my bad experience with fusion power

[rassage]

hi all,

i finally decided to try fusion power. i was being smart and got the gillete starter pack instead of running out and buying a $300 razor. i started out and was very impressed. first i used the single blade on my sideburns. it seemed as if it was working good with little effort. however, i needed to finish with the 5 blade side. it left some long hairs by my ears. it took two strokes as opposed to three+ with the mach3turbo. it also dragged much less. glide was almost effortless. there was a crunching sound that was not present with the mach3. it seemed as if it were cutting very well with little effort/pressure. i thought this was going to be a really close shave.

then things went downhill.
i finished shaving and washed off. the first thing i noticed is that it did not shave close at all as i had thought. in fact it left more than stubble in some places. than i started to feel irratation. now half an hour later my face looks like a tomato and is on fire. it hurts bad.

so for me the m3 is great for a quick no brainer. nothing holds a candle to a straight razor however. knowing how to use one i get a much cleaner and irratation free shave. i don't think you have to "learn" to use the fusion?

i know many people love it. this is just what happened to me. this is a big ymmv i am sure.

one thing i wonder. last time i posted here i was asking why all the expensive razors for the most part only fit m3. i might know why now. maybe, i am just guessing.

thanks for listening.

 

[Leche]

nothing holds a candle to a straight razor however.

You have figured it out. Quit punishing your self.

 

[Sodapopjones]

Well my signature is sort of self explanatory....

 

[HoratioCaine]

my bad experience with fusion power

Shorthand for this title would be, "duh."

 

[WhosYerBob]

The Fusion is the only shaver I've ever used that left many light parallel tracks across my face. I rarely nick myself with any blade, but I sure did with that one. Pitched it after the first use.

 

[michiganlover]

i know many people love it.

Not on this board. Most of us would agree it is the biggest piece of crapolla that Gillette has ever invented.

The failure of the Fusion (along with it's absurdly costed cartridges) is what led quite a few of us to this board, and traditional wet shaving.

 

[raisindot]

The Fusion really proves that "more isn't better."

I used one for awhile and had similar results as you. Even though it was the "smoothest" razor I had ever used, this was apparently because it wasn't cutting any whiskers. I never got a close shave out of it and ditched it after I ran out of blades.

For cartridge razors, the Mach 3 still is the gold standard, although the Shick Quattro isn't that bad either (I still use the Quattro's single-edge side to get the under the nose hairs).

Of course, since then I've totally switched over to DE shaving, and only use the M3 when I travel or when I really want to do a down and dirty weekend shave.

Jeff in Boston

 

[andyjreid]

I used a fusion once when ASDA (UK wall mart) had them on a special price promotion.

I used it once then promtly threw it in the bin.

It hurt and dragged. I heard it scraping my face and the overall shave was worse than my M3

 

[rassage]

thanks for the replies.

i guess i had to finally go find out for myself. i learned. the intresting thing will be if walmart takes it back. i doubt it, but it is walmart who knows.

i will say for the very average person they could shave with the m3. indeed, a straight razor or de is better. the m3 works though. the fusion i guess does not. some companies will do anything to make more money. look how agressive their marketing is.

my face is all messed up. i am going to use neutrogena razor defense. i find that that actually works good. not as good as something from the apothecary but i am busy today and can't get any.

thanks

 

[andyjreid]

look how agressive their marketing is.

Yea and yet in real life I've still to see someone shave a quarter of their face in one stroke of a razor.

 

[Monkeydad]

Welcome to our world of reality where Gillette commercials are viewed as a scam for those with open wallets.

