The Venus-blades are the best that can be found. The quintuple blade shaved very thoroughly, even with only one or two trains. There are hardly any injury or irritation. Whether it really needs the moisture strips, I can honestly difficult to assess. He is, however, consumed relatively quickly, faster than the blades, which are really good and made to last, I am a little skeptical - and annoyed, as this suggests, to change the blades quickly. Therefore, for me, a point deduction. The blades themselves are excellent, the price is justified. (The recommendation for throwaway not.)