Feather Double Edge Safety Razor Blades - (50 Count) - Platinum Coated Hi-Stainless Steel Razor Blades - Fits Most Safety Razors - Super Sharp for Close Shaves - Made in Japan

Very sharp, gives a clean smooth long lasting shave

These are the only blades besides *maybe* Astra Platinum that I can use in my Henson razor without getting nicks, burn, or worse. They don't feel sharper than an average blade to me, but they cut well, are very stable, and last me 3-3.5 shaves (I shave both face and head). They are also of consistent quality in my set. My only wish is that Feather would eliminate the plastic that they come in. Before these, I was trying to use the Henson RK blades, and then a handful of sample packs of various brands such as Gillette, Derby, Shark, Astra, and Lord. If you're like me, you might have luck with Astra, but I would recommend just paying a little more to get these. I expect 50 to last me around a year.

Bought and use them almost daily. Stays sharp for a week before I need to change due to them getting dull. They were not as pictured. They show a yellow cover but mine when they arrived, the covering was black and white. Packed 5 to a pack and in a wax paper envelope.It'll take me awhile to go through them, which means I'll be using them for an entire year.

My new favorite blades. Really a nice shave.

Work just fine. Sharper than what came w razor. Good for 3-4 shaves.

I had first tried Feather blades in my Edwin Jagger De89bl Edwin Jagger De89bl Double Edge Safety Razor Chrome Plated and the Feather blades cut too close, there was a fair amount of 'blood-letting' and nicks. I them tried them in a Merkur, same result. So I shipped the Feather blades off to my brother who loved them in his Merkur.Months later I bought Feather's Stainless Steel Razor AS-D1 All-Stainless Steel Safety Razor 3.5inch by Feather and tried several different blades--Gillette's 7 O'Clock green- and yellow-packaged blades, and Crystal blades; I found Crystal to be the best of the three--and one day I decided to try Feather's blades in their razor--Fantastic! This is a union unmatched by any other combination of razor and blade I've used over the past four decades of wet shaving. The Feather razor is not as 'aggressive' as the Jagger or the Merkur, but it shaves super close and is super smooth. I am also using Arko Shave Soap Arko Shaving Soap Stick, White, 12 Count, which is an excellent shave soap that is more like a cross between a soap and a cream.The differenceI've found the difference Feather blades and all other brands I've tried, including Astra, Shark, and those mentioned above, to be in the way Feather's edges compare to the other brands. Their blades are sharp from end to end; i.e., when shaving under one's nose with these blades, it cuts tough stubble with ease. Using the other blades I mentioned, the center part of the blades was either fair or sharp, but when using either end of the blades, they simply didn't cut. I thought that it was stubborn stubble on both the sides of my chin and under my nose. Not so--Feather's blades in this Feather razor sliced through the stubble with ease. I know these blades will work and fit in DE razors, but, at least for me, they work best in Feather's razor--in fact, they work superbly in Feather's Stainless Steel Razor. The blades are more money than the Crystal blades I had been using, but the performance of Feather's blades are without equal in my wet-shaving experience. I shave daily and I've been recording six to seven shaves per blade.Great Brittan and Germany make some good to fine quality razors, but nothing I've used from Jagger's or Merkur's line surpasses Feather's razor and their blades. Kudos to the Japanese for manufacturing an exceptional razor and an exceptional double-edge blade.

I started wet shaving January, 2010. I bought one of those variety pack of blades and a Mekur Long Handle DE razor and all the other necessary goodies to make shaving become a spa-like experience. From the get go I never had any real problems with nicks or ingrown hairs. I guess I had read enough and watched enough You Tube videos to make the learning curve for my shaving technique relatively flat. I do not have a course beard. I have a mild beard. As such, I wet shave every three days and if I need to touch up for an event I've got a nice electric that serves me well. In any event, in trying all the blades, I fell in love with the feathers. I had heard all the "horror stories" for lack of a better term about how sharp they are and that's true, they are the sharpest of the bunch. But, when combined with a well lubricated face (I prep with Musgo Lime Soap and Proraso Pre Shave) after two passes, and an occasional third along my chin bone, my face is smooth as a baby's bottom. I've now just ordered the Popular Feather DE razor (the approximately $20 one, not the $180 one). I heard it gave a "mild shave" and for someone with a mild beard, such as mine, that's ideal. The only thing is to change the shave technique from using an approximate 30 degree angle with the Mekur to a 45 degree angle with the Feather razor. However, I think the combination of the Feather razor with the Feather blades is unbeatable. They just make superior products. Sure, the blades are more than most but when compared to any other means of shaving they're still ridiculously cheap and the fact that these are currently available through Amazon's Subscribe & Save Program just adds to the appeal. A super sharp blade, such as the Feather, when used properly, is simply the best type of blade to use regardless of what type of beard one may have. Check out some You Tube videos and see how some men with seriously heavy beards, who have let themselves grow for three days, will come out with a fantastic shave after just three passes.

Double edge safety razor is the best way to go and these are the best blades I've found for my setup.