 

[HoratioCaine]

It hurt and dragged. I heard it scraping my face and the overall shave was worse than my M3

I've always felt the Fusion was gar-BAHGE. Ironically, I used to like the M3 pretty well, but the increased drag of the Fusion made me more aware of the drag in multiblades in general. Now, the few times I've tried going back to a M3 (as opposed to a DE or Sensor), it annoys the crap out of me, mainly because of its drag, but also because of the pivot point and oversized head. Considering a Fusion is just a M3 on steroids, it only seems to amplify what I like least about the M3, and has actually put me off multiblades more than a M3 ever did. While the market seems to suggest otherwise, in my opinion Gillette should have stopped while they were ahead - namely with the Sensor Excel. After that, there was nowhere else to go but down.

 

[kingfisher]

For cartridge razors, the Mach 3 still is the gold standard, although the Shick Quattro isn't that bad either (I still use the Quattro's single-edge side to get the under the nose hairs).

Jeff in Boston

Respectfully disagree. The "gold standard" for cartridge razors (if there IS any such thing) is either the Trac II or the Sensor Excel.

I have been shaving with the Trac II for about two weeks now, and am finally starting to see why so many people like it. I got DFS this morning with two passes and a little touch-up. Very little to no irritation.

 

[Niles]

I liked the Sensor Excel and Sensor 3 well enough at the time I was using them. Fusion was awful. Then I saw the light of DE shaving.

 

[sonny123]

Well my signature is sort of self explanatory....

surely the fusion/mach 3 or anything else that for that matter will become history one day too?

Unless of course, you're using a family memebers razor etc.
I use my grandads black beauty soemtimes.

 

[sonny123]

Respectfully disagree. The "gold standard" for cartridge razors (if there IS any such thing) is either the Trac II or the Sensor Excel.

I have been shaving with the Trac II for about two weeks now, and am finally starting to see why so many people like it. I got DFS this morning with two passes and a little touch-up. Very little to no irritation.

I like the sensor excel. Anyone know waht the English equivalent of the TRAC II is? is it a Gillette contour?

Is it better than the sensor or similar?

 

[michiganlover]

I like the sensor excel. Anyone know waht the English equivalent of the TRAC II is? is it a Gillette contour?

Is it better than the sensor or similar?

The Contour is the European name for the Gillette Atra. The Trac II is called the GII in Europe.

The Trac II is unique unto itself, being the only cartridge razor with blades currently available that doesn't pivot. Ok, technically there is the Personna BumpFighter as well, but I can't believe it has that great of market share.

Respectfully disagree. The "gold standard" for cartridge razors (if there IS any such thing) is either the Trac II or the Sensor Excel.

I have been shaving with the Trac II for about two weeks now, and am finally starting to see why so many people like it. I got DFS this morning with two passes and a little touch-up. Very little to no irritation.

+1

Everything made after the Sensor Excel has been nothing more than a marketing ploy, and is garbage in comparison. There is NO benefit to be had with extra blades. The third blade (and more) does nothing but cause more irritation, and increase ingrown hairs.

 

[HoratioCaine]

For cartridge razors, the Mach 3 still is the gold standard, although the Shick Quattro isn't that bad either.

Maybe the M3 is the gold standard for you, but it sure as hell isn't for me, as I made clear in my above post. Granted, it's better than the Fusion, but that isn't saying much.

As for the Quattro, I'd like to say it is utter crap, but the fact is I haven't ever used it to find out. I haven't wanted to find out, and I doubt I ever will want to find out. The fact that enough other people say it is utter crap, combined with my own distaste for any cartridge containing more than two blades, is enough to prevent me from paying for the privilege of confirming I don't like it. And the infinitesimally small glimmer of a chance that I might find I don't hate it isn't worth the trip to the drug store, in my opinion.

 

[Abdiel]

Ok, technically there is the Personna BumpFighter as well, but I can't believe it has that great of market share.

Which is basically a rebranded Trac II.

 

[michiganlover]

Which is basically a rebranded Trac II.

Well yes, and no. There are special BumpFighter cartridges for this razor, they have just a single blade, and a guard on the blade to prevent a close shave. The idea is to reduce irritation, by sacrificing a closer shave.

The handle does in fact fit Trac II cartridges however.