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The razor felt dull-like it was catching on my hair rather than cutting it.

It has a slight “paddle effect” (I think of it like holding a ping pong paddle to your face and sliding), but it’s not bad. The swivel design is different than the SensorExcel: The downside is that it’s a little harder to shave around my mouth and under my nose, but the upsides are 1) it’s extremely easy to rinse/unclog and 2) less likely to cut myself, which means I can shave faster. Only three blades means the head is small which makes it easier to shave around my mouth and under my nose. Close shave, but easy to cut yourself if you’re not careful. Not a clear water flow path so it’s a little difficult to rinse/unclog. Poor-gel reservoir above blades is very wideĪverage. Rinsability (water flow through the blades)īelow average-swivel design reduces pressure at top-most blade (alternatively: great if you like using the single trimmer razor on the back side) Aside from that I couldn’t discern any difference in blade life.

The Schick Quattro Titanium blades seemed to stay sharp a little longer.

The Schick Hydro 5 allows folding the gel reservoir out of the way. The many-bladed Gillette razors include a single trimmer razor on the back side intended to allay this problem. It also means less pressure on the top-most blade which means a less-close shave around edges. The newer design allows the razor head to swing away from your face, which seems to reduce accidental cuts. The older Gillette SensorExcel razor heads pivot in the middle whereas the newer Gillette Mach 3 and Fusion pivot closer to the bottom. This causes increased clogging-it’s more difficult to rinse out hair.

More blades means the blades must be packed closer together to keep the razor head manageably narrow.

The sandpaper effect is neutralized if you shave regularly, but can be irritating if you typically go a few days between shaves. You’re less likely to cut yourself, but there is an increased sandpaper effect where the razor tugs at the hair instead of quickly slicing through.

More blades means less pressure-per-blade.More blades isn’t strictly better-there are trade-offs.My favorite is the Gillette Mach 3, with the Schick Quattro Titanium coming in second. I’ve tested six different men’s razors from Gillette and Schick over the past few months.