Also, I don’t shave everyday, so I guess this helps avoid the sandpaper feeling you mention. I find that the extra blades don’t really ever add anything except annoyance. The only difference between the Sensor and the Excel is the extra strip of useless rubber, but I don’t think they make the plain Sensor anymore.) (Actually, I use the Sensor Excel I think the 3-blade one is called the Sensor3, not the Sensor Excel. It feels like a lot of work to make sure I rinse all of it off.Ĭall me old school, but I prefer the old 2-bladed Sensor. The “Hydro” means it has “Hydrating Gel Reservoirs.” I don’t like hydrating gel. Slightly harder to shave around mouth and nose.
Differences: Slightly more obstructed water flow path, so a little harder to rinse/unclog. Schick Hydro 5Īll in all pretty similar to the Gillette Mach 3. Slightly more obstructed water flow path than the Gillette Mach 3, so a little harder to rinse/unclog. Does seem like the blade lasts longer than other razors. Similar to the three blade Gillette SensorExcel. I couldn’t tell if it helped, and I definitely found it distracting. It has a battery and an on/off button, which causes it to vibrate. Similar to Gillette Fusion, but maybe with better blades? This is the “powered” version. To compensate for the top of the blade pivoting away from your face, the Fusion razors include an extra “trimming” blade, which terrifies me. Severe sandpaper effect, and I thought it was hard to shave around my mouth and under my nose. The razor felt dull-like it was catching on my hair rather than cutting it. It has a slight “paddle effect” (I think of it like holding a ping pong paddle to your face and sliding), but it’s not bad. The swivel design is different than the SensorExcel: The downside is that it’s a little harder to shave around my mouth and under my nose, but the upsides are 1) it’s extremely easy to rinse/unclog and 2) less likely to cut myself, which means I can shave faster. Only three blades means the head is small which makes it easier to shave around my mouth and under my nose. Close shave, but easy to cut yourself if you’re not careful. Not a clear water flow path so it’s a little difficult to rinse/unclog. Poor-gel reservoir above blades is very wideĪverage. Rinsability (water flow through the blades)īelow average-swivel design reduces pressure at top-most blade (alternatively: great if you like using the single trimmer razor on the back side) Aside from that I couldn’t discern any difference in blade life.
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. I’ve tested six different men’s razors from Gillette and Schick over the past few months.
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