When I started a bought 100 of the Dorco 301 blades. I assumed it was my novice wet shaving abilities but after a few weeks, I almost gave up. I decided to buy a sampler and my first shave with a different blade was 100 times better. I gave the rest of the Dorcos away as they may work for someone. Also, Voskhod are in my top three. It’s amazing how one blade is great for one and horrible for another.
The variety packs are a great idea! I will continue to experiment and test blades, I think it’s part of the fun. Tomorrow evening I will have my top 5 favorites. Thanks for watching Dan!
A lot of those blades I’ve never heard of. My worst blades are Merkur and Timor blades. They’ve always been dull and tuggy. Voskhods work just fine for me, little on the mild side but not horrible. Great video sir!
Dorco ST 301 was unable to start cutting my hair. It became visibly bent and got stuck. Why do they make them? Voshkhod is, in my opinion, the sharpest and smoothest blade in the world. I love it.
I try to tell myself maybe I got a bad one but how many out of a 100 should be acceptable as bad? I want to love the voskhod but they are a bit too tuggy for me. Thanks for watching!
I just saw this. I was somewhat surprised by seeing the Voskhod blades on your list. I happen to agree. I have also sampled a lot of different blades and saw that Voskhods got a lot of love in the wet shaving community. Just goes to show you that the YMMV holds true. It was not smooth at all for me. Good to see I wasn't the only one.
I have went back to try them on several occasions thinking my technique improved or maybe I just got a bad one. Nope they just don’t work for me. Thanks for watching James!
I’m only a beginner wet shaver, but I would agree with the Dorco’s. I’ve been using Gillette blades and haven’t had any issues…tonight shaved with the Dorco and got nicked going across the grain on my chin. Blades felts a little rougher in passings. May try one more shave with them…if I have similar results then they’ll be hitting the sharps container lol
All Dorco's, Super Max, Lord's, Shark Super Chrome and Gillette Silver Blue are horrible. I agree with you on the other blades too. Also, There is some other review on here with the " Sharpest Blade" test. He tested close to 2 dozen blades and he said Facon was the sharpest and Feather so-so 🤯. IMO..Permasharp, Personna lab blues and Astra SP are the best.
About the time you made this video the quality control of the Voskhod blades had tanked. They use to be a nice balance of sharp & smoothness but I remember buying my last100 pack a couple of years ago and every second or third blade was rough & tuggy. Even corking didn't seem to fix them. But as of 2024 my faulty five are All Derby, Vietnam Dorco 300/301, All Treets except the Black Beauties, all Samah, and the worst value for the money goes to Timor. 10 times the price of a 100 Dorco pack but just as bad. Actaully I have a sixth blade but it is so bad it is in a class by itself. Unshaveable at any exposure the worst blade at any price goes to... wait for it.... Tiger carbon steel.
I’ve had a few good shaves with voshkod blades but last few were so rough I stopped the shave and swapped them out. I wanted to love them but I’ll pass.
Thanks for taking the bullet for those "worst" blades - Now I don't have to try any of them. OTOH, The Voskhods are among my top favorite blades ... BUT they only work really well in select vintage razors - most notably: Gillette old Type, most Techs, 40's Super Speed, Slim Adjustable, and Super Adjustable. Also (don't take this the wrong way) ... try raising your camera a little, and shooting down on your face a little - it'll make your head look less pointy.
I second your thoughts on Voskhod. I just can’t get them to work for me either. I think Ladas and Rapira Plat Lux are the better blades from that manufacturer
Eyyy Matthew! Interesting video on these blades. My worst blades that I didn't like were Merkur and Derby blades. Happy Thanksgiving Weekend my brother!
What's interesting is I remember enjoying the dorco red label blades,yes they're not sharp as others I guess I was New to wet shaving at the time and found them to be a good training blade, I need to buy a tuck and revisit them.. I have enjoyed blades others do not like such as Lord, shark,dorco and Derby. But I have liked the one or two voshkod I had.. Mild blades though, not aggressive..
Voskhod Blades are AWESOME...dude you got some Amazon Ebay fakes is my guess. buy some from a real shave supply is my guess west coast /razorock had a killer sale and i bought like 500 for a steal!!!! they may not be the sharpest but they are SMOOTH and get better after the first shave as well I feel that way about Gillette platinum...pull and tug for me so...who knows right lol (maybe i got fakes too )
I wish I had some that worked for me. I’ve bought some straight from Russia, Italian barber and even PAA. I have had viewers send me some that the swear are good ones. All failed me, I really wanted to love them. Thanks for watching!
