Hello World,
does anyone else find Wilkinson Sword to be superior to Gillette in almost every way?
A little context for my claim, i own and have tested for quite a bit, the Fusion proglide, the Mach 3 turbo and the Mach3 turbo 3d, from Wilkinson's offering the quattro titanium sensitive and the hydro 5.
As shaving is very individual, face specific so to put it, i will as objectively as i can try to sum up my experience with each tool:
Mach 3 turbo - worst of the lot, does not shave well, by this i mean "evenly" so to speak, it leaves hair cut in such a way that it remains quite visible in it's root, i apologize if i am being vague or unclear in this regard, it also leaves my neck butcherer, cuts me a whole lot, leaves irritation, it does look pretty though, too light in my opinion weight wise and i did not get that many whiteheads, a few at most
Mach 3 turbo 3d - somewhat better, more or less has the same problems as the non 3d version but granted to a lesser extent, so if the non 3d version left 2 whiteheads this version left one or none...the way it cuts the hair is the same, the handle is a little bit heavier which is good in my opinion but it is uglier though
Proglide - the pick of the bunch from Gillette in my opinion, did not cut me once, very safe to use, the handle is very nice in my opinion, perhaps the best, weight ergonomics etc, aesthetics wise quite subjective, i cant say i like how it looks rather i don't mind...now the shave, it shaves fine but again even with 5 blades it just does not cut as well as the German counterpart, it removes hair very well, glides and all that but the end product just isn't there, you can still see the hair follicule so to speak...i had little to no whiteheads, but my neck was indeed red after use, the day after my neck would be fine but after having remedied it with balms, talc powder etc, the best a man can get...from gillette
quattro titanium sensitive - epiphany time, prior to having shaved for the first time with this tool i had no idea you could be shaved so evenly and close, accent on close, when i use this tool the hair is cut in such a way that nothing remains behind just skin no holes/dots where hair used to grow just a smooth surface...very occasional whiteheads one or two at the most, the gripe i do have with it is that it does leave my neck torn a bit, not as bas as the gillettes but still, the other thing i have to point out is that i used the disposable senstive sort, it cost about 1.5 euros so very cheap and hence plastic...i presume that using the same cartridge on the only handle available here, the vintage one, would enhance the experience shave enjoyment wise but i trust that the shave itself would remain the same...
hydro 5 - the answer so to speak, it cuts like the quattro, so perfectly but with the added benefit of being the kindest to my neck, i can only get the regular protection cartridges here but i'd very gladly give the advanced protection ones a go, the handle is ok, not advanced or anything but it has some heft to it and it's quite ok for me, the single blade that presents itself once you open the cartridge is fine as well...
now, as almost everyone goes on about the cost of cartridges you get 4 hydro 5's for about 15 euros here the price has gone up for gillettes with proglides costing about 21.5 euros for 4, mach 3 turbo cartridges are sparsely available but not that expensive they cost around the same as WS hydro 5 and quattro titanium precision cartridges at around 15 euros for 4.
As for longevity, i have found that after as little as 7 shaves both the mach 3 turbo and proglide worsen, they still cut but nowhere near the same as when they were new, they pull and tug, cut, irritate and so on...the most i have test any of the aforementioned tools is 9 shaves, the proglide, the mach 3 turbo about 3 in all (as it cut me the most) the 3d version about 5 shaves, the quattro about 5 shaves and i am currently on shave 3-4 with the hydro 5, i have to say that i have also used the king c gillette and that cuts me as well as irritating my neck to the same extent as the proglide and quattro and the 3d, the turbo solo is the worst...
i use nivea sensitive shave gel, cerave foaming cleanser and nivea sensitive aftershave balm or proraso green splash, i have used lots and lots of different products but have found these to give me the least irritation so i use them
so....has anyone had the same and/or a similar experience to mine?
does anyone else find Wilkinson Sword to be superior to Gillette in almost every way?
A little context for my claim, i own and have tested for quite a bit, the Fusion proglide, the Mach 3 turbo and the Mach3 turbo 3d, from Wilkinson's offering the quattro titanium sensitive and the hydro 5.
As shaving is very individual, face specific so to put it, i will as objectively as i can try to sum up my experience with each tool:
Mach 3 turbo - worst of the lot, does not shave well, by this i mean "evenly" so to speak, it leaves hair cut in such a way that it remains quite visible in it's root, i apologize if i am being vague or unclear in this regard, it also leaves my neck butcherer, cuts me a whole lot, leaves irritation, it does look pretty though, too light in my opinion weight wise and i did not get that many whiteheads, a few at most
Mach 3 turbo 3d - somewhat better, more or less has the same problems as the non 3d version but granted to a lesser extent, so if the non 3d version left 2 whiteheads this version left one or none...the way it cuts the hair is the same, the handle is a little bit heavier which is good in my opinion but it is uglier though
Proglide - the pick of the bunch from Gillette in my opinion, did not cut me once, very safe to use, the handle is very nice in my opinion, perhaps the best, weight ergonomics etc, aesthetics wise quite subjective, i cant say i like how it looks rather i don't mind...now the shave, it shaves fine but again even with 5 blades it just does not cut as well as the German counterpart, it removes hair very well, glides and all that but the end product just isn't there, you can still see the hair follicule so to speak...i had little to no whiteheads, but my neck was indeed red after use, the day after my neck would be fine but after having remedied it with balms, talc powder etc, the best a man can get...from gillette
quattro titanium sensitive - epiphany time, prior to having shaved for the first time with this tool i had no idea you could be shaved so evenly and close, accent on close, when i use this tool the hair is cut in such a way that nothing remains behind just skin no holes/dots where hair used to grow just a smooth surface...very occasional whiteheads one or two at the most, the gripe i do have with it is that it does leave my neck torn a bit, not as bas as the gillettes but still, the other thing i have to point out is that i used the disposable senstive sort, it cost about 1.5 euros so very cheap and hence plastic...i presume that using the same cartridge on the only handle available here, the vintage one, would enhance the experience shave enjoyment wise but i trust that the shave itself would remain the same...
hydro 5 - the answer so to speak, it cuts like the quattro, so perfectly but with the added benefit of being the kindest to my neck, i can only get the regular protection cartridges here but i'd very gladly give the advanced protection ones a go, the handle is ok, not advanced or anything but it has some heft to it and it's quite ok for me, the single blade that presents itself once you open the cartridge is fine as well...
now, as almost everyone goes on about the cost of cartridges you get 4 hydro 5's for about 15 euros here the price has gone up for gillettes with proglides costing about 21.5 euros for 4, mach 3 turbo cartridges are sparsely available but not that expensive they cost around the same as WS hydro 5 and quattro titanium precision cartridges at around 15 euros for 4.
As for longevity, i have found that after as little as 7 shaves both the mach 3 turbo and proglide worsen, they still cut but nowhere near the same as when they were new, they pull and tug, cut, irritate and so on...the most i have test any of the aforementioned tools is 9 shaves, the proglide, the mach 3 turbo about 3 in all (as it cut me the most) the 3d version about 5 shaves, the quattro about 5 shaves and i am currently on shave 3-4 with the hydro 5, i have to say that i have also used the king c gillette and that cuts me as well as irritating my neck to the same extent as the proglide and quattro and the 3d, the turbo solo is the worst...
i use nivea sensitive shave gel, cerave foaming cleanser and nivea sensitive aftershave balm or proraso green splash, i have used lots and lots of different products but have found these to give me the least irritation so i use them
so....has anyone had the same and/or a similar experience to mine?