I often see Gillette Atra blades for sale in drugstores and such and think they must be good to still be making cartridges for a system this old. Curiosity got the best of me and I ordered a Gillette Vector handle and a pack of Gillette Contour blades (Atra equivalent for Europe or somewhere).
I am happy to report my first shave was excellent! I can definitely see using this razor more along side my DE razors and it will most certainly become my travel razor when traveling by air. I've been looking for a good air travel razor with minimal blades. The Mach3 is too much like shaving with a paint brush and the Sensor Excel leaves my skin sand-like for some reason.
I am 64 years old and don't remember the Atra, I'm sure it was around but I don't seem to recall specifically using it. However, I don't recall much of the 70s and 80s anyway, but that is another story.
In any case, this old dog has learned a new trick.
I am happy to report my first shave was excellent! I can definitely see using this razor more along side my DE razors and it will most certainly become my travel razor when traveling by air. I've been looking for a good air travel razor with minimal blades. The Mach3 is too much like shaving with a paint brush and the Sensor Excel leaves my skin sand-like for some reason.
I am 64 years old and don't remember the Atra, I'm sure it was around but I don't seem to recall specifically using it. However, I don't recall much of the 70s and 80s anyway, but that is another story.
In any case, this old dog has learned a new trick.