I’ll agree with you on all the blades you listed except for the Voskhods. Voskhods work great for me in more aggressive razors, specifically my Parker Variant and RR Gamechanger .84 Jaws. They’re too dull for me in any mild-medium razor (Merkur 34C/HD, Jagger DE89, Muhle R89-range) I own though. The least favorite blades I’ve tried have been Derby Extras, Dorco,SUPERMAX, Shark, Bic, Merkur & Muhle Blades. My favorite blade varies per razor, not all of them work great with the same blade, but they all shave great with the right blade.
@@lawrence1md That’s a bummer, but I guess that’s why there’s all kinds of different blades. There are definitely people on RUclips here I’ve seen get excellent shaves with the brands that I listed above, along with many other brands I don’t care for, various Personna blades being another stand-out. I think it’s a matter of how serious a person’s hair is. I have pretty thick beard growth, so I need a Feather for a close shave in a mild-medium razor, in a mid-aggression razor I use Nacets and an aggressive razor I use Astra SS, Gillette 7:00 Yellow or Treet Platinum Stainless in super-aggressive razors. Cheers!
@@lawrence1md That has been my experience with the Gillette 7:00 blades too, although I haven’t tried the Green 7:00 Super Stainless yet, anything of the Gillette Perma-Sharp blades are too dull for me also.
I have the Voskhod with no coating and they seem to work pretty good. Probably in my top 5 of blades. Maybe the coated ones are different. In my experience there are blades I love and ones I hate made by the same company.
@@lawrence1md just like the wrapper of the blade you showed except blank where yours had the name of the coating. My just has the pattern in that area.
I have to agree I personally found Voskhod to be rubbish I have tried a few and I find they pull and tug and I just cannot get on with them at all. I just find it hard to believe so many people rate them. Keep well and keep safe.
You might want to avoid making too much of the printing on individual blades, my Kai blades have no printing on them and my Personna Blues looks as if someone forgot to refill the ink bottle. I don't have any 'worst' blades since I buy based on recommendations plus I never buy razor blades that have the word 'max' in the name.
YMMV. Voskhod's are not particularly sharp. They are renowned for being smooth. If you strop a teflon coated blade, then you will end up with an uncoated edge. I don't think that would improve them. Some people say that there are QC problems with Voskhod's such that each box of 100 will have some bad blades in them. Others say that they have not had that experience. You appear to favor sharp blades. Voskhod's may not be for you in any case. Probably best to try them out in your most efficient razors. They should tame a highly efficient razor.
Cool video, bro! ST-301's, while mediocre are still much better than the ST-300's. Those blades are complete garbage. 301's actually worked well enough for me in my aggressive iKon Tech razor.
Hmm. Personally, I've had decent results with both Dorco and Vokshod blades. I've gotten a week's worth of use with a Vokshod, about 21 passes. With Dorco, about the same. I'd never heard of those other three brands. My emphasis is to use a hot washcloth, a pre-shave, an excellent lather, lathering up after each psss, and using a high quality balm afterwards.
The blade that has no name , that shouldn't be name because it was so terrible 😅😂🤣 Sometimes I wonder about that quality control person. It must have been on a Monday when those nameless blades where made. Well done Matthew thank you for the set and a video will be up in a few days. Smooth shaves to you.
This is a video leading up to my favorite blades video : ) sometimes I wonder how ink or paper really impacts cost on products. I look forward to seeing your video and hope the set worked out well for ya. Thanks for watching Jeffrey !
@@lawrence1md I was having a lot of fun watching the video ... thinking back to some of the shaves I have had with "blades" that are what nightmares are made of. I have been lucky that most of the blades that didn't work out for me wasn't on video. It should be a good series of videos. 🌞
@@lawrence1md also I was thinking about trying euromax blades but after watching your review no need to waste my money. I did just recently by Lords and they are pretty good
Why not do some research and buy the best 5? Why would you buy blades from the Dollar Tree? Why wouldn’t you buy blades from a reputable online shaving supplier and buy their top selling blades? You are nuts bro.
I thought this would be fun, because I’ve never seen a list of bad blades. This could help people find blades the are better and I wanted to get some people fired up. Hehehehehe. Thanks for watching!
The Euromax SE blades work well in my Leaf Shaver for my head shaves. I really like the Voskhods.
I wish I could get along with the voskhods. Thanks for watching Andrew!
