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| Down to my last pack of Gillette 5 O'Clock Sharp blades. They think my masculinity is toxic, so looking to buy a new sample pack from Maggard's to find my next go-to. What's everybody's favorite non woke safety razor blades? Using a Merkur 34C and usually just use Maggard's store brand soaps. |
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Is Astra owned by Gillette? Gillette, the company, actually bought Astra — a Czech company — in 1996 in order to expand its business in Eastern Europe. Now Astra has been swallowed up by Procter & Gamble, which acquired Gillette in 2005 So much for Astra being non-woke blades... 
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Originally Posted By CreativeBall: https://www.jeremysrazors.com/ I haven't tried them, but they're an Anti-Woke razor company. I'd love to see God King Jeremy selling DE blades and even shave soaps. As of now, he's not. Cartridges get clogged way too quickly with my heavy beard, especially if I'm not shaving daily. Cartridges also don't fit my Merkur 34C  Thanks to everybody for the advice. I'm going to wait a couple days for more replies and order a sample pack of 7 or 9 brands/models and see which works best for me. |
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Originally Posted By DV8EDD: I'm not sure if they're woke but I used Personna b/c they're USA and I liked them better than feathers. I bought a lifetime supply like 10 years ago for less than I ever paid for a couple months' worth of Gilette type replacements when i was younger. Same here. |
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Originally Posted By WiseOdin: *snip* Thanks to everybody for the advice. I'm going to wait a couple days for more replies and order a sample pack of 7 or 9 brands/models and see which works best for me. |
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For me, the blade depends on the razor. Lord and astra work great in my vintage Gillette DE tech razor I really like feathers in it. Astra seems to be owned by gillette somehow so I try not to but like them. I have a more aggressive merkur 34c? Maybe and feathers cut the shit outa me with that handle. Seems they angle the blade more aggressively than a tech. So my advice is to at least try lord, astra and feather. Also try a variety pack of some more brands. You never know what works with your face/skin and razor u til you try |
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I really like these. Like Feather they are Japanese and are every bit as sharp, just not as thin. I find that they last about 12 to 14 shaves. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By right_rudder: I really like these. Like Feather they are Japanese and are every bit as sharp, just not as thin. I find that they last about 12 to 14 shaves. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/313055/75B2D59D-AC31-4450-86AF-59875CF6A6A0_jpe-2564401.JPG |
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Originally Posted By kaufdrop: They are supposed to be slightly wider too from what I've read. I need to try them. when I need/want something milder the Van der Hagen from Walmart are pretty good was well, I just change the blade after 4 or 5 shaves. The Kai will last a sold 14 shaves. |
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Personna red are my favorite. They’re pretty sharp and I get a good, consistent shave for a week to 10 days from 1 blade. Feather are super sharp and give me a great shave but go downhill fast. I only get a few shaves from 1 blade before I have to replace it. Astra are not as good of a shave as Personna reds and last maybe a week. Anything else has been too long since I tried them so I don’t remember. |
