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Hi Gary. I purchased several HD Rockets during my accumulation phase several years ago. At the time, I found them to be smooth but not particularly efficient. Based on your experience, I'll dust one off and give it a whirl.

I picked up a pack at my local Walgreens a couple of weeks ago. After a week of comfortable shaves from the first blade, I've found it to be nice indeed, clearly a top-tier product. After using a new Perma-Sharp Super Monday, I shaved with a fresh Brazilian Platinum-Plus Tuesday. Though very smooth,...

I ran across a pack at Walgreen's yesterday, and used it for the first time this morning. First impression is that this is a top tier blade. Sharp, smooth, producing an effortless, close shave. It's very much like the best vintage stainless blades I've tried. Looking forward to an extended test. My ...

Chuck I'm just following up to inquire how the blades have been performing for you, over the past few weeks or so. It's hard for me to believe I first posted about these blades in this thread going on 4 years ago. I've used and grown fond of the Kai DE blades in the past couple of years. They're go...

While my first use of the Personna HU was superb, I wanted to try it in extended use to see how it stacked up against my favorites. Good news - I used it for ten shaves and it was still delivering smooth, close and effortless shaves. I binned it after my Sunday shave because my routine is to start o...

Good to see you too, Tim! I just recalled that I had a near miss with the Personna HU's a couple of years ago. I, along with several others, ordered a 100 ct. carton from Robbins. The blades were not stamped "Hospital Use" though they arrived in an identical box. The Robbins folks checked ...

I took Gary up on his offer of a few Hospital Use Personnas, and today was my inaugural shave. Having tried most of the various Personnas, I was astonished. This blade is very smooth, comfortable and sharp, much better than its stablemates. I agree with others that this shaves much like the 70's-80'...

Michael, I've tried a great many badger and boar brushes as well. I wish that I had your inclination to dispatch unwanted items out the door. Unfortunately, I still own many nice badgers which do nothing but gather dust. After a lengthy flirtation with boar, I stumbled upon Vie-Long horse hair brush...

Of over 100 razors in my arsenal, I'm down to two which get regular use: iKon OC Deluxe LE Bulldog #07 - My favorite, it is smooth and efficient. Greg hit a home run with this one. English Long-Comb NEW with Weber Bulldog or BRW all-bronze fluted handle - in my opinion, the finest shaver ever produ...

Of over 100 razors in my arsenal, I'm down to two which get regular use: iKon OC Deluxe LE Bulldog #07 - My favorite, it is smooth and efficient. Greg hit a home run with this one. English Long-Comb NEW with Weber Bulldog or BRW all-bronze fluted handle - in my opinion, the finest shaver ever produc...

About five years after embracing this hobby, and having acquired a diverse collection of shaving goods, I'm pretty much exclusive in the products I use, including shave soaps. Razors: iKon OC Deluxe Bulldog #07 English Gillette NEW with Bob's Razor Works all-bronze fluted handle Blade: Perma-Sharp S...

jww wrote:If you mean low price vs great results, I'd vote for Palmolive Classic sticks. If you are talking best quality at lowest price, then I'd suggest Kent's OEM MWF.

My view as well.

Regards,

Gary, my pleasure in using Omega boars continues. For me, no badger provides the smooth, caressing and resilient face feel of an Omega boar. I still own many nice badger brushes, but they are locked away in the vaults. Though the custom boar handles are very nice, I've come to appreciate the simple ...

I have over 100 razors, but now shave almost exclusively with two.

In order of preference:

iKon OC Deluxe Bulldog (mine is #07, brushed finish)

English long-comb NEW with iKon Bulldog handle

Regards,

A dead heat for top honors: MWF and Palmolive.

DR Harris Almond nipping at their heels.

Regards,

Polsilver "is" Super Iridium with a different packaging. In my experience, as noted earlier in the thread, this is not correct. I found the new Polsilvers to be a serviceable blade, but not similar at all to the SI. The new Polsilvers remind me of Astras, decent but a bit harsh. The older...

Gary, have you been able to get past 3 shaves with the Polsilver's? I have found that 3 shaves is all the blade will give me, the 4th shave is just unbearable. The NOS Polsilve'rs gave a weeks worth of smooth shaves. The packaging and the blades are identical to NOS PS blades I have, but the shave ...

Supply and demand. The guys who want them are buying them. The guys who don't want them aren't. :lol: Example, I had a 1956 Belair 2 door hardtop V8 automatic that cost $20 once. Since then, the price is X 1000. They aren't made anymore, and people still want them. When they find one, they pay what...

Four years into the journey, I've settled on the shaving tools that work best for me. My remaining shaving opportunities being finite, I tend to restrict myself to what provides me the greatest pleasure: Razors : ikon OC Deluxe Bulldog, Gillette English NEW/iKon Bulldog handle Blades: Super Iridium,...

Squire wrote:I'll take a yellow box 7 o'clock over an Iridium any day and there's no shortage of those.

I could be perfectly content with the Yellow. It's a very effective blade. However, I find the Iridium to be noticeably smoother.

Regards,