When I started a bought 100 of the Dorco 301 blades. I assumed it was my novice wet shaving abilities but after a few weeks, I almost gave up. I decided to buy a sampler and my first shave with a different blade was 100 times better. I gave the rest of the Dorcos away as they may work for someone. Also, Voskhod are in my top three. It’s amazing how one blade is great for one and horrible for another.
The variety packs are a great idea! I will continue to experiment and test blades, I think it’s part of the fun. Tomorrow evening I will have my top 5 favorites. Thanks for watching Dan!
A lot of those blades I’ve never heard of. My worst blades are Merkur and Timor blades. They’ve always been dull and tuggy. Voskhods work just fine for me, little on the mild side but not horrible. Great video sir!
There’s a reason you haven’t heard of them. Hehehehe! Thanks for watching soap thing
Dorco ST 301 was unable to start cutting my hair. It became visibly bent and got stuck. Why do they make them? Voshkhod is, in my opinion, the sharpest and smoothest blade in the world. I love it.
I try to tell myself maybe I got a bad one but how many out of a 100 should be acceptable as bad? I want to love the voskhod but they are a bit too tuggy for me. Thanks for watching!
I just saw this. I was somewhat surprised by seeing the Voskhod blades on your list. I happen to agree. I have also sampled a lot of different blades and saw that Voskhods got a lot of love in the wet shaving community. Just goes to show you that the YMMV holds true. It was not smooth at all for me. Good to see I wasn't the only one.
I have went back to try them on several occasions thinking my technique improved or maybe I just got a bad one. Nope they just don’t work for me. Thanks for watching James!
I get along fine with the Euromax and the Voskhod but as you say YMMV. I haven't tried the other blades.
Hey Andrew I have a few in a stash and revisit them from time to time just to see if my experience changes. Good to see ya and thanks for watching!
I’m only a beginner wet shaver, but I would agree with the Dorco’s. I’ve been using Gillette blades and haven’t had any issues…tonight shaved with the Dorco and got nicked going across the grain on my chin. Blades felts a little rougher in passings. May try one more shave with them…if I have similar results then they’ll be hitting the sharps container lol
Hey Ron thanks for watching! All blades are subjective to you and your razor combo that being said smooth shaves to ya.
All Dorco's, Super Max, Lord's, Shark Super Chrome and Gillette Silver Blue are horrible. I agree with you on the other blades too. Also, There is some other review on here with the " Sharpest Blade" test. He tested close to 2 dozen blades and he said Facon was the sharpest and Feather so-so 🤯. IMO..Permasharp, Personna lab blues and Astra SP are the best.
Was the tester cutting a wire blank? That would not be to tell us blade feel. Thanks for watching Anthony!
About the time you made this video the quality control of the Voskhod blades had tanked. They use to be a nice balance of sharp & smoothness but I remember buying my last100 pack a couple of years ago and every second or third blade was rough & tuggy. Even corking didn't seem to fix them. But as of 2024 my faulty five are All Derby, Vietnam Dorco 300/301, All Treets except the Black Beauties, all Samah, and the worst value for the money goes to Timor. 10 times the price of a 100 Dorco pack but just as bad. Actaully I have a sixth blade but it is so bad it is in a class by itself. Unshaveable at any exposure the worst blade at any price goes to... wait for it.... Tiger carbon steel.
Tiger is pretty bad too. I wish voskhod blades were good for some reason I want to love them but they have failed. Thanks for watching!
Great video with informative information for the consumers! 😀
I thought I’d share my opinion. Hehehehe I may do a top 5 favorite blade. Thanks for watching!
Great idea for a vid, Buddy!
Fun and different tag!!
This should be funny!
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You have been tagged! Ehehehehe… thanks for watching!
@@lawrence1md 🤜💥🤛
Voskhod are amazing! Also, the letter "k" is silent. It's named after the rocket that the Russians sent into space.
I need to revisit these voskhods. I just like the k in there I guess. It’s hard to retrain my brain to say it correctly. Thanks for watching Tobins!
I’ve never got a double wrapped blade before
I can think of a handful of them. Thanks for watching Brian!
I’ve had a few good shaves with voshkod blades but last few were so rough I stopped the shave and swapped them out. I wanted to love them but I’ll pass.
Mine have always been rough from the get go. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for taking the bullet for those "worst" blades - Now I don't have to try any of them. OTOH, The Voskhods are among my top favorite blades ... BUT they only work really well in select vintage razors - most notably: Gillette old Type, most Techs, 40's Super Speed, Slim Adjustable, and Super Adjustable.
