I didn't feel like using a straight razor today, so I decided to try out the Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile DE blades I received in the mail. The reviews I read on these Italian blades (now made in Germany) were from "the very best" to "shaving with a cinder block". What a difference, I had to find out for myself.

I threw one in my trusty Edwin Jagger DE89 (always smooth shaves) and used some HTGAM Gondolier shaving soap. An Italian scent with an Italian blade, "made for each other" I jokingly said to myself. I didn't really need a shave this morning because I had such a good shave with a freshly sharpened straight razor the day before but I decided to shave anyway. I did a 3 pass shave and no redness, irritation or nicks. It was a very smooth shave. I think the DE89 and the Bolzano Superinox are a very good match, for my face anyway. I think the Astra Superior Platinum just dropped from my #1 to my #2.

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