![]() Aside from that I couldn’t discern any difference in blade life. The Schick Quattro Titanium blades seemed to stay sharp a little longer.The Schick Hydro 5 allows folding the gel reservoir out of the way. The many-bladed Gillette razors include a single trimmer razor on the back side intended to allay this problem. It also means less pressure on the top-most blade which means a less-close shave around edges. The newer design allows the razor head to swing away from your face, which seems to reduce accidental cuts. The older Gillette SensorExcel razor heads pivot in the middle whereas the newer Gillette Mach 3 and Fusion pivot closer to the bottom. This causes increased clogging-it’s more difficult to rinse out hair. More blades means the blades must be packed closer together to keep the razor head manageably narrow.The sandpaper effect is neutralized if you shave regularly, but can be irritating if you typically go a few days between shaves. You’re less likely to cut yourself, but there is an increased sandpaper effect where the razor tugs at the hair instead of quickly slicing through. More blades means less pressure-per-blade.More blades isn’t strictly better-there are trade-offs.My favorite is the Gillette Mach 3, with the Schick Quattro Titanium coming in second. There was also a lengthy period where he essentially wrote all of T3 magazine every month for about 3 years.Ī broadcaster, raconteur and public speaker, Duncan used to be on telly loads, but an unfortunate incident put a stop to that, so he now largely contents himself with telling people, "I used to be on the TV, you know.I’ve tested six different men’s razors from Gillette and Schick over the past few months. A cricket fan for over 30 years, he also recently become T3's cricket editor, writing about how to stream obscure T20 tournaments, and turning out some typically no-nonsense opinions on the world's top teams and players.īefore T3, Duncan was a music and film reviewer, worked for a magazine about gambling that employed a surprisingly large number of convicted criminals, and then a magazine called Bizarre that was essentially like a cross between Reddit and DeviantArt, before the invention of the internet. He also has about 400 vacuum cleaners, and is possibly the UK's leading expert on cordless vacuum cleaners, despite being decidedly messy. In his long and varied lifestyle-tech career he is one of the few people to have been a fitness editor despite being unfit and a cars editor for not one but two websites, despite being unable to drive. He also covers cycling and ebikes – like over-using italics, this is another passion of his. He has covered everything from smartphones to headphones, TV to AC and air fryers to the movies of James Bond and obscure anime. His current brief is everything to do with the home and kitchen, which is good because he is an excellent cook, if he says so himself. You can also Subscribe and Save on razor blades at Amazon so you get new blades through the post at regular intervals.ĭuncan is the former lifestyle editor of T3 and has been writing about tech for almost 15 years. Half the time you'll find the very cheapest option is actually to buy a pack with a new razor and a stack of blades. Once you've established what your favourite is, scour the deals at Boots, Amazon et al to find the best price on blades. ![]() ![]() Razors come in a bewildering array of special packs, limited edition packs, multi-packs and… just packs. The obvious thing to do is to buy the cheapest version of any given razor – usually just the shaver and one blade – when you're trialling a new one. More to the point, the SkinGuard takes a similar approach but is even more comfortable, due to only having two blades, leaving this older razor as a rather niche product. The result is that it glides even more smoothly and safely over your dermis.Īgain, the down side here is that I find it glides so smoothly, it actually shaves less effectively, because the blades are fractionally further away from your skin, and in contact with the hairs for fractionally less time. Another version of the ProGlide, this takes the SkinGuard approach, with lubricating strips positioned both before and after the blades. ![]()
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