Also (don't take this the wrong way) ... try raising your camera a little, and shooting down on your face a little - it'll make your head look less pointy.
I like feedback! Check out one of my newer videos and see if that angle looks better. Thanks for watching!
I second your thoughts on Voskhod. I just can’t get them to work for me either. I think Ladas and Rapira Plat Lux are the better blades from that manufacturer
I’ve tried several times to give them a chance and they never worked out. Thanks for watching Shawn!
Eyyy Matthew! Interesting video on these blades. My worst blades that I didn't like were Merkur and Derby blades. Happy Thanksgiving Weekend my brother!
Happy thanksgiving to you and your family. The merkur were close to making my list. Thanks for watching MeLLYMeL!
What's interesting is I remember enjoying the dorco red label blades,yes they're not sharp as others I guess I was New to wet shaving at the time and found them to be a good training blade, I need to buy a tuck and revisit them..
I have enjoyed blades others do not like such as Lord, shark,dorco and Derby.
But I have liked the one or two voshkod I had..
Mild blades though, not aggressive..
It’s always good to revisit, things change. I’ve always wanted to live voskhod but they have always felt tuggy to me. Thanks for watching Raul!
@@lawrence1md I understand that, blades are so subjective..
What works for you may not be able to work for me and vice versa.
@@rauldelarosa2768 I do this with soaps and razor is too. If I don’t like it, I will sit on it for a while and then go back and try it again.
Voskhod Blades are AWESOME...dude you got some Amazon Ebay fakes is my guess. buy some from a real shave supply is my guess
west coast /razorock had a killer sale and i bought like 500 for a steal!!!!
they may not be the sharpest but they are SMOOTH and get better after the first shave as well
I feel that way about Gillette platinum...pull and tug for me so...who knows right lol (maybe i got fakes too )
I wish I had some that worked for me. I’ve bought some straight from Russia, Italian barber and even PAA. I have had viewers send me some that the swear are good ones. All failed me, I really wanted to love them. Thanks for watching!
@@lawrence1md hows your luck with Gillette platinum I wonder??
that is my dud everyone loves but me.
@@G.G.T. I’m not a big fan of that blade either.
I’ll agree with you on all the blades you listed except for the Voskhods.
Voskhods work great for me in more aggressive razors, specifically my Parker Variant and RR Gamechanger .84 Jaws.
They’re too dull for me in any mild-medium razor (Merkur 34C/HD, Jagger DE89, Muhle R89-range) I own though.
The least favorite blades I’ve tried have been Derby Extras, Dorco,SUPERMAX, Shark, Bic, Merkur & Muhle Blades.
My favorite blade varies per razor, not all of them work great with the same blade, but they all shave great with the right blade.
I have always wanted to love the voskhods and have tried them in every razor I have but they just didn’t work for me. Thanks for watching James!
@@lawrence1md
That’s a bummer, but I guess that’s why there’s all kinds of different blades. There are definitely people on RUclips here I’ve seen get excellent shaves with the brands that I listed above, along with many other brands I don’t care for, various Personna blades being another stand-out.
I think it’s a matter of how serious a person’s hair is. I have pretty thick beard growth, so I need a Feather for a close shave in a mild-medium razor, in a mid-aggression razor I use Nacets and an aggressive razor I use Astra SS, Gillette 7:00 Yellow or Treet Platinum Stainless in super-aggressive razors. Cheers!
@@jamesdaigle8690 the yellow 7 o’clocks give me the best shave vs the blacks or greens. It’s a hobby I guess and so we can be picky
@@lawrence1md
That has been my experience with the Gillette 7:00 blades too, although I haven’t tried the Green 7:00 Super Stainless yet, anything of the Gillette Perma-Sharp blades are too dull for me also.
I have the Voskhod with no coating and they seem to work pretty good. Probably in my top 5 of blades. Maybe the coated ones are different. In my experience there are blades I love and ones I hate made by the same company.
What does the box look like on the non coated voskhod? Thanks for watching JC!
@@lawrence1md just like the wrapper of the blade you showed except blank where yours had the name of the coating. My just has the pattern in that area.
I have to agree I personally found Voskhod to be rubbish I have tried a few and I find they pull and tug and I just cannot get on with them at all. I just find it hard to believe so many people rate them.
Keep well and keep safe.
I agree, I’m not sure how people get along with them. I would hate to believe they just say there great. Thanks for watching Leslie!
