After reading recent reviews of razors by
Peter and
Neal, I thought I'd throw my own 2 cents into the mix.
I need to preface this review by saying that I've got one bitch of a beard. No need for sandpaper in this household. Just apply some chin! I have to shave in the shower, so that the steam softens the beard, and I make two passes. The first goes down with the grain, and the second goes up against the grain. Even with all the machinations, I've still got a 5 o'clock shadow by lunchtime.
The day that Gilette introduced the Sensor was a glorious one for me, as shaving was suddenly not a daily blood letting. When they introduced the Mach 3, I figured things would only get better. For me, that wasn't the case though. The fact that the handle connects to the bottom edge of the blade makes it impossible to really apply any pressure while shaving. To a large degree, you're just dragging the blade across your face. That may be fine for some, but I need to apply some pressure or I might as well not even bother shaving at all.
In the drugstore recently I saw that Gilette had recently come out with the Sensor3, a triple blade that fits a regular Sensor handle. I figured, what the hell, maybe three blades will be better than two when mounted properly on the handle.
Unfortunately, I was disappointed again. I didn't really notice any appreciable difference in the closeness of my shave. Also, the fact that the three blades are closer together than the two on the regular Sensor sometimes made it feel like the hair was being caught in between them and tugged out. Mostly on days where I hadn't shaved the previous day and the hair was longer (which is most of the time these days. :-)
So, me and my brillo pad for a face will be sticking with the Sensor Excel for now. Maybe they'll come out with a Power version of that some day.
