 9.5/10
Feel on skin: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 1-2
Irritates skin: 2/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9h
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King C Gillette Stainless Steel
Impression: Blade quality; 9.5/10
Feel on skin: 9.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Irritates skin: 1/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~8h
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​Ladas Super Stainless (By Mostochlegmash)
Impression, blade quality; 7.5/10
Feel on skin: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-5
Irritates skin: 2/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~7h
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Lamix Platinum Plus Pro 5 (made in Turkey)
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7.5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3
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Laser Super platinum blade, made by Malhotra industries. Made in India
Impression, blade quality; 7/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 6,5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 6
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Lazer Ultra, triple coated edges by Lazer Shaving (Made in India)
Impression, blade quality; 7.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 8/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
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Leon Superfine (By Czech Blades s.r.o.)
Impression, blade quality; 2/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 12/10
Irritates skin: 10/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5+
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 7h
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Lord Cool Super Stainless blades by Lord Co (Made in Egypt)
Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 4/10
Strokes needed for bbs: 6-7!
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Lord Extra (Stainless) By Lord Co.
Impression, blade quality; 2/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 3.5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 7.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5+
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​LORD Super Chrome blades by Lord Co., (made in Egypt)
Impression, blade quality; 7/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 6,5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-5
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Man Up Steel Blades (By Gentlemans Essentials)
10 = Great/Very much)
Impression, blade quality; 1/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 9/10
Irritates skin: 7/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5-7
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: yo do not get a clean shave w. this.
Shave times per blade: 1/2
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Matgicol Super platinum razor blade (Swedish quality). Made in China
Impression, blade quality; 10/10
Feel on skin (aka. ”smoothness): 10/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 10/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3
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Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin: 8.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5-6!
Irritates skin: 1/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~6h
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Impression, blade quality: 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 8h
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New Lord Platinum Super Stainless (By Lord Co.)
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 8/10
Irritates skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 8h
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OK super stainless by LORD Co. (made in Egypt)
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7.5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
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Parker Premium Platinum Stainless Steel
Impression, blade quality; 8.5/10 (looks cheap)
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 2.5/10
Irritates skin: 8.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~10h
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Personna Platinum Chrome by American Safety razors (Germany)
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 9/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
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Personna Super Super (A.k.a Personna Blue) by American Safety razor (Germany)
Impression, blade quality; 7.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~7h
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Platinum edge ss blade by Baolai Razor Co (Made in China)
Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 4/10
Strokes needed for bbs: 7!
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Platinum Strangelet Super Sharp (By Phoenix Artesan Accoutrements)
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5.5/10
Irritates skin: 5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5-6
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~7h
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PolSilver Super Iridium, Extra Stainless
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 8/10
Irritates skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 9h
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​Racer super stainless blade (By Lord Co.)
Impression, blade quality; 5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 4/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~8h
RK chromium coated ss blades by Tigaksha Metallics (Made in India)
Impression, blade quality; 4/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 4-6
Rainbow Stainless Steel Blade (By Lord Co.)
Impression, blade quality; 7.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 6.5/10
Irritates skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~8h
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Rapira Super Stainless (Swedish supersteel)
Impression, blade quality; 7/10
Feel on skin: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 1-2
Irritates skin: 1.5/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9h
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Rockwell Razors Swedish Stainless Steel Blade
Impression, blade quality; 8.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5/10
Irritates skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 1-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 9h
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RX100 platinum. By RK blades. (Made in India)
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. ”smoothness): 8/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 4 ish.
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Shark Super Stainless (By Lord Co.)
Impression, blade quality; 9.5 (5)/10
Feel on skin: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3
Irritates skin: 3.5/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~10h
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Sharp Swiss titanium quality by Samah Razor Blades Industries (Bangladesh)
Impression, blade quality; 9.5/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 9.5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 9.5/10
Strokes needed for bbs: 2-3
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Sharp high chromium swiss quality. Made in Bangladesh by Durablade
Impression, blade quality;7/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 4-5
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Schick Double edged triple coated SS blades (Made in Germany)
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 6/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 8/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2
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Impression, blade quality; 4/10
Feel on skin: 6.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
Irritates skin: 3/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9h
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Super Iridium high stainless by Wizamet (Made in Russia)
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 9/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
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Super-Max Diamond edge Super platinum by Visyut Metallics (India)
Impression, blade quality; 4/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 5/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
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Super-Max Blue Diamond Platinum Coated Blades (By Vidyut Metallics Ltd.)
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5/10
Irritates skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9h
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Super- Max Platinum (By Vidyt Metallics Ltd.)
Impression, blade quality; 5/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 7/10
Irritates skin: 5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-5
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 7h
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Super-Max Platinum+ (By SuperMax official)
Impression, blade quality; 8/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 8/10
Irritates skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 4-5
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 6h
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Super Power carbon steel by Pakistani Standards (Pakistan)
Impression, blade quality; 10/10
Feel on skin (aka. 1=rough): 10/10
Smoothness-Irritation scale: 10/10
Strokes needed for bbs: 2-3
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Tiger Platinum, (premium platinum stainless blade) made in Czech Republic by Czech Blades.
Impression, blade quality; 4/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; Upp to 14!
Tjax Chrome Coated Stainless (By Treet...probably)
Impression, blade quality; 10/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 1/10
Irritates skin: 1.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 1-2
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 9h
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Topaz platinum sputtered edge Made in India by Lazorshaving India
Impression, blade quality; 2/10
Feel on skin (aka. ”smoothness): 2/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 11 !!!!
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Treet 7 days Platinum Stainless
Impression, blade quality; 7.5/10 (looks cheap)
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~10h
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Treet Carbon Steel Souble Edge Blade
Impression, blade quality; 6.5/10
Feel on skin: 9/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Irritates skin: 1/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~7h
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Treet Classic Hi Tech Steel Blade
Impression, blade quality; 7/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 6.5/10
Irritates skin: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 6-7
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~6h
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Treet Dura Sharp Stainless Steel
Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 9/10
Irritates skin: 4/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 8-9h
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Treet Falcon Carbon Steel Stainless
Impression, blade quality; 6/10
Feel on skin: 6/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 5
Irritates skin: 5/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~8h
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Treet Platinum Super Stainless
mpression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 3/10
Irritates skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 1-3
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~9h
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Trim stainless steel DE blade. Made in Pakistan by Pakistani Standards
Impression, blade quality; 1/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 1/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; More than 10.
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V12 Super platinum ss blade by GreatWhite Global Ltd. (India)
Impression, blade quality; 10/10
Feel on skin (aka. "smoothness): 10/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 10/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3
Viduyt Super-Max Super Stainless
Impression, blade quality; 9/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 5/10
Irritates skin: 2/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 7-8h
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Voskhod Super Stainless (By Mostochlegmash)
Impression, blade quality; 4/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 8/10
Irritates skin: 7/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-5
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: 7-8h
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Impression, blade quality; 9.5/10
Feel on skin: 9.5/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
Irritates skin: 1/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~8h
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Ychao Stainless Blade
Impression, blade quality; 2/10
Feel on skin (aka. "roughness"): 10/10
Irritates skin: 8/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 3-4
Time, clean shave ⇾ Visible stubble: ~8h
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Zorrik Super Stainless blades (By Super-Max Ltd.)
Impression, blade quality; 5/10
Feel on skin: 3/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 2-3
Irritates skin: 6/10
Time, clean shave -> Visible stubble: ~7h
Zorrik Super platinum. by Super-Max. Made in India.
Impression, blade quality; 6,5/10
Irritation level of skin during/post-shave: 7/10
Passes/strokes needed per area; 7
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