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Safety Razors

Gordon · 2008-12-27 13:59:00

Sorry, I don't have a beard or hat, can I still post a question?! I was reading this thread about razor prices and some helpful chappie mentioned good proper safety razors like Merkurs. Does anyone here use one of these? I use the 3/4 blade razors and am fed up with paying the exorbitant costs of them and am wondering if I…

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#1472 30-09-2009 9:26am
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Amalgam wrote: »

DonJose, the blades arrived, many thanks.

You're welcome, if you want any more let me know as there are plenty left.

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#1473 30-09-2009 10:04am
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Amalgam wrote: »

Hmm.. an uneducated guess, one of these fellows:

The blade was provided loose, part of a shaving.ie assortment. The blade wrapper was partly green. The unusual thing I noticed, the blade was double wrapped, a branded, full colour outer wrap.. and a regular, plain, see through inner wrap. Odd.

My iron curtain prejudices showing through, it amuses me, judging by various forums, to learn that the Russians are known for making good Gillette blades.

Just robbed the following from B&B to save me retyping:

- Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge, yellow packaging, made in Russia

- Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless, green packaging, made in Russia

- Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp Stainless, green packaging, made in India

- Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum, black packaging made in India

The "7am Platinum" blades are not made by Gillette.

There is also a blue/navy pack from somewhere in E. Europe but have only seen very recently on ebay.

It's my understanding Gillette have consolidated their DE blade production to three plants worldwide- Russia, India and another in S. America (Brazil?).

Apart from the blobs of glue on the blades, the Russian made blades I find great (Super Iridium, 7 o'clocks, Astras). Pity some of the Astras smell like they were dipped in used car oil when you first use.

The black 7 0'clocks are the premium blade in India and most people seem to get twice as many shaves from one blade.

Avoid the 7am blades, they are muck.

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#1474 30-09-2009 10:09am
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Gran Hermano wrote: »

Pity some of the Astras smell like they were dipped in used car oil when you first use.

They are - machine oil IIRC.

MT

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#1475 30-09-2009 10:18am
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- Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum, black packaging made in India

Those are DonJose's blades, received this morning.

The Green Gillettes are as low as $19.99 for 100 in 5 Pack retail pull displays. Not too shabby.

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#1476 30-09-2009 4:53pm
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DonJose wrote: »

CrowdedHouse I'll post your lot tomorrow morning, here's what I have left.

DonJose - received mine this morning - Thanks Again

Seven Worlds will Collide

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#1477 30-09-2009 4:57pm
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I bought 2 TOBS shaving creams from shaving.ie this week, not because I was running low but because I fancied a change. What a difference compared to the 2+ year old ones I had been using - amazing rich lubricating lather. Bottom line, it's worth paying attention to the 12M, or 6M expiry dates on shaving creams.

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#1478 30-09-2009 5:24pm
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What fragrances did you go for?

I feel the next purchase will be Lime and\or Rose.

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#1479 30-09-2009 5:30pm
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Amalgam wrote: »

What fragrances did you go for?

I feel the next purchase will be Lime and\or Rose.

I have a Salter Citrus and a Trumpers Rose, so I bought an Avocado (one of the best IMO) and an Eaton College Collection (nice for autumn).

MT

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#1480 30-09-2009 5:31pm
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I've tried most of the TOBS (apart from Lavender or Rose) and avocado gets my number 1 vote.

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#1481 30-09-2009 5:45pm
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CrowdedHouse wrote: »

DonJose - received mine this morning - Thanks Again

You are welcome, if you want anymore please let me know, heres what left.

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#1482 01-10-2009 8:14am
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My blades arrived yesterday morning also. Many thanks, DonJose.

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#1483 01-10-2009 9:18am
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Tzetze wrote: »

My blades arrived yesterday morning also. Many thanks, DonJose.

You're welcome, I still have a few packs left if you need anymore, see the image above of whats left.

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#1484 01-10-2009 9:24am
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Hi DonJose,

My blades arrived yesterday, thanks again very much

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#1485 01-10-2009 9:49am
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piaget wrote: »

Hi DonJose,

My blades arrived yesterday, thanks again very much

You're very welcome, again I still have a few packs left if you need anymore.

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#1486 01-10-2009 10:21am
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I've got 2 lots left if anybody is interested. 1 lot of DE blades, US Personna, Treet and 7am. The other lot is 10 Gillette Sensor blades.

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#1487 01-10-2009 10:49am
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Big Thanks to DonJose for sharing out his blades.

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#1488 01-10-2009 6:38pm
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Got my blades today DonJose. cheers mate, much appreciated

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#1489 01-10-2009 6:46pm
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vengeance52 wrote: »

Got my blades today DonJose. cheers mate, much appreciated

You're welcome, got one lot of DE blades left if you are interested, US Personna, Treet and 7am.

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#1490 01-10-2009 7:21pm
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DonJose wrote: »

You're welcome, got one lot of DE blades left if you are interested, US Personna, Treet and 7am.

Yea fire them my way. Still trying to find my perfect blade.

Cheers

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#1491 01-10-2009 7:39pm
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vengeance52 wrote: »

Yea fire them my way. Still trying to find my perfect blade.

