100 ASCO Super Stainless Double Edge Safety Razor Blades

I bought these originally 3 years ago, haven't even gone through them all, but figured I would stock up.I bought a few mix packs of DE blades with all the usual suspects, and this by far was my favorite. Not so sharp that a wrong move leaves you with a feather sharp cut, but sharp enough that if you try to lift it mid stroke you can feel it pull on the half cut hair! Yes it's sharp, but safe sharp, and definitely wins against a derby if you know what i mean. If you're on the fence for DE shaving, I have course hair, and my old mach 3 could barely last 3 shaves and always got gummed up with hair, but this easily does 4-5 shaves per blade, and for less than $13 for 100 of them? Just buy these already!

Blades are very personal. What works for me might not work for you because your beard (or your legs) might be different, your skin might be different, your shaving style might be different, your shave cream, soap, or water might be different, or you might just be feelin' ornery. If you're familiar with the big-name blades, you might be thinking, "What's this ASCO stuff?".I'm very fond of these blades. They're produced under the Lord brand umbrella, and they have some of the admirable qualities one associates with Lord blades. They're from Egypt, which is a place where some very nice blades are made. Like Lords, they're quite sharp, but not TOO sharp, and this can be a good thing. Unlike some of the very sharp blades (say, Feather or Astra), you don't have to approach your face as if you are Michelangelo tackling the Sistine Chapel. You can simply have at it, and end up with a very good, smooth shave. They're very comfortable blades to shave with. All in all, ASCO is a good brand to try, once you get over your "I want to split atoms" phase of blade investigation.The blades come in yer basic unprepossessing fold-out display, containing 20 5-packs. Clearly printed blades and packaging that are obviously legit manufacturer's stuff (after all, who would clone ASCOs?). The 5-packs are not individually wrapped in plastic, so if you live in a deadly, corrosive, humid atmosphere, such as one might find on Venus or in Oregon, you might want to keep 'em bagged.

Switched to double edge blades from disposable. I tried several brands and settled on the ascos, got 100 blades for about $15 compared to a bag of 25 disposables for about $40 at costco. I'm sure there are better blades but I'm satisfied with these.

When I first got my safety razor, I had heard all about how different blades can give you completely different shaving experiences. I was recommended by multiple friends to get one of the "variety" packs that you can find here on amazon.I got myself a variety pack and created a rating system, where I'd score every one of my shaves from 1-5 (5 being the best). I tried to control for as many of the variables as possible (e.g., always shave after an evening shower, run the same routine every time, shave on 2 days of growth, etc.). I ran this rating scheme in two rounds: in the first round, I simply rated every blade from 1-5. After going through all 30 brands, I then took the top 10, and had a "finalists" round, in which I repeated the same process, but now with higher stakes. After all of this was said and done (and this took over 6 months to complete), ASCO razors came on top, blowing the other brands out of the water. They are definitely sharper than the standard razor but I personally found the shave to be smoothest. I just had to make sure I was careful around those more sensitive neck-areas.I've been using ASCO for the last 1.5 years now.tl;dr: did a review of 30 brands over 6 months in a controlled environment and found ASCO to be the best.

Another great product from the Lord company. Compared to the Shark platinum that I previously purchased, which are quite sharp, these Asco blades offer a good balance of sharpness and smoothness. They are durable, giving many comfortable and nick- free shaves.