I may be lazy, but I also do not want to eff up my face experimenting. I got lucky with Voskod blades several years ago finding that they were cheap and easy on my face. Half way through my 100 pack of Voskod blades I also got a 100 pack of feather blades. I found that the Voskod were nicer to my face, and felt better on the 2nd and 3rd use compared with feather. Though, I will admit that feather blades seem to work better when I have overgrown my beard and the blade is brand new.

For several reasons, including the fact that I do not see Voskod blades easily obtainable, I want to replace them with something that feels similar. I would prefer the blades to not be made in Russia, not to be coated in teflon, and to cost less than feather blades.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

  • @richie510OPEnglish
    2•2 months ago

    First, your writeup here is extremely helpful, thoughtful, and I am very grateful.

    I am in the USA.

    I actually just cancelled my Amazon Prime membership today after more than a decade. We used them for everything including grocery delivery, but no more.

    I have primarily shopped at Maggard Razors (online) for my wet shaving needs and have been happy with their service, though I’m open to anything (except Amazon).

    I just started my experimentation of finally trying these sample packs of blades I bought more than a year ago. I used one derby blade twice now. Seems fine. I’m not looking for the holy grail, just an affordable blade that gets the job done. I prefer to use a blade only once or twice before replacing, and I only shave between 2-4 times a week. It feels a lot easier to use a blade once or twice when it only costs $0.11 rather than $0.40 per blade.

    FYI, I started off with a POS Viking razor from amazon, then got a Rockwell 6S. The Rockwell was fine, but I eventually got a Razorock GC84-P (Game Changer in the more aggressive gap). I love this razor.

    Maggard Razors has the Derby blades in a 100 pack for $11.95. This seems reasonable to me. I will use all 5 in my sample pack (plastic tuck with writing read while tuck is in vertical orientation). Then I will try my tuck of 10 Sharp Durablade.

    When I was first buying shaving soap I found it so confusing. It was only after I was informed that the main difference between the soaps was the fragrance that I finally started to “get it”. I have tried several soaps and found them all to be serviceable. I am primarily going with Stirling because it is highly available, reasonably priced, and works well for me.

    I think that most blades should be fine for most people barring any bad batches. I do wish the terminology was more logical when describing these things.