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

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

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

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Description

These blades fit into any double edge safety razor or are snapped in half and inserted into a cut throat razor to give 200 shaves. 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. 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.

After the first shave, the sharpness increased to 46. This seems to be common for coated blades, my hypothesis is that as the coating wears off a bit the blade edge is more exposed. 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. Even after the effort I noticed some less than smooth spots and minor patches later. If I did not need to do a second shave for review purposes I would have tossed the blade right in the garbage.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. 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.

The blade itself just says “ASTRA” across the top of the blade and “SUPERIOR PLATINUM” across the bottom. Most blades are either sharp and not smooth or smooth and not sharp. These blades do a great job at both. Today we are going to be reviewing one of the most popular safety razor blades on the market: Astra Superior Platinum double edge razor blades.

Features

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. 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. Astra blades unsurprisingly take on the traditional double edge form and shape, meaning they are an ideal fit for an traditional double edge safety razor. They can also be snapped in half, making them highly suitable for modern style shavettes which take two halves of a double edge blade. Here once again, the forgiving nature of the Astra comes in handy, as the angle of a shavette is different to that of a safety razor.



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