Thread: Gillette fusion Proglide Power review

Thanks for the review. I have wondered what three passes the old way (schick) would be like.

When I shaved with cartridges I did one pass maybe a bit of touch up. Did you always do several passes? Maybe I was wrong all along

Originally Posted by JTmke

Thanks for the review. I have wondered what three passes the old way (schick) would be like.

When I shaved with cartridges I did one pass maybe a bit of touch up. Did you always do several passes? Maybe I was wrong all along

No, I would usually shave in the shower, one pass, missed patches, didn't care. If it was a special occasion, I would make more effort, but not a lot more, never did two passes and never even crossed my mind to try that. I had never even tried a brush or soap till I discovered SRP, it was always that canned rubbish. I don't know if many here were taught to shave by their father or anyone, but I certainly wasn't.

I wish my dad were still around. He used the can but had a gillette fat boy. Bet I could have had him try a straight.

I think the modern cartridges add blades to eliminate second and third passes. Early versions caused irritation so they keep adding gizmos to make them more comfortable.

I may give one a try but I do enjoy the straight shave everyday. I find it hard to get my DEs in rotation

I wouldn't bother even trying one, here is why;

Update, the day after the shave I noticed a pimple on my chin, haven't had one since Adam was a cowboy, by day 2 it looked like something that could hit a mirror at 10 paces, day 3, it was starting to resemble a trailer for the latest alien movie, day 4, people were calling me Quasimodo, day 5, my wife refused to be seen in public with me.......
I read the packaging, and there is MINERAL OIL in the lubricating strip, don't know if that was the cause, but it just doesn't seem right to me.

Thanks - that fascinating you posted this.

I wonder what it would be like to shave again with a Mach 3, only using the shaving techniques I now know couple with the knowledge of how my beard grows, along with some nice soap and a badger brush....might be worthy of a mass SRP Mach 3 SOTD.....

Phrank, I would say you will get a better result, think I still have one kicking around somewhere. But you and I have been here long enough to know how hard it is to even pick up a DE let alone a cart, too much fun to be had. I was planning it for a while, the proglide sat there for 6 weeks or so, and Geezers SOTD prompted me to do it. A mass Mach 3 SOTD would be hilarious.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Phrank, I would say you will get a better result, think I still have one kicking around somewhere. But you and I have been here long enough to know how hard it is to even pick up a DE let alone a cart, too much fun to be had. I was planning it for a while, the proglide sat there for 6 weeks or so, and Geezers SOTD prompted me to do it. A mass Mach 3 SOTD would be hilarious.

Yes...do I shave with the new Greaves, the new W&B, or a Mach 3....I will try it, just a matter of when??

I reused my schick quattro the other day along with some of my wife's shaving creme. The shave was ok, nothing special but ok. I deliberately used the creme to see what it was like, you just rub it in with your hands and it is non foaming. It gave a reasonable cushion, but maybe not with a straight or d/e.
While my face looked reasonable smooth and the shave didn't irritate me at all it wasn't as close as with a straight.