![]() I contemplated my options considering that Fusion blades would cost me a fortune, but then I thought what the heck, I’ll give it a try, use up the 3 blades it came with, and toss it if it shaves no better than the Mach 3. Well sure enough, my wife put a Fusion ProGlide Power razor in my Xmas stocking last Xmas and I was stuck with it. I was a Mach 3 Turbo user for years and resisted all notion to “upgrade” to Gillette Fusion as I wasn’t going to buy into the hype when I was already getting what I thought was a pretty good shave every day. Now I’m heading back home for a week, where my trusty old mach 3 handle which I bought almost 9 years ago is still lying around, I hope it’ll take me back !! I noticed I don’t get as close a shave with the DSC razors as well (in addition to losing a pint of blood) In any case, I retried it today and I don’t know if my hair follicles have gone haywire from using the Braun or whether the DSC blades are too sharp, but I am calling it quits if it doesn’t work well after the next shave. I stopped shaving for two days because of the traumatic experience :/ I then tried to dollar shave club – and I then realized that I had forgotten how to shave with a regular razor – went over too fast and nicked my face pretty much everywhere – now I looked like I had gone through a warzone – in fact a mole I had on the side of my face under my ear got nicked and refused to stop bleeding. In any case, what bothered me was the I had to shave against the direction of the hair follicles to get a truly clean shave and this ended up in me getting breakouts and my face looked like a a warzone after 4-5 months of the braun. It was great to start with, but I realized I never got as clean a shave as I did with the Mach 3. After 8 years I decided I’ll give something else a try and got a Braun Series 5 electric shaver after seeing my brothers in action. To chime in here – I started using the mach3 in 2005, when I went to college. I’m glad I tried it out, but the blades did not live up to their sexy handle. In the end this goes down as a failed venture. ![]() ![]() I will say that when I shaved very slowly and carefully (about 3 times longer than a usual shave) I got a very close shave from this razor–but that sort of extra time just won’t work in the daily routine. This might have contributed to the fact that this was the shortest lived cartridge of the razors I tested (Table 1). I also found that I had to shave over areas a few times to get a close shave. The placement of the blades in the cartridge also make shaving close to a nose nearly impossible. The closeness of the five blades in the cartridge mean that residue is quick to get stuck and build up. Of the three razors it was the most reluctant to fit the contours of my face. The cartridge flexes because it is plastic, but there is not a spring system or some sort of suspension. The blades are very sharp, yet the cartridge feels a bit light. My biggest concerns about this razor were the lack of flexibility of the cartridge, the closeness of the blades, and difficulty skirting the nose. I liked the handle–it is easy to grip and is of an appropriate weight. I will confess that I really hoped it would win because it looked so good. The Harry’s Winston looks very sleek it was the Rolls Royce of my razor test. In fact, I decided to order the premium Winston handle. I had high hopes when I ordered my Harry’s razor.
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