Hell, personally I can’t wait for some sort of laser contraption that you place your face in every morning, and then it ZAPS off all your facial hair. Maybe the deluxe version will tackle nose hairs, too.
How about an Angry Samurai? You know, one who’s sister you’ve slept with & dumped, who has been ordered by his Shogun master not to draw your blood? Does it shave that close…?
I’m with Coldfire on this, the M3 just sucks at sideburns and nooks and crannies.
But I’m in luck! There is a Czech company that makes 3-blade cartridges for the Sensor! While not as good as the M3 for some reason, they do kick ass. Want me to mail you some to test Coldfire?
-Tcat
I just started using Mach 3, and noticed that after just 2 or 3 shaves, the little ‘lubrication strip’ at the top seems to be falling apart. It bubbles a bit and the corner starts to bend up.
Is this normal, or do I have a bad batch?
Why, sure! I mean, if it wouldn’t set you back too much in posting and stuff. Just drop me an e-mail, and we’ll get things started. I’ve never used a Czech razor blade before. 
Another Mach 3 user here. I used to use an electric razor which was a pain in the chin. The Mach 3’s superb. The turbo version (which I use now) is even better.
But then, I’m one of those idiots who shaves ‘against the grain’ or whatever they call it.
I too have become a convert. Ever since the Gillette Co. mailed a Mach3 complete with 2 spare blades I have been hooked. Upon shaving with this exquisite piece of art for the first time I was amazed! Baby smooth face, with no razor burn. No nicks. Nothing but smooth, smooth cheeks & chin. So I began shaving more. From my naughty bits, to my not-so-naughty bits to my Puritan-values bits, nothig is safe from the 3 blades of fury. Everything hairless and smooth! Of course it has had some repurcussions. Ms. WhiteyFoo is not yet ofer her “Telly Savales” period, and the dogs still refuse to come near me. And if you look hard enough you can still spy some mohawked squirrels leaping from branch to branch in my neghiborhood. Long live the Mach3!!
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Eyebrow shaving gone horribly wrong.
I refer to my Mach 3 as the “no fear razor.” I changed the blades this morning–I bought an industrial-size pack of blades at Costco about two years ago–and my shaveable areas are hairless and smooth. I remember using the putrid pink Daisy razor back in high school and walking out of the shower looking like I’d stumbled through a thornbush. I believe the Daisy was also responsible for the worst shaving accident I’ve ever seen, when a friend was quickly shaving and managed to scrape a chunk of skin off the back of her ankle. I’ve described it somewhere on the boards before, but she claims it looked like someone peeled a carrot.
Strangely enough, even the Mach 3 can absolutely destroy the skin on my neck. The only way I’ve ever been able to keep a razor from tearing my neck apart is by letting the beard grow out to the point of itchiness, and then shaving it.
I love the way the mach 3 makes my face feel all smooth, but unforunately it doesn’t do any better job on my neck than any other razor… especially if I don’t do the “waiting until I’m itchy” thing. I swear as nice a razor as it is in every other way, I want to know how the hell it can tear my neck to shreds and leave the hair still standing?
I’m so there. For my… other parts, of course. Hopefully, I’ll never have to shave my face.
Damn, I use single- or double-blade disposables and manage not to make myself look like I walked through a plate-glass window. Occasionally I’ll shear off a pimple or two, but nothing major.
You guys might be convincing me to try shaving the one true way, though :D.
I got hooked on the Mach 3 when it was sent to me in the mail. That was a pretty effective idea.
Mrs. Z started using my Mach 3 and I finally had to get her the Venus one. We don’t not shave the cats with them though.
I will now divulge my horrible secret, never uttered before to anyone by any communication means…
I stole my ex’s Mach 3.
Ok, he wasn’t my ex yet, but things were on their way to a big explosive end. And it’s not like he paid big money for it - Gillette sent it to him free for his 18th birthday several years ago. And the Venus just doesn’t do as good of a job. And it’s not like he needed it; he usually used an electric razor (possibly the reason we broke up? Hmm…). And he just left it at my house, so it’s obvious he didn’t care. And it just needed someone to appreciate it. And…and…well, can you blame me?
Yes, 'tis wonderful.
Yes, I shave “there.” I get a clean shave and no knicks or cuts. It’s a real bonus when bikini season comes around too, but I shave all year. Then again, it really isn’t fun to let it grow back either once you’ve started. No regrets here.
I try to only shave dry, while in a moving vehicle, and pantsless. Lemon juice makes the best shaving lotion. Okay, I actually dry shave in the bathrom over a sink, are you happy, Rebus!!!
I think you just have a bad batch. The last Mach 3 blade I used was in my razor for a month, and the lub strip held up fine.
Yet another Mach III user here. I like it, but like Drex I have to be careful with the neck - I think I get ingrown hairs there or something. My last girlfriend told me I needed to exfoliate there to make it smoother. Still haven’t tried that yet…
I used to use the Shrick triple blade one I got free with a pack of shaving gel at costco to shave my legs though, but I seem to have lost it. I don’t notice a big difference between that one and the mach III on the legs, now that I use the mach III for everything…
Gillette Sensor Excel, for me. I’m allergic to everything, and this helps me not break out into something resembling raw meat. I prefer it that way. Dave uses the Mach III, however - I may give it a whirl.