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Astra Superior Platinum double-edge blades

The most common recommendation for a first blade: sharp, smooth, and consistent, at a few cents a blade in a 100 pack.

100 blades
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What we ruled out

Proprietary cartridges (e.g. 5-blade systems). Each cartridge costs many times a DE blade and locks you to one handle. Extra blades mean more passes over the skin, which matters if you get razor bumps.

Also good

Blade sampler pack. Blades suit faces differently. A sampler costs a few dollars and settles it.

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