# Schick PWN3D! or WTF, Gillette??? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 2, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731 "2006-02-02T21:40:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/21 "2006-02-03T01:08:00Z")
It was also SNL, about 20 years ago. “The Triple-Trak…because you’ll believe anything.” I read an magazine peice on the new razor that indicates that the vibrating model actually gives a demonstrably closer shave. The non-vibrating model doesn’t, it seems. Since I too shave my head, it looks like my trusty Mach3 is going to be retired as soon as I run out of cartridges. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/22 "2006-02-03T02:01:34Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > Nah, double posts actually give a closer read than do single posts. It’s only when you multipost six times, with the last one fluorescent orange and at right angles to the others, that you’re an Idiot. [Clicking rapidly helps it go](http://patience.ytmnd.com/) (warning: sound). ---
**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/23 "2006-02-03T02:59:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > …Since I too shave my head, it looks like my trusty Mach3 is going to be retired as soon as I run out of cartridges. Well, I’m back from a shower and shave, and I can tell you that the orange monstrosity that is the \*\*Gillette Fusion \*\* bested the Mach 3 on my face, and performed a little worse on my neck than the Mach 3. However, I shaved my head against the grain with the **Gillette Fusion** , and I have never had a closer shave. The feel of my head is truly baby buttocks-esque. Now, I just need to find someone to rub it for luck. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/24 "2006-02-03T04:38:05Z")
Vibrating or non-vibrating? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/25 "2006-02-03T04:50:55Z")
> [@usar\_jag](#): > > Holy flying fuck!! When are three or four blades not enough? Gillette, do you have a toilet paper subsidiary, because people will be putting at least 66% more toilet on their faces to stem the tide in the gushers these blades are destined to create. Actually, yes, they _do_ have a toilet paper subsidiary. Gillette is owned by Procter & Gamble, which of course manufactures Charmin. As for the new razor, I’ll be buying one right after my father does, so I can steal blades from him. (You’ll notice that the blades for Gillette razors get steadily more expensive every time they introduce a new product. Right now, at [drugstore.com](http://drugstore.com), Atra refill blades are about $1.05 each, the SensorExcel blades are $1.33, Mach3 blades are $1.67, while the Fusion blades are $3.13 each.) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/26 "2006-02-03T04:51:08Z")
I might give it a try. For my money, added blades really does help. I’ve got one of those M3 Power razors with the vibrating triple blades. It really does offer a demonstrably more pleasant shave. It’s not necessarily closer, but I find it feels gentler while actually shaving, and the skin is less irritated after. And it’s not a trivial difference. It was instantly noticeable. Maybe the vibrating just numbs the skin a bit or something. But it works. I always thought the theory behind the multiple blades was that they did a better job of distributing force evenly over the skin. With a single blade you can dig in to your skin. Two blades made that less likely, and three even more so. I’ve gotta believe there’s some diminishing returns there somewhere, though. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/27 "2006-02-03T06:51:23Z")
They included a Quattro in the newspaper one day, and I tried it. Much to my surprise, it actually does work better than a double blade. I also have not cut myself at all since I got it - I think the blades are so close together the skin can’t get in. But four is enough, and I’m not putting anything vibrating anywhere near my throat. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/28 "2006-02-03T08:54:47Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > This M post M has M been M bleached M by…M…ah, M screw M it. This post has been big-M’ed by the - er, nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Cerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@Cerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerri)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/29 "2006-02-03T09:30:19Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > I wonder if women would see any extra benefit if they used the vibrating model to shave their pubes. Frankly speaking as a female who prefers to shave the lion’s share of my pubic region…you know, I’m really not so hard up I have to resort to a vibrating _razor_ to get my jollies. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say I don’t really care what kind of jollies said vibrating razor might be reputed to produce, I’m still not putting a vibrating mechanism with _razor blades_ attached anywhere near my pussy. Vibrators? Woohoo! Razors that deal with pubic hair well? Double woohoo! Vibrating razors that I might want to use in my pubic region? I don’t give a fuck about the marketing, I still ain’t buyin em. There’s a few very dear bits down there I ain’t willing to use in an experiment in bikini-line area shaving. I’m more than happy to go with the tried-and-true non-vibrating sort of razor where my crotch is concerned, thank yew. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/30 "2006-02-03T09:45:51Z")
I got a free one in the mail. Not a bad razor. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/31 "2006-02-03T09:58:09Z")
> [@Cerri](#): > > lion’s share of my pubic region Maybe I just have an overactive imagination, but that strikes me as a rather unfortunate choice of words. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/32 "2006-02-03T10:03:04Z")
A shave so close, you can see the bright gleam of exposed jawbone. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/33 "2006-02-03T10:03:36Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Maybe I just have an overactive imagination, but that strikes me as a rather unfortunate choice of words. Yes. Sort of an _extreme_ amount of pubic hair, with a _vagina dentata_ thrown in. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/34 "2006-02-03T12:57:27Z")
Personally I have found gilette disposable twin blade razors give me a better shave than their more upmarket models. ---
**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/35 "2006-02-03T14:38:23Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Vibrating or non-vibrating? Vibrating. If one is going to be a chump for marketing, I figured I should probably go all the way. Just as an FYI, it’s been over 12 hours since I shaved my head (I went against the grain) with the \*\*Gillette Fusion \*\* , and my head feels smoother than right after a shave with a Mach 3. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/36 "2006-02-03T14:45:09Z")
Gregg Easterbrook predicted a while back that the amount of razor blades will continue to increase in a factorial fashion. I’m starting to think he is right. I keep wondering if some manufacturer will go the other way and try a marketing campaign along the lines of “All you really need is just one good blade.” ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/37 "2006-02-03T15:18:11Z")
\>but over the last few years, manufacturers of razors and dental hygeine products have \>begun taking themselves WAAAAY too seriously. Heh. What if eventually they actually make a sci-fi style movie about razors and/or electric toothbrushes? ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/38 "2006-02-03T15:41:41Z")
I thought Quattro was an Audi product? Anyway, I just stick with my Gillette Good News double bladed razors. I’ve got a pretty hairy face, and they’ve done me good for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/39 "2006-02-03T16:00:04Z")
> [@Dewey Finn](#): > > (You’ll notice that the blades for Gillette razors get steadily more expensive every time they introduce a new product. Right now, at [drugstore.com](http://drugstore.com), Atra refill blades are about $1.05 each, the SensorExcel blades are $1.33, Mach3 blades are $1.67, while the Fusion blades are $3.13 each.) Jeezum, how many shaves do you typically get out of a blade? ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731/40 "2006-02-03T16:00:51Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > I might give it a try. For my money, added blades really does help. I’ve got one of those M3 Power razors with the vibrating triple blades. It really does offer a demonstrably more pleasant shave. It’s not necessarily closer, but I find it feels gentler while actually shaving, and the skin is less irritated after. And it’s not a trivial difference. It was instantly noticeable. Maybe the vibrating just numbs the skin a bit or something. But it works. They saw through the hair, reducing the tug that a still blade would have to give in order to force its way through, causing less irritation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schick-pwn3d-or-wtf-gillette/342731.md?page=3)