sharp out of the box but dull out quickly [SEP] the baili super stainless double edge blades are quite sharp they provide three or four good shaves and then they quickly dog out note other blades last me much longer i would not recommend these to someone who is new to traditional wet shaving nor would i recommend them to anyone with sensitive skin either this is due to their sharpness if you have been using this shaving method for some time and you only desire a few shaves out of a blade then these will probably work ok for you