Carbon steel blades ?

[luv2shave]

I've been a happy user of Personna Gem PTFE coated blades.

I hear that Carbon blades are smoother.

Like to hear about brands you folks use, number of shaves and online vendors where I can get them for bargain prices

Thank you for all your inputs!

[HoosierTrooper]

I much, much prefer carbon steel blades over the SS blades. I've used all of the carbon steel blades made by ASR, used to be able to get the GEM Blue Star blades locally from a mom an pop drug store but it closed. I've been getting them from either Connaught Shaving, eBay or Amazon and the store brand from CVS. I used to believe the Treet blades were a little better than the Blue Stars but that may have been my imagination, and they're a lot harder to find online so I've settled on the Blue Stars as my go to.

[Ordinaryshaver]

I find the carbon vs stainless steel debate will be ongoing.
The PAL blue star blades are some of the best Carbon ones that I have ever used, but now, since sources dried up, I just use stainless steel and move on with my life.

If I have time to dry them properly, then I'll keep the carbon steel around, but other than that, I just rock what I can find and don't pay much attention to it.

[Wchnu]

I've been a happy user of Personna Gem PTFE coated blades.

I hear that Carbon blades are smoother.

Like to hear about brands you folks  use, number of shaves and online vendors where I can get them for bargain prices

Thank you for all your inputs!

I love carbon steel myself. You get more shaves out of a Stainless I hear. I do not count shaves. I can get Treet blades local. At one time it did not matter what brand you picked up they were all made by the same people. It is not like unmetionable blades where there is a wide variety. That being said there is no need for it either. Look for three facet blades. I do not order them in bulk off line but I know that some do.  The last shave I did was with a stainless blade I think. They work just fine but I think CS is just smoother and truer to the past.

[bcshaves]

I've been a happy user of Personna Gem PTFE coated blades.

I hear that Carbon blades are smoother.

Like to hear about brands you folks  use, number of shaves and online vendors where I can get them for bargain prices

Thank you for all your inputs!

I have not used Carbon blades. I think the Personna GEM PTFE coated blades are fine blades but I have not used the carbon ones. I am not sure how good they are. Treet seem to be the easiest to find but it depends where in the world you are.

[Ordinaryshaver]

As said before, some feel they are "harsh" on the first shave.
But this is one time where I truly feel that your mileage may vary.
I don't find them harsh at all.