Personna

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Personna

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• #1Aug 1, 2025

  any razor recommendations?

  It's /r/wicked_edge btw. Their wiki has a good guide, and my advice to OP would be to try a few different blades (Personna, Astra, Feather, etc) before buying a 100-pack

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• #2Jul 9, 2025

  I upgraded my BIFL razor to make it portable!

  Blades for safety razors are dirt cheap. I probably "splurge" more than the average safety razor person, so I spend maybe 20 bucks a year between razors, lotion, and aftershave. I think I got 100 Personna for 15 bucks? They're currently on Amazon now for 21 dollars for 100. I change the blade out once every 3-4 weeks, but I have thinner facial hair and shave less often than most guys.

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• #3Jul 3, 2025

  Ever Bought Something That Quietly Changed You?

  > Like someone else commented, could have been the blade, people recommend Feather as the sharpest on the market. I bought a hundred Personna Med Prep years and years ago and I'm still using them. I've been shaving with a safety razor for 11 years now, bought one on Amazon that came with a pack of Super-Max Platinum blades but I also bought some Feather blades with it as well. When I ran out of the Feather blades, I tried the blades that came with the razor and I found that they were a decent amount sharper, it was almost like erasing the hair instead of cutting it. The only downside is that as far as I can tell they don't keep their edge as long as Feather blades. I think I bought 100 of the Super-Max blades a year or two ago and they should last me for a very long time as I have a beard and only shave my cheeks and my neck, but if I ever manage to run out of them I'll give the Feather blades a try again.

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• #4Jul 2, 2025

  Ever Bought Something That Quietly Changed You?

  Like someone else commented, could have been the blade, people recommend Feather as the sharpest on the market. I bought a hundred Personna Med Prep years and years ago and I'm still using them. Could also be the angle you were holding the razor at, if the blade edge was a bit away from your skin it might want to pull. Or the most common one would be prep, it's really important to take a shower first, or at least use a hot towel for a few minutes. It's part of why the whole routine with the soap and brush is effective, gives the lather more time to soften the hair up a bit. If you're interested in giving it another shot there's definitely ways to solve that problem, and big communities online that love to help.

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• #5Jul 2, 2025

  Ever Bought Something That Quietly Changed You?

  yeah trying different blades makes a huge difference (when sharp piece of steel should be universal) most of the cheap blades i've bought have done a nicer job than like the persona blues that were so recommended when i started buying

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• #6May 1, 2025

  Gillette razor handle my sister gifted me 22 years ago

  it depends on the brand, some DE blades come in in a plastic thing (usually the case with feathers and personas and Wilkinsons) and some (like shark, vokoshod, astra) come in a cardboard box - Usually if you buy in bulk (i.e. 100 blades of the same brand like Astras) you get long cardboard tube full of lots of the small cardboard packs of those

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