 This Shark Shaves Superbly, A Great Value |
| Review Date: September 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Edwards, Shoreline, WA USA |
Shark Super Stainless blades are sharp, smooth and long lasting. The price is right, and since I'm getting a full week of shaves out of a single blade, the price per shave has me smirking every time I walk past the disposable cartridge displays at the local stores.
Perhaps you are just thinking about trying double edge wet shaving, maybe rebelling against the insane cost of cartridge blades, maybe tired of irritating, tedious shaves, maybe trying to connect with a bygone time, then these blades are a tremendous starting point.
If you are already wet shaving with a double edge safety razor, then these blades made by LORD of Egypt are well worth trying. Blade preference varies greatly among wet shavers, and I can't say that these will dethrone your current choice of blade, but I can say that they are a legitimate contender.
Shark Super Stainless blades come in a cardboard five pack, each blade double wrapped, with a very modest amount of adhesive on the blade to hold the inner wax paper sleeve closed.
The consistency of these blades is excellent, and I've yet to run in to a bad blade. They are sharp, not as sharp as the fabled Japanese Feather, but sharp enough to deal with tough beards. They give me a smooth, comfortable shave in a variety of vintage Gillette and Schick razors. They shave well the first time out, and they keep performing for a week of daily shaves. They might go beyond that, but at the price point I just make it a habit to change blades on Sunday.
I'm not a blade snob. I get good shaves with American Safety Razor Personna blades, Korean Dorco blades, German Wilkinsons, Turkish Derby blades, Japanese Feathers and more. The Sharks simply perform as well or better for me as many blades costing a lot more. They make shaving a pleasure, and deliver that sought after "baby butt smooth" shave when I do my part.
A hundred blades should see me through two years of shaving every day, and I do shave every day, even on the weekends because wet shaving has made this a pleasure rather than an irksome chore. I no longer have razor burned skin, and I don't feel like I'm getting nicked just paying for replacement cartridges!
Great performance, great value. Give these Sharks a shot!
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Not my overall favorite, but still a VERY good value
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| Review Date: January 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: D. Garsys, Charleston, SC United States |
I decided to give the whole DE-shaving thing a try. After looking around, I ended up buying the Parker 96R razor because it reminded me of my dad's gillette from waayyyy back. I also ordered a 10-pack of Sharks (came with the Razor), a 10-pack of Merkur blades, and a 25-pack of Derby blades.
First note - the razor is solid, with a comfortable heft. It also closes up well - though not quite perfectly on both sides - and holds the blades nice and straight while making it trivial to pop a blade in or out.
As to the razors, my impressions after trying out (almost) 2 each. This was to ensure that impressions I had weren't just due to being a tyro. Even with the occasional nick, the shaves have been consistently close (except for the Merkur, I'd wake up the NEXT morning with a closer shave than I'd gotten out of some electrics).
Sharks - Nice, sharp, and I can get several shaves out of them before I start getting razor bumps, hair tugging, or "slips" due to the blade dulling.
Derby - just wow. Nicer, sharper, and not really more expensive. Very happy with them. I almost immediately felt like this blade just glided over my skin effortlessly shaving away my beard.
Merkur - perhaps it was just a matter of fit with the razor, but this is the only blade that consistently felt skittish, the one I consistently nicked myself with the easiest, and the only one I got razor bumps on the very. first. shave.
I actually ended up mentally rating the razors based on how many shaves before they started feeling like the "new" merkur blades - and were, IMO , unusable since I'd start getting the razor bumps from my cartridge days. The sharks would give me three shaves, the derby blades 4, maybe 5. |
Good quality and value
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| Review Date: April 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: B. Richardson, COLUMBUS, OH USA |
| I use these in a few vintage razors: a Gillette Fatboy and Tech and a Schick Krona. They work very well, especially in the Tech. They're also a great value. I usually get about five shaves out of them. Compare that with the cost of four and five bladed-razor cartridges and you'll see the savings are considerable. |
one of the best blades
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| Review Date: April 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: white beard, chicago |
| Sharp super stainless blades are one of the best I have used. I have a thick beard and need to shave every day, changing blades every three days. Great product for a great price. |
The best for me.
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| Review Date: July 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Edwin Guzman, |
I've tried Derby, Feather, Lord Classic, Astra SP, Merkur, Kai, Shark Chrome, Personna, Big Ben. These were the best for me, the most comfortable and very smooth. They are very sharp, not as sharp as Feather or Kai, but plenty sharp enough and more comfortable and smoother than Feather or Kai.
From the reviews I've been reading, everyone is different. Try these first in a sample pack. You don't need a 100 in a sample pack. A small sample pack that has 2 a piece is enough to find out if you like the blade or not. I got the 110 sample pack and still have over 90 I haven't gotten around to using. I tried one of each for a while until I got to these and found I liked them much better than any of the others. I got the 100 after a couple of shaves. I was actually a bit surprised I liked these better than Shark Chrome because Shark Chrome is the same Shark brand is supposed to be the better of the two. |
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