Bic Chrome Platinum Double Edge Razor Blades - 10 Ct

Good sharp long lasting. I use these in a straight razor type shaver and get great results. I have one of those VERY tough beards and these do quite well. I would like to see them a bit sharper to help handle that first shave on a tough beard like mine. I get two or three shaves per side so they're quite economical to use. Would buy again when needed....

Sharp blades, they do not start off as sharp or smooth as Feather blades however by the second shave the sharpness is running neck to neck. They are never quite as smooth as Feather, however they are great performers and for the price, I think they are a good option!

These blades are ranked by many as second only to Feather blades in sharpness. Unlike Feather blades, however, which many with sensitive skin, including myself find to be harsh and abrasive, these blades are silky smooth and irritation free. They also seem to last. I shave 5-6 days a week and replace the blade weekly, though it feels like it can still keep going. I just figure that these DE blades are so inexpensive, why not just start every week with a fresh blade. That said, some guys on the wet shaving forums claim they get 20-30 shaves from a single blade. YMMV of course depending on how coarse your facial hair is.Anyway, I've tried DE blades from many manufacturers over the years and have settled on these as my #1 pick.

I honestly have to say that I find these blades sharper and longer lasting than Feather blades, but as I said on my review of the Feather blades, they are too sharp for me. While these cut the hair cleanly, my handle is pretty aggressive, and combined with the sharpness of these blades, I have a lot of irritation. For the back of my neck, they work wonderfully.

Best blades by far. 2nd-4th shave is the best. Never need to use after shave of anything, just take your time.

A number of decades ago I discovered the Platinum Plus blade and ended up using that blade exclusively for decades (and learned from that experience the importance of a blade being platinum coated and stainless steel). But back early in the 2000s I found that the Platinum Plus blades apparently were no longer available. After a desperate search I was able to find another blade that was stainless and platinum/chrome coated (though I don't know who the manufacturer of this blade is ... it doesn't say on the packs). I've been using that blade for about 6 or 7 years (and it was an equal to the Platinum Plus blade). I could get 2 months of "acceptable" shaves from either of those two blades. So my common experience over many decades has been that a stainless steel platinum coated blade could provide two months of acceptable shaves.It was only early last year that I discovered that Amazon provided access to all these different manufacturer's stainless steel platinum coated DE blades. It was an exciting discovery. So I've been "testing" a number of the different stainless steel platinum coated blades. So far I've found that my favorite two blades are the Astra and the Dorco (but that's based on both performance and cost ... not just performance). The Merkur and Feather blades ... and others too ... seem to provide good performance but can't match the Astra and Dorco cost wise.Of all the blades I've tried this past year this Bic has been the most disappointing actually (at least that's certainly true of the first four blades of the five pack I purchased) ... and its a good deal more expensive than the Astra (and especially the Dorco). So originally I didn't have anything particularly encouraging to say about the Bic blade as I was finding that I couldn't seem to get more than about two weeks of shaves out of them (and performance wise I wasn't particularly impressed either).But I'm finding something lately that might be worth mentioning on the positive side. Prior to last April (and back to 1960) I had been shaving exclusively with my father's two old Gillette razors. Along with the blades I discovered the razors on Amazon last year as well. I now shave with Edwin Jagger and Maggard razors (and I seem to switch off from one to the other ever few months or so). I think I used the first four Bic blades in the EJ Razor. But this last Bic blade I'm using in my Maggard MR18 razor. And after three weeks this last blade is still in service and isn't doing a bad job. This has somewhat surprised me as I haven 't experienced not getting a good shave in one razor but getting a good shave in the other using the same blade before. But that may be the case with this Bic blade ... why I don't know ... and whether it will last two months in the Maggard razor, I don't know that yet either. But so far (in these past three weeks) it hasn't been doing a bad job. Though I don't know why (since the EJ and the Maggard both have the same 0.030" blade gap) ... but, surprisingly, it may be with this Bic blade that the shave you get (quality wise and service time wise) might actually depend on your razor. Again ... I don't know why as I've never experienced that before.However, I don't plan on purchasing any additional Bic blades as I find that the Astra particularly (and the Dorco too) both give me better shaves (and both can last two months) and are both a good deal less expensive than the Bic. And they both do well in either razor (whereas the Bic evidently doesn't).

I get a great shave with this blade regardless of of the DE razor I am using. Can't go wrong!

I tried these on a whim. My favorite blades are Voskhod and Rapira Platinum Lux, though I have lot of others I enjoy. These Bic Chrome Platinum did a great job of taking down 3 days growth without any problem at all in my Henson v2 Ti-22 medium. My next text will be a Rex Konsul and PAA Copper DOC. But I fully expect them to be great there too. It's very possible these will become my daily driver.