I guess I'll pen the dissenting opinion. With all of the glowing reviews, I'd like to chalk it up to a bad batch, regardless, I won't be coming back to these. For me, these were GREAT for the first shave on both a standard DE and a slant-bar. On subsequent shaves, the comfort level declined significantly. On the slant-bar, it became unbearable after the fourth shave -- on a standard DE, it was on the second pass of the second shave that it became unbearable. Just flesh-ripping pain; no comfort whatsoever, no matter the soap or lather level.