Gillette's Latest Innovation

[Bogeyman]

https://gizmodo.com/gillettes-latest-innovation-is-removing-blades-from-raz-1830288715

Maybe, just maybe, they're working their way back to one blade.

 

[dave79]

Looks interesting. They've dropped the Fusion flexball though. I was kind of hoping this would be the Fusion flexball design with less blades and cheaper carts (at least Wilkinson Sword with their Hydro give you the option of 3 or 5 blades per cart). Looks like you'll still pay a small fortune for the carts, and the cart itself looks rather chunky for just 2 blades. Not great for getting under one's nose.

 

[Bogeyman]

However, their new Treo razor from earlier this year is now available at a very reasonable price. It is, as many know, merely their Guard razor, but with a handle full of shave goop. $7.99 U.S. for five razors with free shipping to U.S. addresses. That's actually a Helluva deal.

https://gillettetreo.com/gillette-treo-5-pack/

 

[tryemall]

However, their new Treo razor from earlier this year is now available at a very reasonable price. It is, as many know, merely their Guard razor, but with a handle full of shave goop.

Gillette's 'Waterless by Venus' razor for women also uses the Guard cartridge.
And, like the Treo, it has a handle filled what seems to be something similar to K-Y jelly...

 

[tryemall]

https://gizmodo.com/gillettes-latest-innovation-is-removing-blades-from-raz-1830288715

I suspect this new razor shaves like the Sensor Excel. It certainly uses the same 'angle iron' flow through tech. The only difference is the comb- like spacer between the blades. That spacer seems to have taken its inspiration from the Gillette Guard too. There's some more goo around the edges too.

 

[pjgh]

Looks interesting. They've dropped the Fusion flexball though. I was kind of hoping this would be the Fusion flexball design with less blades and cheaper carts (at least Wilkinson Sword with their Hydro give you the option of 3 or 5 blades per cart). Looks like you'll still pay a small fortune for the carts, and the cart itself looks rather chunky for just 2 blades. Not great for getting under one's nose.

I think it will fit onto the Flexball handle. Other Fusion cartridges do.

I can't quite see if it's got the single blade on the back of the cartridge for shaping and sniping under the nose.

 

[dave79]

I think it will fit onto the Flexball handle. Other Fusion cartridges do.

I can't quite see if it's got the single blade on the back of the cartridge for shaping and sniping under the nose.

I’ll give this a go it if fits on the Flexball handle. Yeah that would be good if it has the rear single blade. Wonder when we’ll see these for sale

 

[seveneighth]

I ridged plastic sections remind me of the comb on an open comb razor...

 

[tryemall]

I ridged plastic sections remind me of the comb on an open comb razor...

That's precisely what it is - a comb. It seems to be derived from the combs in the Gillette Guard razor, & here its purpose is to control the skin bulge while still allowing lubricant to reach the second blade.

 

[Useless shaver]

One of these days the bright boys at Gillette will invent the Single Ring...