what a nice blade! i need to try it back to back with a gillette yellow to make a good comparison, the price that paul gave the smf guys was really super. he's selling them for more than the gillettes on his website. if he's still giving the forum guys the special price i say, buy as many as you can. same advice squire gave me 
if this blade beats out the gillette i'll need to buy a lifetime supply.
my second shave was better than the first. i'm thinking they are a tad smoother than the gillettes and very slightly sharper.Stubblefield wrote:Pleas post up when you have compared the two, would be interested in your take. I have been shaving with the yellows, and just ordered up some SI's based on Squires review plus the positive comments that others have made.
go to the shopping forum on this site and you'll see<"super iridiums" at connaught. pm paul that you want the iridiums and he'll pm you back with a link to his checkout page. i did the math. if you buy from connaught's website you'll pay 27 cents per blade with a 250 blade purchase. if you buy thru this site as a smf member the blades will be 17 cents each. that's $25.00 saving. i bought 250 based on recommendations from this site. i like the blade so much now that i've used it that i ordered 250 yesterday thru paul. i didn't want to risk losing his offer to us on this site or even having these blades get discontinued. for me this blades stays smooth and sharp longer than anyother i have tried.Shave4Fun wrote:Where is Paul selling?
as squire said, why use a substandard blade when you can use a great blade! i bet you'll order another 250 after you've tried your first one. i usually toss a blade after three shaves. with the iridium i went 5 shaves and was still as sharp as new. it wasn't quite as smooth but i'm chalking that up to the fact that i switch from tobs cream to experiment with col conks soap. i'm going to use up my feather's, and gillette 7 o'clocks first . then all i'll have are the iridiums. it will all be good after that! geez! i should be a sales person for these things! please excuse my enthusiasm but i love these blades!Shave4Fun wrote:I just ordered 250 from Paul at .19 cents each, total. If these are as good as guys on here say, then they are a better deal than anything I've seen anywhere recently.
Caio,
Roger
actually i was on #3 but didn't want to give a bad impression!TBoner wrote:Gil, it's a little late in the day to start drinking. You should be on G&T #3!
I got my only sample of this blade after they'd already been discontinued, and I have only vague recollections, but I've ordered some from Paul because, you know, why not? I don't know when I'll use them, but they'll shave someone someday.
Regards,
dude! you need to upgrade to tanqueray! i figure a few of these and the futur will be putty in my handsTBoner wrote:Gil, glad to hear you aren't slacking. I get off work in 26 minutes. Then it's off to the store for limes, lemons, and olives. I expect my bottle of Beefeater will get a workout this weekend.
Regards,
keep us posted on your impression of these bladesNitrox wrote:I did try one a long while back from a sampler Giovanni sent me.
I don't remember how it performed, but I do remember the names of 2 other blades that I liked.
Nonetheless, I like what I have read about them, especially Squire's review and took advantage of Paul's' offer on the Iridiums. I'm hoping they are close to the Swedes as I still prefer the Swedes over the 7 o'clocks.
Tanqueray is good, but it tastes like Tanqueray, with a very specific house character that makes it less versatile for some older cocktails that I like. Beefeater works in Negronis, Martinis, G&T, Last Words, Pegu Clubs, and Bijous (most of which will be made in some form tonight with some friends who are coming over). I do keep some Tanq around, though. Truthfully, my favorite gin is Broker's, which is also versatile and a bit cheaper than Beefeater, but this is all a digression.gil3591 wrote:dude! you need to upgrade to tanqueray! i figure a few of these and the futur will be putty in my handsTBoner wrote:Gil, glad to hear you aren't slacking. I get off work in 26 minutes. Then it's off to the store for limes, lemons, and olives. I expect my bottle of Beefeater will get a workout this weekend.
Regards,
well, i just used my new futur for the second time. that sobered me up but good! it's not the razor for meTBoner wrote:Tanqueray is good, but it tastes like Tanqueray, with a very specific house character that makes it less versatile for some older cocktails that I like. Beefeater works in Negronis, Martinis, G&T, Last Words, Pegu Clubs, and Bijous (most of which will be made in some form tonight with some friends who are coming over). I do keep some Tanq around, though. Truthfully, my favorite gin is Broker's, which is also versatile and a bit cheaper than Beefeater, but this is all a digression.gil3591 wrote:dude! you need to upgrade to tanqueray! i figure a few of these and the futur will be putty in my handsTBoner wrote:Gil, glad to hear you aren't slacking. I get off work in 26 minutes. Then it's off to the store for limes, lemons, and olives. I expect my bottle of Beefeater will get a workout this weekend.
Regards,
What now? Blades? Super Iridiums? That should be a gin drink: hard-edged, sharp, smooth, cutting through the muck; yet also classic and understated. Hmmm...I'll have to play with a recipe.
I will also try out the blades soon (sober) and see what I think.
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i really wanted to like it but it doesn't like me!