You might want to avoid making too much of the printing on individual blades, my Kai blades have no printing on them and my Personna Blues looks as if someone forgot to refill the ink bottle. I don't have any 'worst' blades since I buy based on recommendations plus I never buy razor blades that have the word 'max' in the name.
I have a favorite blades video too. This was kind of a fun one to do. Thanks for watching Frederick!
YMMV. Voskhod's are not particularly sharp. They are renowned for being smooth. If you strop a teflon coated blade, then you will end up with an uncoated edge. I don't think that would improve them. Some people say that there are QC problems with Voskhod's such that each box of 100 will have some bad blades in them. Others say that they have not had that experience.
You appear to favor sharp blades. Voskhod's may not be for you in any case. Probably best to try them out in your most efficient razors. They should tame a highly efficient razor.
I shall try this with the voskhod and a efficient razor. Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!
you named the worst, what the best
Thanks for watching silverwiskers! I have a favorite blade video (it’s a older one)
ruclips.net/video/k85wPo5e3Ec/видео.html
heading that way now@@lawrence1md
Cool video, bro! ST-301's, while mediocre are still much better than the ST-300's. Those blades are complete garbage. 301's actually worked well enough for me in my aggressive iKon Tech razor.
The st-300s are right there with the st301s. I was some left over is you could put them to use. Thanks for watching Buddhaclub!
Hmm. Personally, I've had decent results with both Dorco and Vokshod blades. I've gotten a week's worth of use with a Vokshod, about 21 passes. With Dorco, about the same. I'd never heard of those other three brands. My emphasis is to use a hot washcloth, a pre-shave, an excellent lather, lathering up after each psss, and using a high quality balm afterwards.
This is a subjective video. There are so many variables and preferences that vary from person to person. Thanks for watching Anthony!
You’re welcome! Your video was very informative! I’ll be watching again!
@@anthonymerola1489 have a look around, I have some other great videos. I’m currently doing some blade comparison shaves.
Thanks for making a worst blade video all of these other videos say every blade is good.
I really want to like the voskhods but they don’t agree with me. It is possible that these blades work for other people. Thanks for watching Enrique!
Great video brother!
I can send you all the facōn blades I have left : ) if you like them.
Just to say thanks,,,, I enjoy your videos. I too tried pretty hard for Voskhod,,,, No.
Maybe there is a secret to using the voskhod : ) thanks for watching Dan!
The blade that has no name , that shouldn't be name because it was so terrible 😅😂🤣 Sometimes I wonder about that quality control person. It must have been on a Monday when those nameless blades where made. Well done Matthew thank you for the set and a video will be up in a few days. Smooth shaves to you.
This is a video leading up to my favorite blades video : ) sometimes I wonder how ink or paper really impacts cost on products. I look forward to seeing your video and hope the set worked out well for ya. Thanks for watching Jeffrey !
@@lawrence1md I was having a lot of fun watching the video ... thinking back to some of the shaves I have had with "blades" that are what nightmares are made of. I have been lucky that most of the blades that didn't work out for me wasn't on video. It should be a good series of videos. 🌞
@@JeffreySmith thanks for the feedback, I’m always looking for new ideas or ways to improve my videos and I always want to have fun.
Grey Tiger is the worst for me. It doesn't cut at all.
It’s a bad feeling when a blade does not work. Thanks for watching Malcom!
Most of the blades I purchased I have been happy with except Tigers. The Tigers just didn’t feel sharp to me.
I have heard that about the tigers and so I did not try them. Thanks for watching Jim!
@@lawrence1md also I was thinking about trying euromax blades but after watching your review no need to waste my money. I did just recently by Lords and they are pretty good
@@jimwilkinson4060 I can throw some in a envelope and send them to ya. I have plenty : )
@@lawrence1md we can do an exchange if you haven’t tried the lords
@@jimwilkinson4060 you can shoot me your address in a email to lawrence_1md@yahoo.com and I’ll send you some out on Monday.
I actively avoid Chinese made DE blades. I tend to favor Russian made blades. They seem to have consistent QC.
Your right about the Russian blades they seem to be some of my favorites. Thanks for watching!
Why not do some research and buy the best 5? Why would you buy blades from the Dollar Tree? Why wouldn’t you buy blades from a reputable online shaving supplier and buy their top selling blades? You are nuts bro.
I thought this would be fun, because I’ve never seen a list of bad blades. This could help people find blades the are better and I wanted to get some people fired up. Hehehehehe. Thanks for watching!