Thread: Feather DE Blades

I began wet shaving in 2006 (DE and SE safety razors). It took me years of reading the effusive praises of Mitchell's Wool Fat and dismissing them as hype to finally break down and try "The Fat" only to learn that it was worthy of every praise I had ever read and more. And so it was with Feather blades. If you've been around the wet shaving world very long at all, you know that they are generally considered The Gold Standard of DE blades. Of course, being a grumpy old codger, and a skeptic at heart I dismissed their reputation as hype.

Then one day out of sheer desperation I bought a 10 pack of DE blades from CVS (I knew better too but I was fresh out of blades and didn't have time to go to my local place that sells Dorco blades (better than CVS.) The CVS blades were consistent with the CVS standard for blades. They all shave alike...just like s**t. Even though they were like shaving with a broken beer bottle, the cheap basta...uh I mean frugal gentleman in me insisted I finish the pack. One of my co-workers (who happens to be a wet shaver on a beard hiatus) asked about the fresh potholes in my face and I said, "CVS blades, they really suck, Dude" He shook his head and said, "You should have known better. I've got a bunch of Feather blades at the house. Want me to bring you in a couple?" "Sure".

Well, immediately following my first shave with a Feather blade. I jettisoned the remaining two CVS blades and ordered up a 50 pack of Feathers. These things are the bomb and if you think any of the accolades they receive is hype, you're just plain wrong. They will likely be my go to DE blade from here on. Haven't tried them in my shavettes yet but my money says that half a Feather in my Sanguine (what an unfortunate name for a razor company) R5 should render just about the ultimate shave. At any rate, I'm a believer. Do yourself a favor and order some of these up. You won't be sorry.