Off brand razors
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I've been using Harry's recently. Handle is fine, blades are OK. I'm not sure if you are actually saving money buying blades more frequently. I haven't switched back though so I guess that says something about them. I don't full face shave though...
Yeah Mach 3 , Fusion etc seem expensive until you try something else. performance isn't close imo and the premium razors today last long enough to justify the cost
i used to buy the generics 3 blade ones at the store. i would have to go through them more frequently and felt i was paying about the same over time. i switched back to the gillette sensor 3. if i see the generics on sale, i grab those and use them up quickly.
I been using the Harry's blades. We've been getting them at Target. Yes they are cheaper. Before I was using Mach 3 or whatever the 4 blade was called. They last about as long, which isn't very long because I have the bad habit of not using shaving cream.
Stop buying the generic, disposable triple blades.
Buy the brandname, bending-curving blade design-head, but still disposable, Schick Xtreme 3 in 20+ packages for <$1 razor at Costco or Sam's Club -- especially when on-sale for under $15.
- https://www.samsclub.com/sams/schick-xtreme-3-disposable-razors-20-ct/prod4540133.ip
- https://www.redflagdeals.com/deal/beauty-wellness/schick-xtreme-3-razors-1449-save-400/
In an emergency, I found they sell the 4 packs at most drug stores for $7-9, sometimes $5 on-sale. But the Costco/Sams 20+ packs are the best buy.
So what about brandname disposables? Ones with flexible heads and blades?
I think that's where people overlook a very cost effective and travel-friendly option ... especially in bulk at less than $1/razor.
I actually like the disposable wand Schick Xtreme 3 over the non-disposable wand Gillette Mach 3, because the head is more flexible and less rigid, which curves around.
I was basically forced to it when I started traveling, and I realized I was cutting myself less and getting far less burns, than my Mach 3 ... at a fraction of the cost.
NOTE: One can replace just the head on the Schick Xtreme 3 as well, but it usually makes little sense at the cost. The price is the same, and they are much harder to find.
Ummm, there are some damn fine, small mom'n pop brands out there, alone a few large generics that come off the same line as the brand ones.
Their world we’re just livin in it, but until I’m recruited to join the Illuminati, gotta save my shekels
So, I tried out the following, three (3) units the past couple of weeks, including two (2) different razors for the non-disposables.
I.e., I cut easily, so I like to shave the night before.
So I cannot give up my Extreme3 when I shave daily or every other day.
When I don't, I use the Fusion for 'cutting through' where the Extreme3 would 'clog up' too easily. So the Fusion is now great if I've gone a long weekend, then I 're-shave' with the Extreme3 for closeness.
The Fusion makes a great razor for the house for me, especially for Sunday nights (or even Monday mornings) after not shaving since Thursday morning (or even Wednesday night). And the Extreme3 will continue to be my close cutter and travel companion, when I'm shaving through the week.
BTW, I never liked the Mach3 versus the Xtreme3, disposable or not, and the Extreme3 has always given me a closer shave. But the Fusion is so worth the extra money over the Mach3, in comfort and ability to cut through thicker stubble.
Just my experiences and resulting conclusions. YMMV.
- Gillette Fusion (aka Fusion 5) w/Flexball
- standard Fusion blades -- sub-$20 for 12 razors at Amazon
- Fusion ProGlide blades
- Gillette Mach3
- Schick Xtreme3 (Sensitive) Disposable - 20 Sensitive for $20 at Sams (or Costco)
- Typically 4 for $6 and 8 for $11 at local drug stores
- Closest shave (period): the 'bending blades' of Extreme3, but also ...
- Most pain (>>stubble): the 'easily clogged blades' of Extreme3
- Unless I shave within 2-3 days, I'm constantly 'cleaning out' the Extreme3
- Best comfort (any stubble): any Fusion razor
- The difference between blades types is really thinness and lube strip width
I.e., I cut easily, so I like to shave the night before.
So I cannot give up my Extreme3 when I shave daily or every other day.
When I don't, I use the Fusion for 'cutting through' where the Extreme3 would 'clog up' too easily. So the Fusion is now great if I've gone a long weekend, then I 're-shave' with the Extreme3 for closeness.
The Fusion makes a great razor for the house for me, especially for Sunday nights (or even Monday mornings) after not shaving since Thursday morning (or even Wednesday night). And the Extreme3 will continue to be my close cutter and travel companion, when I'm shaving through the week.
BTW, I never liked the Mach3 versus the Xtreme3, disposable or not, and the Extreme3 has always given me a closer shave. But the Fusion is so worth the extra money over the Mach3, in comfort and ability to cut through thicker stubble.
Just my experiences and resulting conclusions. YMMV.
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I haven't used an actual razor in years...anywhere.
Trimmers all around. The "nose hair" trimmers get pretty damn close. For the larger areas, just a normal beard trimmer does the job.
I've found that those ones actually meant for body hair are sh!t. I'm not about the razor bump life.
Trimmers all around. The "nose hair" trimmers get pretty damn close. For the larger areas, just a normal beard trimmer does the job.
I've found that those ones actually meant for body hair are sh!t. I'm not about the razor bump life.
Misplaced my Gillette Fusion 5 when traveling. Either that, or my 'work roommate' moved it on me (I'm fairly sure I misplaced it on my own though). 
So I picked up some of those new Schick Xtreme4 disposables for about $1.50/ea on-sale at the CVS in the base of my apartment building. Definitely always going to buy these when I need an emergency disposable.
Might be the best blend of near-Fusion comfort, with the closeness of the Xtreme3.
So I picked up some of those new Schick Xtreme4 disposables for about $1.50/ea on-sale at the CVS in the base of my apartment building. Definitely always going to buy these when I need an emergency disposable.
Might be the best blend of near-Fusion comfort, with the closeness of the Xtreme3.
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Wet/Dry high level (5 series and above), self-cleaning Braun electric razor followed by the cheap Public twin blades for the leftovers that the electric razor misses.
