For once men have the right idea!! :o) (Gillette Fusion)

Member Name: pania22

Product:	Gillette Fusion
Date:	31/08/09 (49 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: pretty damn close to the perfect shave

Disadvantages: may lead to instant dumpage if you nick your blokes!

So what am I doing reviewing a male razor!! have I gone nuts? is it an error? nope not at all. Let me tell you all a little story. Waking up the other morning, well i say the other morning it was rather more quite a few months ago, I was in the shower and noticed that my legs had reached levels of stubblyness never yet surpassed. A trouser day i soon decided casting a swift eye at the bathroom clock. As I am sure all you laydees know, we do not want our other halves to discover us, at any time in the relationship with anything less than silky smooth pins. women don't grow leg hair noooonononono and I knew that pretty soon him indoors would discover my horrifying yeti-esque secret.
Luckily by the time I arrived it was rather late and I had worked for 12 hours, feigning need for a shower I courted the possibility of visiting dumpville and stole my mans razor, braver ladies than I have been to the gallows for less!! Said razor was afore mentioned "Gillete Fusion" sat in its holder on the edge of the bath.
I have over the years, tried all methods of hair removal and permanently searched for the holy grail of razors. I've tried Tesco disposable razors for £1 a bag through to "i'm your venus, your legs on fire, shredded skin is your desire" razors that went straight in the bin, such a waste of £7 pound.

**** The cutting edge****
So stealing the boyfs manrazor I had exceptionally low expectations! Gillette Fusion razors come in a number of different guises, there is the "fusion power" that vibrates as it is shaving, and the "Fusion Gamer" that I am still trying to find out about. But it is the basic blue and silver Fusion that I am reviewing here.

Holding the fusion I can feel that it is more weighty than most razors but feels extremely comfortable in my hand. the rubber ridges on the handle make it very easy to grip, even when wet and slippery with gel. The head has 5 blades sited very close together with a ridged rubber guide that lifts the hairs for a close shave. The head is exceptionally innovative in as much as it pivots forward as well as back, handy for those dodgy boney bits! The back of the razor has a single blade for "precision shaving" but as I didn't have any parts that required "precision shaving" I can't comment on this function.

****A Close Shave****

From the first stroke I was absolutely amazed at how smooth the blades were and how close the cut was to my skin. I find with usual female razors that I quite often have to cover the same patch twice to get the job done. My shins and calves were completely free of nicks but my legs felt completely smooth. Then we came to the bony bits of my ankles and knees, usually my nemesis that looks at the end that I have had a close call with Zorro's sword. Not so with the "fusion." As mentioned previously the razor is set on a head that pivots according to the lie of the skin. Although, obviously care is required, I was amazed at how easy it was to get into the little nooks and crannies that always with me manage to retain a little patch of missed stubble or two. The razor glided over my knees and the shave remained as close as it had on the smoother areas of skin.
The cartridge (as Gillete calls it) has a lubricator strip above the blades that both a) releases a moisturising gel after the blade has passed across the skin and b) fades with colour to indicate when the razors are starting to blunt and the cartridge should be replaced. I found that this left my legs silky to the touch after the skin had been dried. I also found that the head was very easy to rinse and a simple waft under the shower head was all that was required to keep the blade hair free.

After such a successful leg shave, I decided to put the razor to the ultimate test with the bikini-line blitz! It raced over my delicate skin without a hesitation, left me with none of that half shaved bumpy rashy look that prevails amongst bikini lines across the country. In short, I now will not use any other razor. The men, as so rarely happens (;o) ) have on this occasion got it right and their shaving range beats ours hands down. The holy grail was allegedly just a myth. I beleive i have found it. Looking through some reviews the Fusion doesn't appear to have taken the male shaving market by storm, maybe they dont have a big enough expanse of skin for it to work at its best. Maybe Gillette need to make it pink and call it the pluto or something and market it as a female razor. All I will say is I can't recommend it more highly to my fellow female shavees.

****So How Much Will This Rameses of Razors Cost?****

In short, it varies!!!! Boots sell them for £9.70. They are advertised on ebay for £6.99 (authenticity not known) and amazon brand new for £3.89.

The cartridges (heads) vary between £4.98 for a single head, to £14.99 on amazon for a pack of 8. I'm sure you don't need me to point out which is the more cost effective.

I gave the blade a quick wash and stepped out of the shower, dried the handle off and very carefully placed it back in its holder on the bath rack at exactly the same angle it was discovered. To this day nothing has been mentioned so I can only assume that my crime as yet lies undiscovered. I dried myself off, My lovely smooth silky female legs were revealed, and the rest, as they say, is history ;o)

Summary: venus schmenus! head for fusion fun!