Israeli Personna

Gillette Platinum with this are my favourite blades

I don’t claim to know whether UK and Israeli Reds are the same. I see that same factory = same product nonsense all the time. It is certainly true that one item may be sold under many different labels. It is true that the same equipment can be used for different production runs with different specs. It is also true that parts made with no intentional changes are often sorted/binned/graded. Some customers want to pay for the top grade, and some only want to pay for “good enough”.

Which is it for these blades? I doubt if many people really know.

I do think it is interesting that a third-person anecdote quoting a shopkeeper named Avi is presumed to have more credibility than an experienced wet shaver in Israel who has tried many of the blades AND knows Avi. Just sayin’.

Thanks for posting your observations, max99.

I do think it is interesting that a third-person anecdote  quoting a shopkeeper named Avi is presumed to have more credibility than an experienced wet shaver in Israel who has tried many of the blades AND knows Avi. Just sayin’.

Thanks for posting your observations, max99.

I agree. I have been dying to see a comparison done by someone with boots on the ground like this. Tip of the hat to the yeoman over the blogger.

Personna Platinum Chrome





My favorite Israeli Blade, very sharp and smooth.

200 blades, 20 dispensers of 10 blades, cost $14.





P.S. your mileage may vary

Anybody else have any experience with these? Somebody threw in 10 packs of these as a surprise on a trade that I made. Not sure if they are a good surprise or if they were dumped on me because he didn't like them. I know I gave wyze0ne my remaining Astras because they didn't work for me (I must be the 1 in 100 that they didn't work for lol).

Personna Platinum Chrome





My favorite Israeli Blade, very sharp and smooth.

200 blades, 20 dispensers of 10 blades, cost $14.





P.S. your mileage may vary

Anybody else have any experience with these?  Somebody threw in 10 packs of these as a surprise on a trade that I made.  Not sure if they are a good surprise or if they were dumped on me because he didn't like them.  I know I gave wyze0ne  my remaining Astras because they didn't work for me (I must be the 1 in 100 that they didn't work for lol).

To me they didnt fair well against the true red personna in red packaging

Personna Platinum Chrome





My favorite Israeli Blade, very sharp and smooth.

200 blades, 20 dispensers of 10 blades, cost $14.





P.S. your mileage may vary

Anybody else have any experience with these? Somebody threw in 10 packs of these as a surprise on a trade that I made. Not sure if they are a good surprise or if they were dumped on me because he didn't like them. I know I gave wyze0ne my remaining Astras because they didn't work for me (I must be the 1 in 100 that they didn't work for lol).

Thanks for those! I wasn't expecting any blades. Astra SPs happen to be one of my go-to blades too. I don't really like any Personna blades I've tried FWIW. Pretty dull and tuggy from what I remember. YMMV indeed.

Personna Platinum Chrome





My favorite Israeli Blade, very sharp and smooth.

200 blades, 20 dispensers of 10 blades, cost $14.





P.S. your mileage may vary

Anybody else have any experience with these?  Somebody threw in 10 packs of these as a surprise on a trade that I made.  Not sure if they are a good surprise or if they were dumped on me because he didn't like them.  I know I gave wyze0ne  my remaining Astras because they didn't work for me (I must be the 1 in 100 that they didn't work for lol).

I have them and use them. Got 50 or so from Gifts and Care along with some Vitos and Gem SE blades. I liked them alot, but when I blended them in with run-of-the-mil Personna blues, they were almost indistinguishable. They were good, and not bad, but performed almost equal to the blues. So the increased price for them is not worth it. Personna blues get the nod from me because they are more cost effective...and support domestic products too!

I got the opposite of what you have, the SPs are dull and tuggy and the personnas are super sharp!

Would love to be able to use these blades consistently, they give me the closest shave, but my skin does not agree with them, my neck gets full of nicks and weepers