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.
Clicking rapidly helps it go (warning: sound).
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.
Vibrating or non-vibrating?
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, 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.)
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.
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.
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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.
I got a free one in the mail.
Not a bad razor.
Maybe I just have an overactive imagination, but that strikes me as a rather unfortunate choice of words.
A shave so close, you can see the bright gleam of exposed jawbone.
Yes. Sort of an extreme amount of pubic hair, with a vagina dentata thrown in. :eek:
Personally I have found gilette disposable twin blade razors give me a better shave than their more upmarket models.
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.
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.”
>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?
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.
Jeezum, how many shaves do you typically get out of a blade?
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.