Cheers

They are on their way, all the DE blades are now gone. I still can't get rid of the bloody Gillette Sensors

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#1492 01-10-2009 7:51pm
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DonJose wrote: »

They are on their way, all the DE blades are now gone. I still can't get rid of the bloody Gillette Sensors

Ya cant get rid of them cos people have read this thread.

Cheers for the blades, your a LEGEND :cool:

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#1493 01-10-2009 8:11pm
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vengeance52 wrote: »

Ya cant get rid of them cos people have read this thread.

Cheers for the blades, your a LEGEND :cool:

Once I'm rid of the razor blades then I'll start on the zombies

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#1494 01-10-2009 9:36pm
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DonJose wrote: »

They are on their way, all the DE blades are now gone. I still can't get rid of the bloody Gillette Sensors

Well don't throw them in the bin...I used Sensor before I returned to DE...I'm sure I still have a handle somewhere,haven't seen it for the last 8 0r 9 months...and I've never tried them with a proper lather...wouldn't be right though...:pac:

Seven Worlds will Collide

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#1495 02-10-2009 5:57pm
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Lads,

I'm seriously thinking of going back to the Mach 3. I was hoping that the shaving rash on my neck would be gone by now. I shaved on Wed morning and I shaved again this morning, and my neck was quite bad after the shave this morning. Usually, I would only shave once every 3/4 days and I thought that I might be making progress, but after the shave this morning I know I'm not. I've ordered a bottle of Tend Skin, so hopefully that might help. I'll give the DE razor a few more weeks to see if things improve.

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#1496 02-10-2009 7:36pm
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Johnny Utah wrote: »

Lads,

I'm seriously thinking of going back to the Mach 3. I was hoping that the shaving rash on my neck would be gone by now. I shaved on Wed morning and I shaved again this morning, and my neck was quite bad after the shave this morning. Usually, I would only shave once every 3/4 days and I thought that I might be making progress, but after the shave this morning I know I'm not. I've ordered a bottle of Tend Skin, so hopefully that might help. I'll give the DE razor a few more weeks to see if things improve.

I had the same prob, and found trying diff shave creams and soaps produced diff results. Post what you use for that shave, and Im sure someone here can suggest a good alternative cream or soap that may help.

Also, are you doing any prep before you shave? I shave after a shower, and just before I shave, I hold a hot face towel over my beard area, and I found this helps so much during the shave.

Also, use plenty of cold water after the shave to rinse your face, not just a cold splash. Spend 30secs or more using cold water.

Also try some aleo vera after you shave.

Watch Mantics videos on shaving, some great tips there.

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#1497 02-10-2009 9:18pm
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Johnny Utah wrote: »

Lads,

I'm seriously thinking of going back to the Mach 3. I was hoping that the shaving rash on my neck would be gone by now. I shaved on Wed morning and I shaved again this morning, and my neck was quite bad after the shave this morning. Usually, I would only shave once every 3/4 days and I thought that I might be making progress, but after the shave this morning I know I'm not. I've ordered a bottle of Tend Skin, so hopefully that might help. I'll give the DE razor a few more weeks to see if things improve.

TendSkin is for ingrown hairs and is quite harsh. Is that you you have? Remind us of what your routine and shaving products are and we'll do our best to advise.

If the Mach 3 was better than a DE then perhaps your technique/lather needs adjustment.

MT

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#1498 02-10-2009 10:31pm
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If he's having such trouble perhaps he should seek medical advice.

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#1499 02-10-2009 11:06pm
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Johnny Utah wrote: »

Lads,

I'm seriously thinking of going back to the Mach 3. I was hoping that the shaving rash on my neck would be gone by now. I shaved on Wed morning and I shaved again this morning, and my neck was quite bad after the shave this morning. Usually, I would only shave once every 3/4 days and I thought that I might be making progress, but after the shave this morning I know I'm not. I've ordered a bottle of Tend Skin, so hopefully that might help. I'll give the DE razor a few more weeks to see if things improve.

I was getting the same problem when I experimented with different creams and soaps. For my skin I find mitchells wool fat gives an excellent shave with no rash.

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#1500 03-10-2009 1:49pm
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Johnny Utah, if you go back to the Mach 3's, do you think you'll still use a shaving brush and cream/soap? I can't understand how anyone would willingly use foam or gel and the whole 'face patting thing', after a stint with a brush and cream\soap.

The science of 'shaving foam' is so defective, once you've gone over to a brush for a while.

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A dab of Wars & Williams in a mug this morning, Green Gillette 7 O'Clock, 5th shave. Blade changed after. R106 and boar. 2x and touch up.

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#1501 03-10-2009 1:53pm
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Gordon wrote: »

Sorry, I don't have a beard or hat, can I still post a question?!

I was reading this thread about razor prices and some helpful chappie mentioned good proper safety razors like Merkurs.

Does anyone here use one of these? I use the 3/4 blade razors and am fed up with paying the exorbitant costs of them and am wondering if I should invest in a proper razor like this. Is it a scratchy shave with one of these things? Do you need to change the blade every day or so? How good is the shave compared to a 3/4 blade Gillette type thing?

ta

i thought this type of shaver was obsolete years ago

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