BAH.
I shave and shave a lot. I can grow my beard at a #2 on a clipper in 8 days. I own a $160 electric braun shaver, i use to only use the mach 3 turbo, and now i have the fusion power. I use a shaving cream in a tube they sell at Trader Joes none of that crappy stuff in a can (including the fusion line) so i spend lots of money on shaving. That being said...
I don't know how you think it is so much better over the mach 3. I still have both and use both but for the most part like the mach 3 better. They themselves do not claim the fusion shaves any better or closer than the mach 3 just that with more blades there is less pressure on each specific blade therefor should cause less irriation. They both work great but the mach 3 with its smaller head is way easier to control, get corners, and like me where i now have a beard thing going on and only shave below my cheeks and the 1" at the bottom of my throat, the mach 3 can handle all those better while the fusion with its big head i can barely swipe. I love the single blade on the back of the fusion though, i use it to get the bottom of my nose above the mustache
I shave and shave a lot. I can grow my beard at a #2 on a clipper in 8 days. I own a $160 electric braun shaver, i use to only use the mach 3 turbo, and now i have the fusion power. I use a shaving cream in a tube they sell at Trader Joes none of that crappy stuff in a can (including the fusion line) so i spend lots of money on shaving. That being said...
I don't know how you think it is so much better over the mach 3. I still have both and use both but for the most part like the mach 3 better. They themselves do not claim the fusion shaves any better or closer than the mach 3 just that with more blades there is less pressure on each specific blade therefor should cause less irriation. They both work great but the mach 3 with its smaller head is way easier to control, get corners, and like me where i now have a beard thing going on and only shave below my cheeks and the 1" at the bottom of my throat, the mach 3 can handle all those better while the fusion with its big head i can barely swipe. I love the single blade on the back of the fusion though, i use it to get the bottom of my nose above the mustache
I have a 3 and a Fusion and the Fusion causes much less irritation for me. I don't shave often though, but when I do, I'll stick with my fusion. With the 3 I get razor burn and pain for a couple for hours. The Fusion has almost no burn at all.
Mine is rather coarse as well. What I have found so far is that there seems to be a point where the Fusion blades do hurt a little bit (relatively speaking) within a few days of starting a new blade. After one or two days of that, there's no more pain and then it's fine for several weeks. Maybe you have to be a little obstinate like me to find their worth.
Don Vito Corleone
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Originally posted by: AndrewR
Mine is rather coarse as well. What I have found so far is that there seems to be a point where the Fusion blades do hurt a little bit (relatively speaking) within a few days of starting a new blade. After one or two days of that, there's no more pain and then it's fine for several weeks. Maybe you have to be a little obstinate like me to find their worth.
Hmm - I think you have a higher level of tenacity than me. When I can buy Sensor blades for 1/6 the price and get a vastly better shave, I'm not really interested in exploring the boundaries of my pain threshold to use a razor that I find so kludgy and ineffective.
What's ironic is that before I saw this thread I was vaguely planning to start my own thread to say how crappy the Fusion is. Obviously everyone's different, though, and what sucks for me obviously works well for you, so que sera, sera.
meltdown75
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I bought a Fusion pack from Costco for $20. Came with the gel, the razor and a thing of cartridges.
I felt like that SOB was PULLING the hairs out of my face. I didn't even finish my shave with it. I chucked it back in the bag and it went back to Costco and we got our $ back.
Mach 3 FTW.
I felt like that SOB was PULLING the hairs out of my face. I didn't even finish my shave with it. I chucked it back in the bag and it went back to Costco and we got our $ back.
Mach 3 FTW.
DivideBYZero
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Gunslinger08
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Originally posted by: ScottFern
I just dropped $49 shipped on 48 Quattro Titanium blades on ebay.
They're probably fake, non-sterile, and likely piss poor quality.
Shhh!
Must keep the people hooked on expensive cartridge razors. A representative of Gillette will appear at your house shortly.
Seriously, I just made the switch last year (though I'm using a $80 Merkur). Amazing how 100 year old tech can be truly superior. But it does take some skill, and I can't just push the blade into my face and swipe away like I did with Gillette. So much less irritation though.
I was wondering what the Gillette company will come up with next, because I can't see a ten-bladed razor even from them. then I came up with this:
"Now - lubricating strip complete with Stem Cells! Heals any nicks in minutes and gives you Baby Smooth (tm) skin!"
Maybe I should patent it?
you must have a baby face with little to no hair.
if i don't count the time it takes to trim my beard, just shaving under my cheeks and the 1" at the bottom of my neck takes 5 mins. wash, shaving cream application, shave down with the grain, wet face and work remaining lather back in, shave up with the grain, dry, use electric to get corners and things
Don Vito Corleone
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WTH? I've been shaving for something like 20 years and have thick hair. I've never taken more than maybe 3 minutes to shave.
I've had a free Fusion sitting in my medicine cabinet for months. And after reading this thread I don't know that I'll even try it. I've been using a M3 since it came out and have no complaints other than the blades not lasting very long.
FWIW, it takes me less than 3 minutes to shave but I only shave with the grain and never against unless I'm going to a formal event.
FWIW, it takes me less than 3 minutes to shave but I only shave with the grain and never against unless I'm going to a formal event.
I tried the fusion, I got the powered version for 6 bucks. Needless to say, I'm sticking with the Schick Quattro. I'm not paying 4 bucks per razor head. No way.
pyonir
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So yeah, i picked up some Shick Extreme 3 throw away razors instead of my usual Mach 3 blades. BIG MISTAKE. These things SUCK. I thought, hey, three blades, cheaper, how bad could it be? It's bad. I cut myself numerous times, which never happens except with a really dull Mach 3 and it pulled my hairs much more than any time using the Mach 3. Needless to say, i'll be going back to the Mach 3 again. Now i have 21 of these damn things...but i probably won't be able to use each one more that twice (i have very coarse hair on my face).
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