Gillette Fusion

INTRODUCTION I am a hardcore wet shaver. I've never tried electric in my life and I don't intend to any time soon. As with many blokes, I have my favoured weapon of choice; the Gillette Blue II Slalom. Unfortunately, in The Netherlands this isn't available, only the cheese grating Blue II fixed, and so I am pushed towards trying what is in the shops. The Gillette Fusion razor has been advertised amid much hoo ha and so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Here are the results. THE RAZOR When I first got the razor I felt like Luke Skywalker with his first lightsabre, as I've only ever used completely disposable razors before. It's certainly an ...  Read the complete review

I started shaving as an adolescent using a disposable razor with cheap supermarket foam. Many nicks/cuts and lots of razor burn resulted. Shaving, I discovered, was an uncomfortable chore that society expected us men to perform for a presentable look. My father took pity on me and bought me a Gillette Sensor and some lime Gillette foam. I noticed a tremendous difference in the razor with almost no more cuts and the foam smelt quite nice. I believed at the time that Gillette made superior products, but that was based on my limited experience with dirt cheap products. My next razor was the Mach 3 which was slightly better in that it was easier to ...  Read the complete review

The rise of “Metrosexual Man” in recent years has made the male grooming market a huge growth industry. However, the male need to shave was always present, so the razor manufacturers have had to increase their market share in the old fashioned way; by coming up with new and better products and stealing their rivals’ customers. It seems that better has equated to “more blades” in recent years. From the days of the simple twin bladed disposable razor, Gillette added a third to produce the Mach 3 and, later, added a battery for the Mach 3 Power. Wilkinson Sword went one better, making the four bladed Quattro. Now comes the latest innovation is wet shaving ...  Read the complete review

It was perhaps the bright attractive bronze packaging that first attracted me to the Gillette Fusion, that along with the fact that ASDA had the Razor and The hydro gel on offer for £4. Since the outlay for replacement blades for three blade and Quattro type razors is usually in that vicinity I thought what the heck I'll give it a try. The difference between the Fusion and normal four blade systems is the addition of a fifth blade which is situated on the top of the razor and is isolated from the other four. The idea behind this is that for areas such as above the moustache , a single blade is far more suitable and can negotiate the small area better and more ...  Read the complete review

Over the past few months I had become aware of the existence of a five bladed razor, on some deep subconscious level at least. This shows the power of advertising, as I cannot remember where I saw it, but the feeling that it existed grew stronger until finally one day while shopping in Tesco, I was presented with a full shelf promotional display of the new Gillette Fusion range. Not only that, but on a half price offer as well! I lasted a couple more visits before finally succumbing to the temptations of the offer and purchased the Gillette Fusion Gamer at a total of £3.74 including two cartridges. Now I am not that naïve; I understand what I have done here. I ...  Read the complete review