Best alternetive for Gillette Trac II carts: Gillette 7 Oclock PII VS Gillette GII VS Personna Twin Pivot Plus, or something else ?

[idan]

hello
what is the best alternetive for Gillette Trac II ?
Gillette 7 Oclock PII or Gillette GII or Personna Twin Pivot Plus, or something else ?
From the test I did the Gillette 7 Oclock PII was the cheapest of them all.
Anyone tried the Gillette 7 Oclock PII? Is it as good and sharp as the original Gillette Trac II?
Thanks

 

[Shaving like a boss]

I have both the 7 Oclock and the Personna Twin Pivot Plus. I prefer the Personna. Its a little rough on the 1st shave then settles down to be smooth and comfortable. I suspect it is because of the coating. I found the 7 0clock to be a bit tuggy and not quite as sharp. I also have a couple of old stock Trac II carts. They are on par with the Personna, though they are smooth right from the get go and require no break in.

 

[luvmysuper]

Not cheap by any means, but do take a look at the Maxwell June razor.
It uses DE blades and folds them in half to create a twin blade head.
I have given away all my Trac II stuff since I got one.
It's a virtually fool proof shave.
I have tried with poor lather and with aggressive speed to get a bad shave with it, and I can't.
It looks complicated, but it really is quite simple.
Aluminum construction, quite light and nimble.
For anyone making a transition away from the cost of carts, or for those who just liked the Trac II system (like me) this is a superb razor.

 

[Jopo]

Wilkinson Sword Contact or Duplo are great:

With a button on the cartridge to clean between blades. Same blade in different packaging, both Trac II and Atra Compatible. Might be hard to find outside of Europe.

 

[BradWorld]

I have used the Personna and the PII a bit. I prefer the PII because they don’t have the gooey lube strip. I only use the Trac II on the rare occasion when I carry-on for air travel. Even then, I often take a Gillette Guard razor for that now. I shall be carrying-on next week and have been planning on taking a Trac II with a fresh PII for this trip.

 

[idan]

I have used the Personna and the PII a bit. I prefer the PII because they don’t have the gooey lube strip. I only use the Trac II on the rare occasion when I carry-on for air travel. Even then, I often take a Gillette Guard razor for that now. I shall be carrying-on next week and have been planning on taking a Trac II with a fresh PII for this trip.

did you find any differences between them ? PII and Personna
in term of sharpness and smoothness and how the blade feel on the skin ?

 

[BradWorld]

did you find any differences between them ? PII and Personna
in term of sharpness and smoothness and how the blade feel on the skin ?

Everyone is different. I did not like the Personna Trac II carts at all. Again, I am not a regular cart shaver. Its a rare occurrence for me. But I did give the Personna carts to my wife, who liked them. The PII seem much better all around as per my experience. I will probably use the PII next week just for fun when I travel.

 

[Geofnay]

FWIW, here's my two penn'orth.
The Wilkinson Contact Plus is, in my view, intended to be the equivalent of the Gillette Vector (or is it vice versa)? I find the former somewhat tuggy and, although both give decent shaves, I much prefer the Vector.
I've long been a fan of the Pivot Plus, since I can use it in a Gillette GII (Trac II) or Contour (Atra); however, based on my recent buy I'm inclined to think that Personna have changed the formulation of the 'lubrastrip' - my last buy was a bulk buy and a long time ago. The strip on the recent batch seems to be far 'gloopier', to the extent that I struggled to rinse my face clean. The blades are still top notch but I might well be removing the strip in future ...

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

NOS Schick Super II carts if you can find them. Better than Gillette Trac IIs.

 

[Jimsr]

I agree with you, Dog Whiskerer, by far the best, at least to my 77 year old face are the Schick Super II’s. I generally don’t like lube strips, but I’ve found the Super II Plus from Japan are extremely sharp And the lube strip is inoffensive, and last a lon time.

 

[chuckd]

I like the Personna Twins (mine do not pivot). The white strip is annoying for the first few shaves, but I can get a BBS shave with this cartridge in a Gillette PII handle. I have a tough beard, and most other cartridges do not get the job done for me (except for the Personna Caliber 3 cartridge). Longevity? Well, I am 8 shaves in on my first cartridge, and it is still going strong. At $0.20 per cartridge for a batch of 100 cartridges, I find them to be an excellent value for me.

 

[Akke]

Just go with mach3 and be the winner?

 

[Mitzie]

....Wilkinson Sword/Schick Protector 3 is the 'hands down' winner for me

 

[Akke]

....Wilkinson Sword/Schick Protector 3 is the 'hands down' winner for me

where are they sold? in Finland is 5miljon peopel, and they simply sell mach3 and fusions.

why they come to such small country?
- yes, because those razors simply work....

- im not salesman for gillette...

 

[Mitzie]

where are they sold? in Finland is 5miljon peopel, and they simply sell mach3 and fusions.

why they come to such small country?
- yes, because those razors simply work....

- im not salesman for gillette...

You could try buying from Wilkinson Sword own website. The UK/European WS websites would probably ship to Finland.