This is one of the best blades on the market. Always thought it was merely hype caused by fan boy syndrome.
Very smooth, very sharp. Very comfortable. Just started this blade in my trial. Its a very good blade. have 4 shaves on the blade so far, and it has not changed in sharpness, smooth ness, or in how well it performs. It has only changed between shaves on the basis of, each shave has increased the irritation a little bit.
So for me, on the 4th shave with the same Astra ASP blade, I get less irritation then a shark on the first shave.... And the irritation is the same as a Platinum Plus from brazil on its 3rd shave.