soulshine
07-23-2008, 02:15 PM
Morning Gents,
I traded for a few of these blades here not because I was looking to change from my Derby blade or anything, I was just curious.
The first shave with this blade was outstanding! I barely felt the blade moving across my face. At first I wondered if the blade was cutting any hairs so I checked after the first pass and it was just about BBS. I lathered just a bit more for a second pass and the results were great. What normally took 3-4 passes with the Derby were attained in only 2 passes. Figuring the shave gods were smiling on me that morning I gave it a go the following morning and can report the same results. It has now been about 2 weeks of using Dorco blades and I have sold off all my Derby Blades and am using this one exclusively. I always had to be cautious when using the Derby blades as the first shave with a new blade resulted in weepers or irritations - I could not get a super close shave. With the Dorco I have had zero irritation - even in the tough spot under my chin where the hair growth is kinda all over the place. I would normally feel some stubble by mid afternoon and now I don't feel anything till at least sometime around the time I get home from the office.
"iamdarkangel2005" posted about this blade here and he sells them at Ebay for around $15 for 200 blades - a bargain for certain. I have used Derby, Feathers, Crystal, 7 AM, Personna, Treet, Sharp, Merkur, Wilkinson's and a few others I am sure I am forgetting and the Dorco's have worked the best for me. iamdarkangel2005 also provides excellent service - the blades were shipped moments after I ordered them and made it here to Wisconsin in 2-3 days. I think a 10 pack on Ebay will set you back about $1 - well worth the cost to give these blades a try.
Edit : I use the ST301 blades.
I traded for a few of these blades here not because I was looking to change from my Derby blade or anything, I was just curious.
The first shave with this blade was outstanding! I barely felt the blade moving across my face. At first I wondered if the blade was cutting any hairs so I checked after the first pass and it was just about BBS. I lathered just a bit more for a second pass and the results were great. What normally took 3-4 passes with the Derby were attained in only 2 passes. Figuring the shave gods were smiling on me that morning I gave it a go the following morning and can report the same results. It has now been about 2 weeks of using Dorco blades and I have sold off all my Derby Blades and am using this one exclusively. I always had to be cautious when using the Derby blades as the first shave with a new blade resulted in weepers or irritations - I could not get a super close shave. With the Dorco I have had zero irritation - even in the tough spot under my chin where the hair growth is kinda all over the place. I would normally feel some stubble by mid afternoon and now I don't feel anything till at least sometime around the time I get home from the office.
"iamdarkangel2005" posted about this blade here and he sells them at Ebay for around $15 for 200 blades - a bargain for certain. I have used Derby, Feathers, Crystal, 7 AM, Personna, Treet, Sharp, Merkur, Wilkinson's and a few others I am sure I am forgetting and the Dorco's have worked the best for me. iamdarkangel2005 also provides excellent service - the blades were shipped moments after I ordered them and made it here to Wisconsin in 2-3 days. I think a 10 pack on Ebay will set you back about $1 - well worth the cost to give these blades a try.
Edit : I use the ST301 blades.