Astra Razor Blades, Pack of 100, Green, 1-Count, 100.0 Count (Pack of 1)

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I’m impressed with the longevity of the blade. I’ll always take a blade that can deliver superb sharpness and smoothness for 5 shaves over a blade that gives mediocre performance for 10 shaves. What Are Some Other Good http://amzn.to/2osp1XKOptions to Consider? Personna Lab Blue After the second shave the sharpness had increased to 44. While the blade appears to be getting sharper, I don’t feel it would have the required smoothness to keep going. That said, I didn’t find it very smooth to start with.

Astra razor blades is an unique business that provides 100% Astra super platinum smooth double edge safety razor blades, this blade is outstanding for shoppers who are searching for the best safety razor blades available. They are sure to please anyone who is searching for an amazing safety razor that will make their skin feel great. The first time I used an Astra Superior Platinum Razor Blade I was not a big fan. Full disclosure; it was only my second shave so that fact that I did not like it didn’t hold much weight.

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My bears heavy so I only get 2 good shaves per blade. I’ve gone further, but end up getting cuts and weepers as I try to touch up chin and throat areas. So for me it’s two and done. Either way you want to look at it, these blades are amazing at being sharp enough to deliver an amazingly close shave while being smooth enough to do it without causing a lot of irritation.

I was not looking forward to the second shave with the Astra Superior Platinum, which is a testament to its first performance as I like shaving enough to have a blog about it. I was pleasantly surprised with how the second shave went. I want to be clear, I still don’t think it was a great shave, but it was noticeably better than the first one and I was reasonably happy about. It still didn’t feel the best, but it felt like it had “smoothed out” a bit. Either way, I was happy to be done with it. Astra Superior Stainless Double Edge Safety Razor Blades, often referred to as 'Astra Blue' are sharp and durable blades, suitable for use in all safety razors. Astra Blue are known for their smoothness and are used widely amongst the wet shaving community and barbers alike. Astras perfect blades according to Gentjon. If you are looking for a quality shave, astra blades will give you satisfaction. The astras shaver blades are one of the best selections that have the standards in effect, allowing many customers to be forever. Most blades are either sharp and not smooth or smooth and not sharp. These blades do a great job at both. The Astra Superior Platinum double edge razor blades are one of the sharpest smooth blades out there. Or to put it another way, one of the smoothest sharp blades.

While I was excited and optimistic to be using the Astra, I was not impressed. I did not find the blade very smooth and it didn’t feel great. I found myself working harder than I’d like to trying to clean up after my third pass.

Astra is actually a subsidiary of Gillette as they were acquired by Gillette a few decades ago. I couldn’t find the exact year this transaction took place.Why are these so popular? It’s simple — they do an awesome job at providing a close and irritation-free shave for lots of wet shavers. There's not many other blades out there that can accomplish this.