Very good article. However what made me chuckle was the fact was that Will called out all the other brands using others blades. He even talked about his previous business with Kai but forgot to mention that his current offerings in the Cartridge market are the Retro4 which actually is the BIC 4 comfort carts on their own handle and the KOS5 which is the MERS T- Series/Taranis Futur5. Cheeky of you Will lolI like to think of this article as "tales from the dark side!"Plus I think the article is relevant to this forum: Will King of King Of Shaves writes about some of the technologies that go into today's modern razor cartridges, other than blade count.
Will and I became acquainted on Twitter a few years ago and we've had some really interesting discussions over that time. Personally, I've always thought the idea of a pivot in a razor is a sound one, and there are even some single-blade razors that have them (OneBlade, Focus Dynamic, Gillette Guard, etc.). TL;DR--
Five things are key:
Gillette's Sensor nailed all of these key attributes, and the introduction of Mach3 in 1998 further reinforced Gillette's dominance.
- The blade edge and coating.
- How the blades are held in the cartridge, and the exposure/spacing between them.
- The ability of the cartridge to maintain contact with the skin at the pivot point.
- The inclusion of a lubricating strip to aid glide and comfort.
- Skin Tensioners & Edging Trimmers.
+1 i'm with you on this I have more Cart systems in my rota than DE or SE'sVery good article. After using a DE razor for many, many years I went back to using Mach 3 and Sensor. I found that with a DE razor I would use a Mach 3 or Sensor to clean up and reach difficult spots the DE had missed; I found that if I used my DE for this part of the shave my face would become irritated and sore. After doing this for a time I decided to use a Mach 3 or Sensor for the entire shave and have not looked back. Both these razors give me a comfortable and irritation-free shave every time that is as close as I ever got with a DE. I don't regard this as my going back to ‘the dark side'; in fact I believe I've gone back to ‘the smart side'. Many members of shaving forums frown on cartridge razors and this is understandable to a degree given the marketing hype and proliferation of blades and shaving systems today much of which, as the article addresses, is crap. In the final analysis, however, the proof of the pudding is in the eating or, to put it in a shaving context, the proof of the shaving equipment is in the shave. The Mach 3 and Sensor get my unqualified endorsement.
Trac II and compatible razors do not pivot.Until I discovered injectors I occasionally used a cart when I was in a hurry and still wanted to look presentable.
I chose the Feather FII because you could lock the pivot and shave with a fixed head.
I don't like pivots because they require pressure and I don't want to pick up any bad habits, but to each their own.
If people prefer pivot carts to other razors then that's their bag and fair play to them.
Thanks for the heads up but I prefer injectors if I'm in a rush.Trac II and compatible razors do not pivot.
I do however agree, the Mach III does give an excellent shaveQuite a a good read, although a few in accuracies or in correctly recorded
The best value for Mach3's are disposables in Savers or in Tesco on promotion. Disposables are far less expensive than the carts. The disposables are quite solid, or detach the head.Good article. I actually picked up a Mach 3 razor today, just out of curiosity really. Can't believe I've never tried one. I used the same Wilkinson Sword Protector 3D razor (and canned gel crap) for a long time, but Mach 3 gets mentioned in so many cart razor articles that I felt I had to try it. Only with a brush and cream of course !
The best value for Mach3's are disposables in Savers or in Tesco on promotion. Disposables are far less expensive than the carts. The disposables are quite solid, or detach the head.
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